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Department of Labor & Industry breaking down unemployment claims

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has developed an unemployment dashboard. The material is broken down by county and provides weekly data regarding claims and who is making them. For the week ending May 16, there were 75 new claims in Warren County. Of those, about 59 ...

‘More than ever’

Wednesday is an annual Warren County day of giving. For 16 hours today, the eighth annual Warren Gives will collect donations, and provide a total of $40,000 in matching dollars, for Warren County organizations. It’s an unusual year. Organizers of the event considered canceling ...

Contractors: Beware of job scam

Businesses can be the targets of scams, too. Conewango Police reported recently that a local contractor was approached, by text and phone, about a job. The contractor went to the location, checked out the roof to be replaced, and prepared an estimate, according to police. The caller asked ...

Good golly, ‘Miss Molly’

It seems parades are the hot thing right now — with the call for social distancing due to COVID-19. Birthday parades. Parades for students. Parades for teachers. And they are all spectacular in a time when smiles and love is even more needed. A parade held Saturday along Conewango Ave., ...

Whirley’s property tax appeal agreement means lower tax liability

Warren County has signed off on the settlement of a property tax appeal with one of the county’s largest employers. The commissioners have approved a settlement with Whirley Industries, Inc. regarding a total of eight properties in the City of Warren. The subject properties include ...

‘We all know how to run our business’

The consensus was it’s time for Warren County to go green. On Thursday, business owners in Warren County had a chance to send their thoughts on COVID-19 shutdowns and reopenings to Gov. Tom Wolf. The Warren County Commissioners hosted a virtual town hall meeting attended by about 50 people, ...