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School district looks to add social worker

The Warren County school board is being asked to approve hiring an additional school social worker to replace a position that was formerly paid for with federal ESSER funding. The board will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the Central Administrative Offices in Russell. The district's school mental health team currently consists of two social workers. Since 2018, according to the new position request form filed as part of the board's agenda for tonight's meeting, the school district has delivered behavioral health services to 818 students. It established its first mental health team in ...

County Crime Stoppers back in action

As Crime Stoppers USA marks its 50th anniversary this year, Warren County's local chapter is reflecting on decades of helping law enforcement solve crimes while working to expand its impact in the community. The Crime Stoppers program began in New Mexico in 1976 and quickly spread nationwide. Shortly after its creation, a group of local business owners established Warren County Crime Stoppers to ensure police agencies in the county had a steady flow of information from the public. Since then, the organization has supported efforts to recover stolen property, combat illegal drug ...

Teaching hire sparked charges against area man

A decade-old incident between a man charged Wednesday with corruption of minors surfaced after the man was hired as a long-term substitute teacher in the Warren County School District. Logan N. Beard, 35, of Warren was charged by Warren County Detectives on Wednesday with third-degree felony corruption of minors - defendant age 18 or above, third-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor - sexual offenses and misdemeanor indecent exposure. Beard was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Raymond Zydonik, who set bail at $25,000 unsecured. Warren police said Beard was ...

On The Record

C. WARREN COUNTY – DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK Criminal mischief. Kesheanna L. McCall, 21, of Warren was charged with criminal mischief – damage of property Feb. 21 by Warren State Police after an alleged incident Feb. 14 in Sheffield Township. DUI. Matthew J. Sedlmayer, 26, of Jamestown was charged with DUI: highest rate of alcohol - first offense; DUI: generally impaired and incapable of driving safely - first offense; careless driving and lack of headlights during required hours Feb. 24 by Warren City Police after an alleged incident Feb. 15 in Warren. Theft of services. ...

Warren police looking for missing teen

Warren city police are asking for the public's help finding a youth who is believed to have run away. Police say Jazmin Moore, 15, is 5-feet, 3-inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen Monday getting into a black four-door sedan in the Lexington Avenue area of Warren. ...

On The Record

C. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE RAYMOND ZYDONIK Theft. Roger L. Bonavita, 43, of Warren was charged with theft by unlawful taking - immovable property Feb. 10 by Warren city police after an alleged incident Jan. 29 in Warren. N. WARREN COUNTY - DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER Retail theft. John W. Wiedenhofer, 52, of Fredonia, N.Y., was charged with retail theft - taking merchandise Feb. 17 by Conewango Township police after an alleged incident Jan. 8 in Conewango Township. Criminal mischief. Joseph A. James, 29, of Clarendon was charged with criminal mischief - damaging property ...