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3 days ago | 
oleantimesherald.com | Sara Furlong |Marcie Schellhammer
SMETHPORT, Pa. — An Ellicottville, N.Y., man who led police on a two-state, high-speed chase in January 2024 while on bail in another matter was sentenced to state prison Thursday in McKean County Court. Patrick Fuhr, 65, will serve 6 years to 12 years in state prison, pay restitution, be subject to other terms and be ineligible for any early parole programs, according to McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. All 95 charges against Fuhr had been bound to court on Feb.
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1 week ago | 
oleantimesherald.com | Marcie Schellhammer
BRADFORD, Pa. — Work has resumed at Kinzua Bridge State Park in McKean County to renovate and rehabilitate the Skywalk, a popular tourist destination near Mount Jewett. "Currently, contractors are back on-site and have begun the work of removing and replacing rivets along the bottom flange of the superstructure," Park manager Alan C. Johnson said.
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1 week ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
In response to popular demand, Duke Center writer Bill Robertson has released a second edition of his work “The Bucktails' Last Call.”The book, originally released in 2007 by Robertson and co-author David Rimer, had gone out of print when the print-on-demand publishing company Infinity Publishing went out of business. It's a continuation of a story about two men who served in the Bucktails, the Civil War regiment formed locally. With the first edition, the cover showed a photo of reenactors.
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2 weeks ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
Four members of the City of Bradford Police Department were promoted at Tuesday's meeting of city council. Lt. Raymond Douglass was promoted to captain, patrolmen Matt Gustin and Clayton Yohe were both promoted to the rank of sergeant and Patrolman Mark DeLuca was promoted to detective. The four officers completed the necessary requirements in accordance with the city's Civil Service guidelines to qualify for the promotions.
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2 weeks ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
Two local residents are facing additional charges for allegedly having methamphetamine with them when being booked into McKean County Jail. Amber Tucker, 40, of Bradford is charged with contraband and possession of a controlled substance by an inmate, both second-degree felonies; and possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
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3 weeks ago | 
oleantimesherald.com | Marcie Schellhammer
BRADFORD, Pa. — A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000. Rashawn Scott, 33, of Claxton, Ga., is charged with identity theft, a third-degree felony; theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, theft by extortion and receiving stolen property, all first-degree misdemeanors; impersonating a public servant, a second-degree misdemeanor; and furnishing false information, a third-degree misdemeanor.
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3 weeks ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000. Rashawn Scott, 33, of Claxton, Ga., is charged with identity theft, a third-degree felony; theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, theft by extortion and receiving stolen property, all first-degree misdemeanors; impersonating a public servant, a second-degree misdemeanor; and furnishing false information, a third-degree misdemeanor.
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3 weeks ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
What all does Pennsylvania have to offer? An Allegheny County teen and his father, a native of Driftwood, have taken to YouTube to show that it’s more than just beautiful landscapes and fascinating history. Augie Macro, 16, and his father, Klint, released a feature length documentary on YouTube called “The Grand Tour: The Cryptids, Creatures, and Curiosities of the Keystone State.” Klint runs the video camera and Augie does the research and narration.
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3 weeks ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
An appeal hearing set for Tuesday before the Bradford City Board of Health lasted only a few minutes when the appellant didn't appear or call in. The hearing was for 25 Race St., owned by Marcelyn Taft of Warren. Tyler Hannah, counsel for the board, said Taft was elderly, had said she was unable to attend a meeting but was told she could call in or make arrangements to appear by video. He noted that she had been called twice and did accept a certified letter.
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3 weeks ago | 
bradfordera.com | Marcie Schellhammer
The new Area Transportation Authority facility in Bradford is tentatively slated for completion by the end of this year. On Tuesday, CEO Mark Head spoke to The Era about the multimodal transportation center under construction on Congress and East Corydon streets in Bradford. "That's a project that's been many years in the making," he said, adding it predates his tenure with the company, which began in 2021. The Era had written about the facility in the planning stages back in 2017.
