Bradford Era – The 1962 graduating class of the Smethport Area High School celebrated their 60th class reunion on July 29 at the Smethport American Legion. In the first row, from left, are Charlotte Clutter, Jennie Young, Nancy Lathbury, Greer Barr; second row, Harry Fischer, Terry Smith, Sandy Hallock, Judy Snyder, Karen McKean, Joanne Ritz, Jerry Shelander, John Berne; and third row, Sherman Keller, Tom Mays, Bob Onuffer, Judy…
Bradford Era – by Mandy Colosimo No other police officer from McKean County has ever been awarded this honor. Kevin Seipp, a Smethport police officer, was awarded Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 2021 by the local American Legion Post #138. On Saturday, July 16, Seipp was presented with the state award. After earning the local award in 2021, Seipp advanced to the state award, through the American…
Olean Times Herald – by Jeff Uveino When Rick Woodring arrived at Smethport Area High School in the winter of 1976, he only planned on staying one semester. A transplant from Lawrence County, Woodring took a substitute teaching position through the end of the 1975-76 school year. When fall came around, however, Woodring stayed. He’d spend another 46 years at Smethport, working with the community’s youth through teaching, coaching…
Bradford Era – Smethport students gathered, recorded and analyzed water chemistry data, fed the fish, and maintained a healthy environment for the developing trout. They raised 118 rainbow trout for release in Marvin Creek on May 26. Made possible by a unique partnership between the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), Pennsylvania Trout In the Classroom (PA TIC) is an interdisciplinary…
Bradford Era – by Mandy Colosimo It’s official, the Smethport Diner, home of the “Hubber-Burger,” belongs to the American Legion Post 108. The 85-year-old diner went up for sale in 2021 and the legion was on top of the purchase, with expansion goals in the future. Post Commander Courtney Cole said, “the project will be a long process, but the end result will be worth it.” He explained the…
Bradford Era – by Mandy Colosimo Some had been standing, others seated, for quite a while for the parade to make its way toward the McKean County Courthouse on Monday morning. Tiny screams and squeals of excitement filled the air in anticipation and children waved their grocery bags, hoping to fill them with candy thrown their way. A couple in the crowd said they had been coming to the…
Bradford Era – St. Bonaventure rising senior Darion Gregory has earned a pair of prestigious academic honors by being named to both the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team as well as the CoSIDA Academic All-District Cross Country/Track & Field Team, officials announced Thursday. Gregory, a native of Smethport, is now one of the most decorated Bonnies student-athletes in recent memory after previously being named to the…
Bradford Era – by Jeff Uveino The Lady Hubbers will feature an athletic group that brings speed to the basepaths. If its inexperienced pitching staff can catch up to its lineup, an upward climb in the conference could result. Front row (from left): Danielle Nelson, Ashley Day, Coryn McClain, and Kristen Dunn. Back row: Hope Peterson, Eva Gifford, Elizabeth Hungiville, Serena Smyntek, Charity Lapp, Celeste Austin, Maddison Faes, and…
Bradford Era – by Jeff Uveino Travis Cooney’s talent was clear to Smethport’s coaching staff from the time he arrived as a freshman. Cooney didn’t just get a taste of varsity football as a 9th-grader in 2018 — he was the starting middle linebacker on a team that enjoyed an undefeated regular season and won two playoff games. Since then, he’s grown into one of the Big 30’s premier…
Bradford Era – by Marcie Schellhammer The average time a person stays at a job in the U.S. is 4.1 years. But Fran DeLancey is anything but average. DeLancey retired last month after 43 years at The Bradford Era, where he was the Smethport-area correspondent. He described some of the changes he’s seen over his career. When he started, correspondents called in their stories over the phone, “and then…
Olean Times – by Daniella Langianese A historic ceremony was held in a courtroom nearly full with visitors as…
Bradford Era – by Seneca Highlands CTC A group of enterprising students from the Networking and Engineering programs at…
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