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Home Rule Study Commission shares findings, seeks input
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 20, 2026
(Editor's note: The following story has been edited to correct a previous misidentification. Jim Tingley is an elected member of the Government Study ...
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Take your time this spring
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
April 18, 2026
We are all very happy to see some spring temperatures, even though changeable spring weather is still likely. There are many chores we gardeners can d...
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Rosters released for 2026 Corporate Cup girls games
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
April 20, 2026
The rosters are set for the 2026 NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase, with the four girls teams published in today’s paper. The annual games, which wi...
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HS Roundup: Bradford falls to St. Marys
Baseball, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
April 20, 2026
BASEBALL A-C Valley 13, Smethport 3 A-C Valley’s Lexan Alworth, Noah Ithen and Caden Burns each had two RBIs, while Trent Fleming had two hits in Satu...
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Tryouts announced for Legion baseball
Baseball, Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
April 20, 2026
Bradford American Legion baseball tryouts set for April 26 Tryouts will be held April 26 for anyone 19U from Bradford, Shinglehouse, Rixford, Olean, N...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
Local News
Apr 21, 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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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Hotcakes for Heroes
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Maura McCarthy of the Bradford Area Lions Club serves breakfast to Bradford City Firefighter Rob Brinsky, Lt. Mike Campogiani and Firefighter Jay MacK...
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Voctave brings the harmony
Local News
Apr 20, 2026
Voctave performed in Bromeley Family Theater during a Sunday matinee presented by Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center. The a cappella group, ...
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Jamestown man sentenced for 2023 murder
Crime, Local News, News, ...
April 16, 2026
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A Jamestown man who was already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple in Warren County, Pa. has been sentenced for the shootin...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
Gallery, Local News
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
Gallery, Local News
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
Gallery, Local News
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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AI and the broadening of your mind
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NED SEATON The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. 
April 20, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — More unsolicited life advice from Uncle Ned, kids. Today's word to the wise: Broaden your mind. This is the opposite of what y...
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The pope plays politics
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
April 20, 2026
Chicago politics have taken root in Vatican City. Pope Leo XIV may be a man of the cloth, but he is also a Southsider, so it is not surprising that he...
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Don’t kid yourself — there’s no easy fix with Iran
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
April 20, 2026
Trump’s war with Iran is not popular — and that’s no surprise. Critics of the war are correct about one very important thing: It is messy. The Strait ...
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Stacy Garrity is underfunded and undersupported
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
April 20, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Josh Shapiro is popular in Pennsylvania, according to polling and fundraising. Our current governor has raised over $10 million thi...
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