zoology

KANE — A dedication ceremony for the McCleery Discovery Center in Kane is set for 6 p.m. Friday. The Kane Historic Preservation Society has establishe...

Editor’s note –This is from a 2016 story by Wade Robertson. I sat on a rocky outcropping high above the dim and misty valley. The early morning Septem...

BANNED: There’s a reason why people try to ban books. Books are ideas, and ideas are powerful. Here at The Era, we embrace the power that comes from k...

SMETHPORT — Seneca Resources, the exploration and production segment of National Fuel Gas Co., has donated $4,659.25 to the McKean County 4-H Livestoc...

Native Americans were well versed in using pitfalls, snares, and deadfall traps. That knowledge was shared with the settlers of the early 1600s. Like ...

The newest member of the Sweden Township Police Department has conducted searches for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She is also certified ...

Broken garage door windows and a back door ripped off its frame greeted some residents of Rutherford Run last week — courtesy of nuisance bears that h...

KANE — This year’s Roach Bauer Forestry Forum is scheduled for Oct. 5 at the Kane Country Club. Reservations are required, and those received on or be...

I was a teenager then -- is that possible? Have the years flown by so quickly, that those days seem more of a story I have read than the actual occurr...

TAKE A DIP: School is back in session, and that often means the end of swimming. Not so throughout Pennsylvania state parks. Pools and beaches will re...

For some, the idea of spending free time volunteering is a drag. For others, it’s a passion. Volunteering can offer a person satisfaction and personal...

Sweden Township PD raising money for a K-9 cop The newest face on the Sweden Township Police force will play a big role in combating the drug epidemic...

717/223: Starting Saturday, people living in south central Pennsylvania will start seeing a new area code creeping through their traditionally 717 ter...

The white-tailed deer has and continues to be woven into the fabric of Pennsylvania. Native Americans and early settlers heavily relied on deer to pro...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Kids and adults can expect to be entertained by a “Slimy and Misunderstood” hellbender in costume, whose acronym is SAM, during Satu...

“We are at cat-pacity here at the shelter.” That was the message from the McKean County SPCA earlier this week. Cat manager Molly Slater told The Era ...

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...

RIDGWAY — The annual Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Elk Expo, held on the grounds of the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette, will take place Aug. 19...

KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will host two speakers on Oct. 5 at the Kane Country Club. Speakers will present the latest information on an in...

MYSTERY BIRD: A couple more people have weighed in on that mystery bird photo. Local outdoor columnist Rocky Holland said, simply, “It’s a Blue Jay!” ...