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    PennDOT says no scarcity of plows, workers in McKean County
    News, Online Features
    PennDOT says no scarcity of plows, workers in McKean County
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 31, 2022
    During Winter Storm Elliott, which blasted most of the nation, snowplows were out in force everywhere — except, some alleged, in McKean County. Despit...
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    RTS- Consumers Beware
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    RTS- Consumers Beware
    Dec 10, 2022
    CONSUMERS BEWARE: Tis the season…for holiday scams. These aren’t those everyday scams, these are the kind that sting. The PA Office of the Attorney Ge...
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    RTS – Popcorn
    News, Round the Square
    RTS – Popcorn
    Dec 02, 2022
    POPCORN: It’s not just a tasty snack. According to The Popcorn Board, at popcorn.org , Dec. 13 is National Popcorn String Day. “In the late 1800s, pop...
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    3 wounded in shooting at amusement park near Pittsburgh
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    3 wounded in shooting at amusement park near Pittsburgh
    Sep 25, 2022
    WEST MIFFLIN (AP) — Three people, including two teenagers, were wounded by gunfire late Saturday at an amusement park southeast of Pittsburgh, which w...
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    A new way forward
    Opinion, Сolumns
    A new way forward
    KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ 
    Sep 25, 2022
    “Texas doesn’t own your body. You do,” a billboard reads, with an image of a woman with her hands chained behind her back. It’s part of an ad campaign...
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    Elk Co. Fairgrounds granted $7,500; grants available for others
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    Elk Co. Fairgrounds granted $7,500; grants available for others
    Aug 03, 2022
    ST. MARYS — The Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF) awarded $7,500 from the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund to the Elk County Fairg...
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    Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
    Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
    JOHN RABY Associated Press 
    Jun 29, 2022
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday. He was 98. Williams’ f...
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    RTS – National Trails Day
    News, Round the Square
    RTS – National Trails Day
    Jun 04, 2022
    GO HIKE. The outdoors and Allegheny National Forest (ANF) are calling out to tell everyone today is the perfect opportunity for a peaceful hike along ...
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    No Era on Memorial Day
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    No Era on Memorial Day
    Marcie 
    May 28, 2022
    Due to the Memorial Day holiday, there will not be a print edition of The Bradford Era on Monday, and the offices will be closed. Log onto the Era’s w...
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    Public database of bridge conditions should be available, Pa. lawmaker urges
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    Public database of bridge conditions should be available, Pa. lawmaker urges
    SEAN D. HAMILL Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    May 22, 2022
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Months after Pennsylvania officials stripped crucial information about poorly rated bridges from public view, a veteran state lawma...
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    RTS
    Round the Square
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    Marcie 
    Mar 16, 2022
    TROLLS: We’re not talking about the toys with the crazy hair here. We’re talking about one of the reasons that many people have turned away from socia...
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    WellNow construction progressing, summer opening expected
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    WellNow construction progressing, summer opening expected
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 10, 2022
    Construction on Bolivar Drive has been progressing, and the WellNow location will begin accepting patients as soon as this summer. That expected openi...
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    Vaccine clinic for ages 5 to 11 set for Wednesday
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    Vaccine clinic for ages 5 to 11 set for Wednesday
    Marcie 
    Jan 21, 2022
    SMETHPORT — The McKean County Department of Emergency Services, in conjunction with Universal Primary Care, will be conducting a Pfizer vaccination cl...
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    Search-and-rescue needs greater in West, but Pa. has its incidents
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    Search-and-rescue needs greater in West, but Pa. has its incidents
    MARCUS SCHNECK PennLive 
    Jan 15, 2022
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — The big, wild national parks of the American West top the list for numbers of search-and-rescue operations needed by visitors, as w...
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    Facebook isn’t invincible
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Facebook isn’t invincible
    NANCY KIM 
    Nov 19, 2021
    Facebook has had a rough month, and deservedly so. The company has earned a special place of distrust in the hearts of many: A CNN poll published last...
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    Eldred soldier killed in WWI honored with restored gravesite
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    Eldred soldier killed in WWI honored with restored gravesite
    CINDY WAGNER Special to The Era 
    Nov 10, 2021
    Joel Gilfert of Portville has been the caretaker of the Eldred (Pa.) Oak Hill Cemetery since 2014 and the veterans that are there are special to his h...
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    McKean County GOP to hold Save America Rally
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    McKean County GOP to hold Save America Rally
    Oct 19, 2021
    SMETHPORT — The McKean County Republican Committee will hold a Save America Rally at 5 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Hamlin Lake Park in Smethport. The rally wi...
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    Fragile internet is a threat
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Fragile internet is a threat
    TAE KIM 
    Oct 16, 2021
    It has been a rough few months for the internet. In June, Fastly Inc.’s content delivery network failure forced some of the world’s biggest e-commerce...
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    McKean Co. commissioners discuss website launch
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    McKean Co. commissioners discuss website launch
    FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@yahoo.com 
    Sep 29, 2021
    SMETHPORT — During a brief meeting of the McKean County commissioners Tuesday morning, Commissioner Carol Duffy presented an informational look at the...
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    North Central meeting set
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    North Central meeting set
    Marcie 
    Sep 28, 2021
    RIDGWAY — A meeting of the North Central Rural Transportation Planning Committee will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 12. In the wake of the pandemic, t...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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