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Russell man sentenced to jail time after domestic incident

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A Russell man has been sentenced to between 22 months and five years of confinement after a 2025 domestic incident. Hugo T. Rosendahl, 57, had been charged in February 2025 with with three first-degree felonies including two charges of aggravated assault- attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes of injury with extreme indifference, and one count strangulation- applying pressure to the throat or neck. Other charges include misdemeanor charges of unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury, simple assault, two counts of resisting arrest, and a summary harassment charge. ...

Rolling On

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YOUNGSVILLE - After nearly two decades of welcoming bowlers, hosting birthday parties and becoming a second family to countless community members, Dale and Kellie Johnson are saying goodbye to Valley Bowling Center. The couple, who purchased the bowling alley in 2007 recently announced the ...

Wattsburg man charged in county prison incident

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A Wattsburg man currently awaiting trial on child rape charges now faces additional charges after an incident in the Warren County Prison. Richard L. Sweet, 53, was charged Wednesday with first-degree aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indifference, second-degree assault by prisoner on another, misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person and misdemeanor simple assault after an incident July 7 in the jail. A preliminary hearing will be held July 29 in front of Magisterial District Court Judge Raymond Zydonik. Sweet has ...

Look to Welfare-to-Work solutions for poverty

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Pennsylvania has a welfare problem. And if Gov. Josh Shapiro and his administration don’t get their act together, it will cost Pennsylvanians hundreds of millions of their hard-earned tax dollars in the long run. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Pennsylvania – along with Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota – for refusing to share five years of data regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Why won’t the Shapiro administration turn over this information? What are they trying to hide? This lawsuit follows the news of Pennsylvania’s ...

Gaming Control Board reports revenue tops $7B for first time

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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Friday reported that revenue returned to the Commonwealth generated from the various games the agency regulates reached a record level during Fiscal Year 2025/2026. The combined gross revenue produced from the casino slot machines and table games, iGaming, sports wagering, video gaming terminals (VGTs), and fantasy sports contests was $7,005,987,435, which is an all-time high during a fiscal year. The resulting return of revenue to the Commonwealth from taxes and fees was $3,098,193,583, also a record amount for a fiscal year. This amount is ...

Grape program continues to help struggling grape farmers

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Grape growers in Chautauqua County have been struggling, especially after Refresco canceled all contracts with grape growers earlier this year. Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Lake Erie Regional Grape Program has been helping growers since then, and are continuing to work to provide ...