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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    Police investigating after body found in Erie County
    News, PA State News
    Police investigating after body found in Erie County
    Jan 09, 2023
    NORTH EAST (TNS) — A decomposed body was found Sunday in North East Township, Erie County, news reports said. According to Pennsylvania State Police, ...
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    Other Voices: Yes to police dept.
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Yes to police dept.
    Dec 02, 2022
    As a resident of Otto Township, I read with interest the letter from Jim Miller of Rixford (The Bradford Era, Nov. 29) concerning the establishment of...
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    Other Voices: Crime-ridden Otto Township?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Crime-ridden Otto Township?
    Nov 28, 2022
    Otto Township will once again (someday) have its own police department, thanks to a supervisors decision made last January. This was made “necessary” ...
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    Mergers may be wave of future
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Mergers may be wave of future
    Nov 18, 2022
    The Nov. 8 election mostly was about big statewide elections and control of Congress. But it also featured a local election that could help improve lo...
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    2 killed in crash of small plane at Pennsylvania farm
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    2 killed in crash of small plane at Pennsylvania farm
    Oct 30, 2022
    HANOVER TOWNSHIP (AP) — Two people were killed after a small plane crashed over the weekend at a northeastern Pennsylvania farm where hayrides were be...
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    Silo accident kills boy, 2 adults on Amish farm
    News, PA State News
    Silo accident kills boy, 2 adults on Amish farm
    Sep 21, 2022
    POTTER TOWNSHIP (TNS) — Three people, including a 14-year-old boy, are dead after being trapped inside a farm silo in Centre County Wednesday morning....
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged check-cashing scheme
    Crime, News
    Bradford man jailed for alleged check-cashing scheme
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 30, 2022
    A Bradford man known by the online moniker “Sold Out” has been jailed for 91 felony counts relating to a check-cashing scam at Northwest Bank in Bradf...
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    Minor injury on W. Warren Road
    News
    Minor injury on W. Warren Road
    Jun 27, 2022
    The passenger of one of the vehicles sustained minor injuries as the result of a two vehicle accident on West Warren Road on Saturday around noon, acc...
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    Plans for Armstrong building, gifted flagpole at Otto Twp. meeting
    Plans for Armstrong building, gifted flagpole at Otto Twp. meeting
    May 16, 2022
    During the May meeting of the Otto Township Supervisors, Supervisor Chairman Eric Barton informed a small group of interested residents that “it’s a d...
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    Otto Twp. ends equipment sharing
    News
    Otto Twp. ends equipment sharing
    JIM MILLER jmakalefty@yahoo.com 
    Apr 19, 2022
    DUKE CENTER — At Wednesday’s monthly meeting, Chairman Eric Barton announced that he is ending the long-standing agreement that Otto Township had with...
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    Otto Twp. to continue funding police force
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    Otto Twp. to continue funding police force
    JIM MILLER jmakalefty@yahoo.com 
    Mar 15, 2022
    DUKE CENTER — At last week’s meeting, the Otto Township supervisors announced that the Otto-Eldred Joint Police Force is legally and physically dissol...
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    BTVFD puts three new defibrillators into service
    News
    BTVFD puts three new defibrillators into service
    Jan 10, 2022
    The Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department recently put three new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) into service bringing the department’s...
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    Otto Twp. supervisors hear blight concerns
    News
    Otto Twp. supervisors hear blight concerns
    JIM MILLER jmakalefty@yahoo.com 
    Oct 21, 2021
    DUKE CENTER — At last week’s rescheduled meeting, the Otto Township supervisors and guests listened as Jane Larson read a comprehensive report she com...
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    Norwich Township sets Trick-or-treat
    News
    Norwich Township sets Trick-or-treat
    Marcie 
    Oct 21, 2021
    CROSBY — Norwich Township has scheduled Trick or Treat from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. The Norwich Township Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and...
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    Senate passes Dush bill to improve Second Class Township Code
    News
    Senate passes Dush bill to improve Second Class Township Code
    Marcie 
    Oct 01, 2021
    HARRISBURG — This week the state Senate approved a measure that seeks to modernize and improve portions of Pennsylvania’s Second Class Township Code. ...
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    Eldred Township asks for cooperation in survey of on-lot septic systems
    News
    Eldred Township asks for cooperation in survey of on-lot septic systems
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Aug 17, 2021
    Eldred Township Supervisor Chairman Jeffrey Rhinehart announced that a survey of on-lot septic systems for several areas of Eldred Township will be co...
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    Bradford man accused of stealing over $200,000 in equipment
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    Bradford man accused of stealing over $200,000 in equipment
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 17, 2021
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail after he allegedly stole more than $200,000 in equipment from Keystone Wireline Inc. and took it to a differen...
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    Bradford Sanitary Authority discusses progress at meeting
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    Bradford Sanitary Authority discusses progress at meeting
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Jun 16, 2021
    The Bradford Sanitary Authority discussed a wide variety of topics at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. The Droney Road sewer extension project was di...
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    Foster Township residents reminded of address signs
    News
    Foster Township residents reminded of address signs
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 15, 2021
    A number of Foster Township residents still don’t have their address signs up. Supervisor Gus Crissman brought up the address sign campaign at Monday’...
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    Man with non-deadly gunshot wound charged with assault
    Crime, News
    Man with non-deadly gunshot wound charged with assault
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 12, 2021
    A man who was shot during a reported domestic dispute in August will face simple assault charges. McKean County District Attorney Stephanie L. Vettenb...
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    Use the Russian sanctions bill
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    Use the Russian sanctions bill
    July 31, 2025
    President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations have been largely successful. Not so for his efforts to end the Ukraine war. Trump has expressed increasi...
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    The August garden’s gentle retreat
    Lifestyles
    The August garden’s gentle retreat
    By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
    July 31, 2025
    August is a special month. The pressure is off and it’s time to enjoy the late-season garden. We still have to weed, trim, and water but we can also p...
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    Three poles, one message
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    Three poles, one message
    Rotary garden blooms with unity
    By DANIELLA LANGIANESE  news@bradfordera.com 
    July 31, 2025
    On Wednesday evening members of Bradford’s Rotary Club were honored to install a set of Peace Poles within their garden, located at the corner of Mech...
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    The Trump Texas gerrymandering apocalypse won’t kill our democracy | Opinion
    The Trump Texas gerrymandering apocalypse won’t kill our democracy | Opinion
    By DAVID MASTIO The Kansas City Star 
    July 31, 2025
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — The left-leaning press is ringing the alarm bells: “Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Is Supercharging a New War on Democracy,” says ...
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    Pa. faces a crisis of accepting mediocrity
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Pa. faces a crisis of accepting mediocrity
    By GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPennsylvania 
    July 31, 2025
    According to rankings released by U.S. News, Pennsylvania is the 41st “best state,” positioning itself at 39th in education and 38th in its overall ec...
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