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Warren Mall Cinemas III To Reopen Today

The Warren Mall Cinemas III will reopen today, and one of the reopening features includes shots from locations that will be familiar to some local viewers. The theater, owned by Dipson, initially closed public showings more than a year ago — in March 2020 — due to COVID-19. On the ...

Panel ends COVID-19 emergency declaration

The Warren County Commissioners have rescinded the county’s COVID-19 emergency declaration. Commissioner Ben Kafferlin said that the declaration was initially made March 13, 2020. “There were several times we utilized provisoins wthin the code allowing us to hire some people very quickly as well as bypass the normal meetings to get some agreements in place,” he expained. He said those items were all made public but the declaration “sped up the process” in a way that was “helpful.” However, it’s been months since the declaration has been utilized. “With the ...

Community organizations award scholarships

It was good to give and receive at Warren County Career Center on Tuesday. Due to COVID-19, the senior awards presentation event was subdued, but there was still significant money changing hands. A number of students received scholarships from community organizations. The Community ...

County Driver License Center to reopen

The PennDOT Driver License Center in Warren will reopen in June. “The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced today that, due to the most recent guidance from the Center for Disease Control and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, beginning Tuesday, June 1, additional driver license centers throughout the western part of the state will reopen for driver licensing and photo services,” according to a Monday PennDOT release. In March 2020, PennDOT shut down all 75 Driver License Centers and all 27 Photo License Centers in accordance with Gov. Tom Wolf’s mitigation ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped its legal action against more than 40 restaurants that were accused of defying state orders to close indoor dining and maintain social-distancing protocols. The Health Department had filed two separate complaints ...

Bill proposes state end COVID benefits programs

Rep. Jim Cox, R-Berks/Lancaster, wants Pennsylvania to be the latest state to stop participating in federal pandemic unemployment programs. On Thursday, Cox introduced House Bill 508 to phase out the state’s participation in the federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, Pandemic ...