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Well plugging begins in ANF as state hits milestone

Gov. Josh Shapiro is celebrating the 400th plugged orphan and abandoned well in Pennsylvania during his three years as governor - more than the state had plugged in 11 years. The Allegheny National Forest is working to add to that number. Work to plug several orphaned oil and gas wells ...

Three sentenced to jail time

A Warren man has been sentenced to at least 3.75 years of confinement after pleading guilty in April to a harassment charge. Ralph T. Munt, 58, had been charged with simple assault and harassment. The simple assault charge was not prosecuted, with Munt instead pleading guilty to harassment. He was sentenced Friday by President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas to 45 to 90 months of confinement. Hammond also sentenced Brandon M. Kramrich, 44, of Warren to at least five months and no more than 1 year, 11 months of confinement to satisfy a guilty plea in April to a ...

Attention to details

Knights of Columbus Council 964 Warren picked up litter from roadsides. They have been doing this for several years as a way of helping the community look better. Pictured are Greg Grogler, Ed Kelly, Frank Scalise, Bill Allen and Ken Pillar. Missing are Bob McGinn, Khris Ward and Troy McFate.

Warren RDA rejects demo plans for site

The Warren Redevelopment Authority declined to award a demolition contract for the long-vacant property at 231-237 Pennsylvania Avenue West, effectively postponing demolition plans and reopening discussions with a local nonprofit group seeking to redevelop the historic structure. The special ...

JCC students named to part-time Dean’s List

Jamestown Community College earned part-time Dean’s List honors for academic excellence during the spring 2026 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50 while enrolled in six-to-11-degree credits. Students on the part-time Dean’s List are: Bear Lake, Pa.: Alyssa Marketich Bradford, Pa.: Samantha Havens, Jill Martin, Princess Osirim, Ariel Tronetti, Justin Yohe Columbus, Pa.: Todd Walker Eldred, Pa.: Jessica Chernish, Cora Kilcoin, Austin Lawton Russell, Pa.: Casimiro Espeso Gayte Sugar Grove, Pa.: Jacob Gray, Joseph ...

Engine of excitement

It wasn't "The Little Engine That Could" that stopped in Ripley, N.Y., at noon Tuesday. It was the Big Engine That Definitely Can. A cheer went up from the more than 5,000 people who gathered where Route 76 crosses the railroad tracks when Union Pacific's "Big Boy", the world's largest ...