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Leading the Pack

Many women establish friendships based on shared workplaces or communities. A local group of ladies whose friendships began through lost pet searches demonstrates the power of community-led volunteer efforts. Now working together as a team, ladies that make up The Great Dames Trap and ...

Bail modification denied in Spring Creek man’s case

A bail modification has been denied for a Spring Creek man who faces charges of aggravated assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. Keener has been in the Warren County Prison since an alleged incident Nov. 25 resulted in charges of second-degree misdemeanor simple assault, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury, terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another, recklessly endangering another person, false imprisonment, harassment and possession of an instrument of crime with intent filed by the State Police at Warren. Bail was initially set at $150,000 by ...

School district summer food program starts Monday

The Warren County School District (WCSD) will launch its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Monday. This federally funded program provides free, healthy meals and snacks to children and teens 18 years and younger at approved sites throughout the summer. SFSP served 7,800 meals to children last year. This year, the district and its partners will offer the following SFSP sites: Beaty Warren Middle School will serve breakfast/lunch Monday through Friday from June 8-26; Warren Area Elementary Center will serve breakfast/lunch Monday through Friday from June 8 to July 31; Lacy Park and ...

Half of child deaths left unreviewed in Pa. since 2020

Many Pennsylvania counties are failing to review the death of every child in their area, despite a 2008 state law that requires them to do so. The problem, advocates and program participants say, is a lack of both state assistance in collecting data and time for volunteers to run the local panels. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants the legislature to approve $2.5 million to improve this work, but it's unclear if the request will be considered a priority this year. The effort to study the deaths of Pennsylvania children dates back about two decades, when the state passed a law mandating ...

Scouts Honor America’s 250th Birth with Lite to Unite

The Chief Cornplanter Council of Scouting America with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department participated in Lite to Unite, a statewide celebration marking America’s 250th birthday. Across all 67 Pennsylvania counties Scouts, volunteers, and community members gathered to raise flags, ...