Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center
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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center
Transitioning to outpatient care center 
By SARA FURLONG  news@bradfordera.com  
February 17, 2026
(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
February 20, 2026
(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...
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Port Allegany sends 11 wrestlers to States
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Port Allegany sends 11 wrestlers to States
February 19, 2026
Pictured are Port Allegany wrestlers headed to states this weekend in Clarion.   They are pictured, front row, from left: Ayden Bachman, Collin Furges...
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Axe Throw slated for Saturday
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Axe Throw slated for Saturday
Jo Wankel 
February 19, 2026
The McKean County Rifle Club will host the annual Eskimo Shoot and Ax Throw on Saturday February 20, 2026. Events will include Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol ...
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Outdoors: The First and Last
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Outdoors: The First and Last
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 19, 2026
If you’re a war history buff, you’ll recognize the title of this article as a well-known book detailing the rise and fall of the German air force in W...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Gators stage NHS inductions
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PORT ALLEGANY: Gators stage NHS inductions
Feb 20, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany Chapter of the National Honor Society held its 2025–26 induction ceremony Feb. 17 at Port Allegany High School. NHS ...
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SBU Pink Game supports local cancer care at OGH
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SBU Pink Game supports local cancer care at OGH
Feb 20, 2026
OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital, a Kaleida Health facility, partnered with St. Bonaventure University Athletics for the annual Pink Game during t...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Feb 20, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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THINGS TO DO: Racing, reading, art
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THINGS TO DO: Racing, reading, art
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Feb 19, 2026
AMSOIL CHAMPIONSHIP SNOCROSS SERIES will return Friday and Saturday to Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino in Salamanca, N.Y. Activities will begin at 10 ...
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Sentencing for Hvizdzak brothers moved to April in federal fraud case
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Sentencing for Hvizdzak brothers moved to April in federal fraud case
Sara Furlong 
February 12, 2026
Sentencing for Shane and Sean Hvizdzak has been pushed into April after a federal judge granted continuances in both cryptocurrency fraud cases. Feder...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
January 26, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 8 Longfellow Ave. at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. First-arriving firefighters found a worki...
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Santa versus the Grinch
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Santa versus the Grinch
December 19, 2025
The Grinch showed up at a Port Allegany High School wrestling match again this year, trying to get the better of Santa Claus. Scroll through the galle...
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
December 15, 2025
The sights and sounds of Christmases past returned to downtown Bradford during Old Fashioned Christmas held Saturday. People enjoyed horse-drawn carri...
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Facing scary, menacing times
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Facing scary, menacing times
By DEB WUETHRICH 
February 20, 2026
Have you ever noticed periods in life when certain words keep coming to mind? Sometimes, they are terms that have become popular in our culture. At th...
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America at 250: A miracle at Philadelphia
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America at 250: A miracle at Philadelphia
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February 20, 2026
“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Go...
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Dead Americans the Democrats ignore
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Dead Americans the Democrats ignore
February 20, 2026
Democrats don’t want you to notice the deadly consequences of not enforcing immigration laws. A partial government shutdown began over the weekend. Se...
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