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Elk County man to serve 20 to 40 years for abuse
Crime News, Local News
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Dec 11, 2019
An Elk County man was sentenced earlier this month to 20 to 40 years in state prison for abusing a young girl starting back in 2001. In August, a jury...
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Chittester guilty in McKean, Elk rape cases
Crime News, Local News
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 20, 2019
Michael A. Chittester, a former Bradford man who was facing child rape charges in Elk and McKean County, has been found guilty. Also, two new criminal...
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Jury acquits Salamanca man in December shooting
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Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 06, 2019
LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. — A 26-year-old Salamanca man who insisted he defended himself in a December shooting incident in Ellicottville was acquitted Mond...
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Trial planned for Ridgway shooting death case
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 04, 2019
A trial is slated to be held early next year for Brian Martin, who is accused in the shooting death of 42-year-old David Corey on May 5 in Ridgway. Ma...
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Bradford man convicted of drug charges
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Sep 18, 2019
On Tuesday, a Bradford man was convicted of drug charges after a two-day trial in McKean County Court. David R. Kelsey, 47, was found guilty of a char...
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Kane alumna Chelsea Benson training for Olympic Trials
Local Sports, National Sports, Sports
JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Jul 17, 2019
ITHACA, N.Y. — Roughly 25 years after Kane Area High School’s Amy Rudolph qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta in the 5,000-meter run, another K...
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Rixford man convicted of indecent assault
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Marcie 
Jun 25, 2019
SMETHPORT — A Rixford man was convicted by a McKean County jury of actions against a juvenile female in 2017. Anthony J. Schoonover, 22, appeared for ...
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Two plead guilty to meth lab allegations
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 25, 2019
SMETHPORT — Two people pleaded guilty Monday in McKean County Court to allegations related to a methamphetamine lab found at their Liberty Township re...
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Turtlepoint woman asks for trial in gun assault case
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Apr 19, 2019
SMETHPORT — A Turtlepoint woman asked for a jury trial for a case in which she’s accused of shooting her then-boyfriend in the pelvic area, seriously ...
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Morrisroe appeal again headed to Superior Court
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Apr 05, 2019
Paul Morrisroe’s appeal of his homicide by vehicle conviction is headed to the state Superior Court for consideration. Morrisroe, 42, incarcerated in ...
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McKean County’s DA race heats up
Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Apr 02, 2019
The challenger for the Republican nomination for McKean County’s district attorney has made allegations of misuse of discretion and a waste of resourc...
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Vettenburg-Shaffer seeking re-election as DA
Local News, News, Online Features
Feb 25, 2019
McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer has announced her candidacy for the Republican Party’s nomination for re-election as dist...
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Mock trial competition sees four local schools advance
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Feb 02, 2019
SMETHPORT — Teams from Smethport, Coudersport, Oswayo Valley and Otto-Eldred took top honors in the first two rounds of the Statewide High School Mock...
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McKean County mock trial competition set for Friday
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Jan 31, 2019
SMETHPORT — Smethport Area High School is one of 287 teams from 242 high schools across Pennsylvania that will be competing at district and regional l...
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Bradford woman acquitted at trial
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Jan 31, 2019
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was acquitted at trial this week in McKean County Court of allegations she kept her son hidden in her home from police in...
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