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Rapp disagrees with court’s abortion ruling

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State Rep. Kathy L. Rapp, R-Warren, doesn’t agree with a recent Pennsylvania court decision stating the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion. The ruling by a divided seven-judge panel of the appellate-level Commonwealth Court is a major victory for Planned Parenthood and ...

Quick Impact: Asha Waterstreet takes off after 2021 move to Warren

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This article is part of the “Meet Your Neighbor Monday” series, highlighting the stories of individuals who make Warren County a special place to live. If you have a suggestion for a person to profile, email jrex@timesobserver.com. Asha Waterstreet has quickly become a community asset in ...

Sentence stands for Columbus man sentenced to prison

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A Columbus man sentenced to at least 7.5 years in prison won’t have his sentence reconsidered. Attorneys representing Ronald Rastetter, 73, had filed a motion asking Judge Todd Woodin to reconsider Rastetter’s sentence of 7.5 to 15 years in prison after Rastetter pleaded to a pair of ...

July 4 completion eyed for downtown mural project

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City Council unanimously approved plans for a large-scale mural installation at its latest meeting, advancing a project leaders say will highlight the community’s history while energizing downtown. The proposal calls for a 40-foot-wide by 44-foot-high mural to be painted on the east wall of ...

Slicing up what’s recycling, and not, with pizza boxes

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Residents on the southside of Warren were left with surprises this week under their recycling bins, as if visited by the Recycling Fairy. What was left behind was not what they were expecting to find. It was their old pizza boxes. The very same ones they put out with the recycling that ...