Lewis Run News

The driver of a pick-up truck was arrested after he crashed into a utility pole on Route 885 before 4 a.m. Saturday.

Best friends, sisters-in-law and roommates in the maternity ward in Bradford Regional Medical Center - Jennifer Jordan and Angela Shipman believe in doing things together.

“He understood that a good business management program needs to be rooted in the liberal arts. He was also a wonderful role model and mentor to the students.”

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has renamed one of its top awards for business students in honor of associate professor emeritus David Blackmore. via The Kane Republican

“We have reversed the process, building the infrastructure ourselves. We want to bring this product to the small and mid-size business level.”

McKean County Commissioners Thursday finalized the agreement with Zito Media Communications LLC to construct a high-speed fiber optic telecommunications network on a scale presently available only in ... via The Kane Republican

McKean County's communications will step into the 21st Century soon as Zitomedia builds a fiber optic "loop" through the county and parts of adjoining counties. via The Kane Republican

“Usually in these fires long term effects are minimal; comparable to a house fire.”

Local fire departments, oil companies and water companies combined forces to combat a blaze at an oil drilling rig late Thursday night in a remote wooded area off Interstate Parkway near the New York state ... via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“I think the final chapter has been written”

Lewis Run Borough Council announced Tuesday that a long-awaited $104,000 check has finally arrived to the borough. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

MOM & POP: Tony Falconi of Lewis Run remembers a lot of Bradford's mom and pop stores from years ago. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“It's been a privilege to work where you live.”

When Penny Eddy travels through McKean County communities, she can point with pride to projects she helped put in place. via The Kane Republican

“As things are right now, if we have a fire and we get there and there is any magnitude at all, if there is any sign of smoke or fire, we'll call a second alarm and they'll come in”

Bottled water and conservation efforts seem to be working for most local residents until the Bradford Water Authority has the water system back to full capacity -- but the fire departments are a different ... via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“The line was 14 feet underground so it wouldn't have froze”

Era photo by Jay Bradish Fluorescent orange and Carhartt-brown were the colors of the day Sunday as workers from the Bradford City Water Authority repaired a broken water main on Campus Drive. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“What's happening here in McKean County is being noticed by a bunch of people”

The McKean County Industrial Development Authority is poised to help get funding for a fiber optic telecommunications system to serve McKean County and parts of neighboring counties. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“Three years ago we started a program to sell equipment into China and now we're starting to do that”

Allegheny Bradford Corp., will be expanding its manufacturing operation on its property along Valley Hunt Club Drive in Lewis Run. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“It (warehouse) was tinder dry.”

No injuries were reported following a fire in an abandoned warehouse behind Allegheny Arsenal Inc., on Main Street at 4:35 p.m. Sunday. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

A Bradford man has been arrested and arraigned for the Christmas Eve armed robbery of the Crosby Mini Mart in Lewis Run. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“A lot of the elderly are shut-ins and can't get out in the weather”

Workers at the long-running Red Cross Meals on Wheels program want to remind those looking for a warm dinner that there is help available. via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“We did the most difficult watershed first because we knew where the problems were”

McKean County could soon gain another tool in its battle against flooding. On Thursday, the county commissioners approved entering into a contract with a State College firm as part of an initial step in ... via The Bradford Era - Bradford

“This is going to hit the post office really hard. He was well loved by everyone down here and in the community.”

A Bradford Post Office employee was killed in a three-vehicle accident at 10:15 a.m. Sunday on Route 219 in Lafayette Township. via Http

IT'S HOME: Kristie Bentley of Virginia Beach, Va., reminisces: Sounds that mean home to me are oil pumps up Buchanon Hollow during the summer when I would spend the night at my aunt and uncle's house. via The Bradford Era - Bradford