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A parade 250 years in the making; Revolutionary-era musicians, more than 100 parade units to mark America’s 250th anniversary
Revolutionary-era musicians, more than 100 parade units to mark America's 250th anniversary 
June 11, 2026
Organizers say the America250PA-McKean County Grand Celebration Parade will be an epic signature event as the county joins in celebrating the nation's...
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THINGS TO DO: From founding fathers to fishing poles, adventure awaits
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
June 10, 2026
KINZUA BRIDGE BIOBLITZ! will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at Kinzua Bridge State Park in Mount Jewett. Part of a month-long biodiversity challenge ...
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City updates skill game ordinance as machines proliferate
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
June 10, 2026
Bradford City Council approved amendments Tuesday to the city’s amusement device ordinance as officials estimate between 100 and 150 skill game device...
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Iowa State transfers expected to make immediate impact at Penn State
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By BOB FLOUNDERS, Pennlive.com (TNS) 
June 11, 2026
Penn State’s 2026 team is transfer-heavy. It only seems like all of them played for Matt Campbell at Iowa State a year ago. Plenty of them did, though...
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Washington’s payday signals there will be changes in McCarthy’s scheme
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By Christopher Carter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
June 11, 2026
Darnell Washington’s new contract means he will be a big part of Mike McCarthy’s offense. The Steelers have invested in the unique skill set of Washin...
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Women’s wingshooting program planned in Coudersport
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
June 11, 2026
COUDERSPORT — The Ruffed Grouse Society will offer its Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting program in northcentral Pennsylvania this summer. The prog...
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Big Boy rolls through Allegany Co., N.Y.
Local News
Jun 12, 2026
Train aficionados — some of whom had waited hours for the opportunity — snapped photos of the Union Pacific steam engine Big Boy No. 4014 at the Kenne...
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Catt. Co. museum to host WNY Fiddle Kids June 20
Local News
Jun 12, 2026
MACHIAS, N.Y. — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library, located in the Stone House, 9824 Route 16, will hold special open hours from 10 a....
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Fretz Middle School lists last honor rolls
Local News
Jun 12, 2026
Melissa M. Merry, principal, announced the following students were named to the honor rolls for the fourth marking period at Floyd C. Fretz Middle Sch...
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Man trapped in Limestone, N.Y., fire
Local News
Jun 11, 2026
Limestone (N.Y.) Volunteer Fire & EMS Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire with entrapment in the 800 block of North Main Street sho...
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SBU adds four alumni to trustees board
Business News, Local News
Jun 11, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University has added four alumni to its Board of Trustees following approval at the board’s May 15 meeting. Th...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business News, Local News
Jun 11, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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Man jailed on trespass, assault charges
Crime News, Local News
June 8, 2026
Jacob John Hudak, 24, was charged by Bradford City Police with felony criminal trespass, misdemeanor simple assault by physical menace and summary har...
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Fallen service members honored during Memorial Day observances
Gallery, Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 25, 2026
Cloudy skies hung over downtown Bradford Monday, but the rain held off as veterans, marching bands, first responders and community groups gathered for...
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Pitt-Bradford sends Class of ’26 on its way
Gallery, Local News
Honors alumni, community leaders 
Sara Furlong 
May 4, 2026
Nearly 200 students crossed the stage Sunday as the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford marked the end of the academic year with its Spring 2026 Comm...
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Fatal fire on School Street
Gallery, Local News
April 27, 2026
An individual, presumed to be the home owner or occupant, died as a result of a house fire at 106 School St. early Monday. This is a developing story ...
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Waste of the Day: Corporate welfare for Starbucks
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
June 11, 2026
Starbucks is getting a “venti” sized handout from the state of Tennessee to build a new corporate office in Nashville. The company will receive $30 mi...
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The skill games, gambling lobbies’ battle for Pennsylvania
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
June 11, 2026
At a gas station off Interstate 70, I watch as a cousin of mine in Bentleyville drops a twenty into a Pace-O-Matic console. This slightly bedraggled P...
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Todd Blanche is the true test for Senate Republicans
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
June 11, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Reports of a Republican congressional revolt — like Mark Twain once famously said of a false newspaper report of his death — are gr...
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Brendan Sorsby can’t take the field
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
June 10, 2026
It has become increasingly hard to use the word integrity when describing college athletics, and much of that is the NCAA's own doing. Unimaginably, t...
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