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Dairy farmers have never had an easy job, but it’s no secret that life has been particularly hard the past few years.
Low prices. Cost cutting. Bad weather. Sleepless nights.
The annual Showcase for Commerce trade show brings exposure and connectivity to our region’s business community.
The defense industry expo also brings a lot of dollars for local companies.
As our Mark Pesto reported, among the contracts announced Friday were these:
Area farmers are making sure their voices are heard in the nation’s capital.
Two local farmers, both Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members, were among a group that visited Washington, D.C. Feb 26-28.
EAST FREEDOM — Every seat in the East Freedom Fire Hall was filled Saturday morning by hunters, about 300 of them, hanging on every word spoken by a scientist who promised a long-awaited cure for chronic wasting disease.
RIDGWAY — The Ridgway Area School District convened the entire student body and staff on Friday to honor the Ridgway Area High School staff and students for earning the National Blue Ribbon Award for Exemplary High Performance.
The nation is in the midst of the “Great American Comeback,” U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson said during a visit to The Era on Thursday.
Thompson, R-Pa., said he’s been to a few rallies with President Donald Trump, including one recently in Erie.
Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., is this year's inductee into the Pennsylvania Livestock Hall of Fame.
The ceremony was held at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.
A quarter of a million dollars in funding has been approved by the federal government for the Rixford water system.
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., announced Monday a $125,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and a $125,000 loan from USDA Rural Development to be used to assure the community has access to safe drinking water.
Bipartisanship isn’t dead. In fact, it just experienced a significant victory.
Though we come from opposite sides of the aisle, we successfully worked together as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus to overhaul the law responsible for much of our nation’s career and technical education system.
The bill, signed into law by President Donald Trump, enjoyed an unusual level of bipartisan support.
Sixteen-year-old Samantha Saulsgiver is more than just a junior at General McLane High School and at Erie County Technical School.
She’s also a full-time lathe operator at H&H Aero Inc., an Erie company that makes precision parts for jet engines.