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School board looks to hold line on taxes

The state of the budget is less clear than usual this year, but the needs are greater. Warren County School District has to submit its final budget in one month. At Monday’s meeting of the school board’s finance committee, Director of Business Services Jim Grosch suggested a two-mill tax increase that would bring the district $855,384 to help it through what is expected to be another difficult year. The proposed final budget presented on Monday showed a projected $1,290,000 deficit with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSR) dollars but without a tax ...

House GOP advances measure limiting Wolf disaster authority

HARRISBURG (AP) — A state House committee voted on party lines Tuesday to keep portions of the governor's coronavirus disaster emergency in place until October but end fast-track contracting rules and other provisions. The resolution, which requires approval from both legislative chambers ...

Warren Gives drive surpasses previous mark

It was another record-breaker for Warren Gives. The annual day of charitable giving surpassed its previous mark by 12 percent. “The Community Foundation is pleased to announce another great year for Warren Gives, held this year on Wednesday, May 19,” Community Foundation of Warren County Executive Director John Lasher said. “The 100 participating organizations raised a total of $731,792.71 an increase of over 12 percent from the total of $648,232 raised in 2020.” Donating during Warren Gives results in a bonus to the entity on the receiving end. Matching dollars from local ...

Visitors Bureau sees return to tourism normal ‘on the horizon’

Tourism operations in Warren County may not be entirely back to pre-pandemic levels in Warren County. But Warren County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Dave Sherman delivered an encouraging message: “We see land on the horizon.” The WCVB board met last week and discussed several areas in which that return to normalcy appears even closer. One aspect? Requests for visitor information. “In April alone,” Sherman said, “individuals from 31 different states requested information from us about Warren County, Pa. One month. 31 states. Utah. North Dakota. Iowa.” They’re also ...

Brooks: Direct more vaccines to pharmacies

As Warren County lags behind the rest of her Senate district in COVID-19 vaccination rates, Sen. Michele Brooks wants the state to better include local pharmacies in its vaccine distribution plan. Brooks, R-Erie/Crawford/Mercer/Warren, is sponsoring Senate Bill 620 to require the state ...

COVID cases, those seeking shots, down

The number of COVID-19 cases is down, and so is the number of vaccinations. According to Thursday data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there have been 2,600 total cases of COVID-19 in Warren County. After five new cases were reported on Sunday, there were two Monday, one Tuesday, ...