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EmergyCare receives funding for neonatal transport equipment

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EmergyCare has received $15,300 from Warren County and the Warren County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council to purchase Baby Pods, specialized transport devices designated to safely carry newborns during ambulance transfers. The new equipment will help EmergyCare transport infants to hospitals outside Warren County, a need that has grown since Warren General Hospital closed its Labor and Delivery unit earlier this year. In early January, Warren General Hospital announced it was permanently closing its inpatient Labor and Delivery services. Since then, expectant mothers in ...

DAR recognizes four as Good Citizens

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Members of General Joseph Warren Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, recently recognized students from the area in the DAR Good Citizens Program and Scholarship Contest. DAR Good Citizens include Isabelle McMonigal of Warren Area High School, Alexis Stec of Eisenhower Middle High School, Willa Heferle of East Forest School, and Macalie Hoffman of West Forest School. “The DAR Good Citizens Program and Scholarship Contest are intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship,” said Chapter Regent Michelle Gray. The program is open to all ...

On the record

Cops & Court Report

N. WARREN COUNTY – DISTRICT JUDGE LAURA BAUER Use/Possession of drug paraphernalia. David M. Lorenz, 38, of Warren was charged with use/possession of drug paraphernalia July 6 by Conewango Police after an alleged incident July 3 in Conewango Township. Defiant trespassing. Tammy E. Beardsley, 43, of Jamestown, N.Y., was charged with defiant trespassing: actual communication to actor July 2 by Conewango Police after an alleged incident July 1 in Conewango Township. Possession of marijuana. Zachery L. Hall, 25, of Erie was charged with possession of marijuana - small amount for ...

Pennsylvania State Police announce arrangements for fallen trooper

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ASHLAND – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced the funeral arrangements for Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr., who lost his life in the line of duty on Wednesday. The services will be held at the North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School, located at 15 Academy Lane in Ashland. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, from 8 to 10 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. The visitation and funeral service are open to the public. Burial services will be private. There will be heavy traffic volume in the area, including Route 61, with delays expected throughout the day. ...

House passes university funding but has dustup on school choice

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The state began its new fiscal year last week with no budget in place and events in the House - a testy faceoff on one education-related bill, but bipartisan passage of another - made it unclear if a deal will occur anytime soon. Closed-door negotiations failed to produce a 2026-27 budget by the Tuesday deadline, the fifth year in a row the June 30 deadline has been missed. On Wednesday, Rep. Jesse Topper of Bedford County, the top Republican in the Democratic-controlled House, raised his voice in irritation after Democrats in a committee scuttled language in a bill related to school ...

Long-term options sought for Tidioute water

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TIDIOUTE — Residents served by the Southwest Warren County Municipal Authority (SWCMA) will remain under a boil water advisory for at least another month as state environmental officials say the authority's water treatment plant has not yet returned to acceptable operating levels. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) confirmed the advisory has been extended because the treatment plant continues to experience filtration problems despite ongoing maintenance and repairs. "Treatment plant performance has not returned to acceptable levels, despite the actions ...