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Youngsville Life: Halloween, craft events coming up

Community October 24, 2026

Email community news to Colette Nelson at Colettenel.ypl@gmail.com by Wednesday of each week to be included in the Youngsville News section of the Saturday paper. COMMUNITY NEWS - Youngsville Fire Dept. Craft Show: The annual Youngsville Fire Dept. Craft Show will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested vendors should contact Linda at 814-563-7835 for table information. – St. Francis Episcopal Church, 343 East Main St., Youngsville, will host a Taize prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The quiet, contemplative gatherings offer an opportunity for prayer ...

Riverfront plan nears completion; funding, naming discussions continue

Local News October 23, 2026

Warren’s proposed riverfront redevelopment plan is nearing completion, while organizers continue to focus on fundraising, project development and community input, City Engineer Chad Yurisic told City Council during this week’s meeting. Yurisic said the group overseeing the riverfront initiative is working to finalize the comprehensive plan while developing plans and a fundraising campaign for the various projects envisioned for the area between the Hickory Street Bridge and Conewango Creek. The riverfront committee met Wednesday to continue discussions about the project’s next ...

Lawmakers approve school cell phone ban but punt on skill games, data centers

Local News October 23, 2026

In what effectively were the waning moments of the 2025-26 legislative session, lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a policy they had sought for years - a ban of most student cell phones in schools - but other big issues were left on the table, unaddressed. Gov. Josh Shapiro has ...

Quilters learn new skill during class

Local News October 23, 2026

Forty local quilters and guests from the Quilters’ Night Out Guild gathered on a recent Friday, at the Russell Methodist Church for a presentation and trunk show by Barbara Dann and her husband Tom from Alleycat Quiltworks in Bellefonte, Pa. The following day, members of the guild met again ...

Commission accepting applications for Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program

Local News October 23, 2026

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) announced upcoming webinars for applicants to the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program. This key government grant program funds local projects that identify, preserve, promote, and protect historic and archaeological resources in Pennsylvania for both the benefit of the public and community revitalization. Two categories of grants — construction and planning — are available for historic resources in Pennsylvania that are listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants may apply ...

State celebrates 500th orphan and abandoned well plugging

Local News October 23, 2026

FINLEYVILLE — Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Jessica Shirley celebrated the plugging of the 500th orphan and abandoned well under the Shapiro Administration. This marks another major milestone in the Commonwealth’s historic effort to protect public ...