The idea of a microloan program for small businesses in Warren County has been floating around the commissioner’s office for a few years. It took a significant step forward after a recent meeting was held with representatives from the Northwest Commission, Warren County Chamber of Business ...

International trade disputes can impact local industry. And in support of one of those industries, the Warren County Commissioners reached to — and heard back from — the USDA and the Trump administration. Commissioner Ben Kafferlin detailed the initiative at a recent commissioners ...

Youngsville Television Corporation (YTC) continues efforts to bring broadband service to the most rural parts of the county. YTC has been awarded two federal grants to build broadband within the region. It will be working with the Northwest Planning Commission, the administrator for the ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection is considering the issuance of a permit for the installation of gas-fired boiler by United Refining Company. According to a legal notice published in Thursday’s Times Observer, the proposal addresses the boiler planned for URC’s facility at ...

The unemployment rate rose in Warren County to a seasonally-adjusted 5.1 percent in December. That’s a .3 percent increase from November and a .6 percent increase from the 4.5 percent rate in December 2018. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Center for Workforce Information ...

Regional transportation officials have laid out a vision for the future. That future is defined as 2020-2045 and is encapsulated in a long range transportation plan. A draft of the document has been published by the Northwest Commission’s Rural Planning Organization, of which Warren ...