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SMETHPORT — It was a cold, damp morning last week when Donald “Corky” Hull jumped out of his full-size pickup truck and took a brisk walk up the hill ...

Residents are asked to “Believe in the Magic of the Season” when they attend the 2017 Festival of Trees, the annual auction fundraiser for The Era’s L...

It’s common for interesting finds to be made while construction is ongoing, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found something rather uncommon durin...

MARIENVILLE — The Allegheny National Forest will soon be salvaging some of the trees within the Kane Experimental Forest that were damaged during a Ma...

OLEAN, N.Y. — For the first time in a decade, the annual Rock City Park Gem-Mineral-Fossil Show will be scaled back to a two-day event, running Saturd...

The Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service is proposing to conduct a small wood demonstration/ research project on the Kane experimental...

FOLIAGE: Penn State University is reporting predictions of a “banner year” for fall foliage in Pennsylvania. “The rainy summer in Pennsylvania has set...

SMETHPORT (EC) — Rotary District Governor Judith Hughes of District 7280 noted the importance of sustaining membership Tuesday when she visited the Sm...

The crackle and popping sounds of small stones being compressed under the wheels of my vehicle was a familiar sound. It was one that was most welcomed...

Was it a tornado that caused widespread damage — but no reported injuries — across McKean County Monday? Representatives from the National Weather Ser...

ARBOR DAY: The Arbor Day Foundation was quite busy this year, appearing for events across the country on Friday in honor of the tree-planting celebrat...

SMETHPORT (EC) — The McKean County Conservation District celebrated Arbor Day Friday by sponsoring the "My Growing Tree" program for first graders at ...

PORT ALLEGANY (EC) — The McKean County Conservation District celebrated Arbor Day by sponsoring the “My Growing Tree” program with the assistance of E...

The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund is looking for people who enjoy planning holiday bashes and sharing Christmas joy to join its Festival of Trees Co...

RESTING WATERS: With the impending closure of Camp Resting Waters — the Girl Scout camp in Kane — we wanted to hear if any of our readers have memorie...

Nearly $2 million in improvements are on the way to Bradford’s historic Main Street, the first major renovation project in about 30 years. At a meetin...

The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund is looking for people who enjoy planning holiday bashes and sharing Christmas joy to join its Festival of Trees Co...

Mention the word bonsai and some people may conjure up an image from the “Karate Kid” movie when Mr. Miyagi teaches a teenager named Daniel how to pru...

(Editor’s note: This week, Feb. 27-March 3, marks National Invasive Species Awareness Week. As part of an effort to alert and educate the public on in...

MONKEY: While we’re talking about the circus, Ruth Kearney of Kane had a great story to share about a runaway circus animal. She called Friday to tell...