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Civil Air patrol holds training weekend

Last month, cadets from the Warren Composite Squadron NER-PA-505 put their emergency service skills to work during an intensive training exercise focusing on Ground Search and Rescue Operations. Throughout that weekend, cadets participated in hands-on training designed to build and demonstrate mastery of Specialty Qualification Training Record skills during simulated mission scenarios. Training opportunities included selected task sign-offs for Ground Team Member Levels 2 and 3 as well as Ground Team Leader and Mission Staff Assistant. Cadets trained in a variety of essential ...

Overdose Prevention Program is expanding in rural counties

Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones highlighted Tuesday how DDAP’s Overdose Prevention Program has saved thousands of lives since Gov. Josh Shapiro took office through expanded access to the lifesaving overdose reversal medication naloxone, particularly in rural counties. Naloxone is a medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose by quickly restoring breathing to an individual if their breathing has slowed or stopped. Since the start of the Shapiro Administration, there have ...

Superintendent: levels of child abuse, neglect are a concern

One of the biggest concerns Gary Weber, Warren County School District superintendent, sees is the number of child abuse and neglect cases throughout the county. Weber’s comments came as part of a year-end report given during Monday’s Warren County School Board of Education meeting. ...

Thrifting for a cause

Spring cleaning is in full force and Warren County has several places to donate. Consider the many thrift stores, all in which serve a mission that gives back to the community in which they serve. One of those thrift stores is the Youngsville Restore was started by Youngsville Branch ...

John Denver tribute to perform Friday in Warren

Ted Vigil can’t help but speak of the late John Denver in the first person. Vigil, who will bring his tribute performance to Denver to Warren on Friday, is one of those who keeps Denver’s music alive - and with it, a piece of the late artist as well. “What a special, wonderful human ...

Man jailed after exposing himself outside church

A Warren man faces charges after standing naked outside a Pennsylvania Avenue church on Monday. Justin L. Morley, 42, of Warren was charged with aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes serious bodily injury to designated individuals, resisting arrest/other law enforcement, disorderly conduct: hazardous/physically offensive, open lewdness and public drunkenness and similar misconduct Tuesday by Warren City Police after an alleged incident Monday. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause filed by Warren police, a passerby called police at 4:57 p.m. Monday to report a man ...