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District recognizes outstanding educator

A retiring Warren County School District teacher has been honored by the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE). The Warren County School District recognized longtime gifted education instructor Pamela Brown during Monday’s school board meeting in honor of receiving the ...

City installs wayfinding signs, kiosks to help navigate community

Helping residents and visitors discover what downtown Warren has to offer is the goal behind a new wayfinding sign and information kiosk project that has been installed throughout the city. The project, guided by the City of Warren's Comprehensive Plan Task Force, has been in development for ...

Teen found not guilty of terroristic threats charges

A Warren teen was found not guilty of two misdemeanor charges filed in 2025 charging him with terroristic threats. Jared H. Rex, 19, faced a bench trial in front of President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas. Rex was found not guilty on charges of first-degree misdemeanor of terroristic threat with intent to terrorize another and terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience. According to a news release from the State Police in 2025, Rex was admitted to the psychiatric ward of Warren General Hospital and troopers were called in regard to a threat to the ...

Bells Across PA artists honored at celebration

Artists from across Pennsylvania gathered at Pittsburgh's historic City-County Building in October for a special America250PA National Arts & Humanities Reception celebrating the successful Bells Across PA public art initiative. The reception recognized the artists and community partners ...

Scratching the surface with poison ivy

Poison ivy is almost universally disliked for its unfortunate itchy side effects; however, it is an important part of the local ecosystem and quite an interesting plant. Soon after I started working at Audubon, I became an expert at identifying poison ivy because we have a lot of it, ...

Area Cummins plant operating at capacity

Production at Cummins’ Jamestown Engine Plant is at capacity as demand is showing signs of life after the recent cyclical drop in demand the company weathered. Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins chair and CEO, recently described conditions in the U.S. truck market in a call with investor analysts. The company has seen marked increases in demand in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. At the same time, Cummins is working through some supply hiccups and challenges. In North America, Cummins is maintaining its 2026 heavy-duty truck market forecast of 240,000 to ...