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Hi-Ed Youth leadership program kicks off with 20 students

Twenty students began the Warren Forest Higher Education Council’s Youth Leadership Program with a kickoff session at Hi-Ed. Throughout the year, participants will visit places around Warren County, meet community leaders and develop skills they can use in school and beyond. This year’s ...

Attorney General’s office files lawsuit against Idaho spotted lanternfly business

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office has filed a lawsuit against an Idaho man and his business for allegedly deceiving Pennsylvanians and businesses into purchasing fraudulent spotted lanternfly permits and associated training. The lawsuit alleges that Kevin Wardell and Diverse Solutions LLC solicited and sold the fraudulent permits and training under the name “Spotted Lanternfly Commission.” According to the lawsuit, Wardell and his business solicited Pennsylvanians — in some cases, successfully — by mailing letters that included deceptive logos and ...

Warren Announces 2026 Leaf Collection Schedule

The City of Warren Department of Public Works will begin its annual leaf collection program Monday, Oct. 12. City crews will collect leaves throughout Warren each day, with collection efforts concentrated in areas with the greatest need. Residents are asked to place leaves on the lawn or along the curb, but not in the street. Piled leaves will be collected using the city’s leaf vacuum machines, while bagged leaves will be picked up separately by another city truck. The city also reminds residents that the collection is for leaves only. Limbs, branches and other yard waste should ...

Health Department notes potential measles exposure at Jamestown hospital

JAMESTOWN -- The Chautauqua County Health Department is notifying the community about possible measles exposures at the UPMC Chautauqua Emergency Department, 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown. People who tested positive for measles were at the hospital during these times: Saturday, September 26, from 9:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 27, at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The people who tested positive for measles do not live in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Health Department is working with UPMC Chautauqua Hospital to identify and notify people who ...

School board advances proposed policies on generative AI, drones

The Warren County School District is moving forward with proposed policies governing the use of generative artificial intelligence and unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones. The two policies were presented Monday during the district’s Committee of the Whole meeting as informational items. Board members indicated they will advance both policies to first and second readings at the board’s meeting in two weeks. The proposed generative artificial intelligence policy would establish rules for the use of AI tools by students, employees and other authorized users throughout the ...