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Good golly, ‘Miss Molly’

It seems parades are the hot thing right now — with the call for social distancing due to COVID-19. Birthday parades. Parades for students. Parades for teachers. And they are all spectacular in a time when smiles and love is even more needed. A parade held Saturday along Conewango Ave., ...

Whirley’s property tax appeal agreement means lower tax liability

Warren County has signed off on the settlement of a property tax appeal with one of the county’s largest employers. The commissioners have approved a settlement with Whirley Industries, Inc. regarding a total of eight properties in the City of Warren. The subject properties include 401-403, 408 and 410 Laurel St. as well as 440 Union St. and 830, 618 and 624 Fourth Ave. Online county assessment records indicate that the total market value for those parcels is $1,336,431 with an assessed value of $668,216. A notice of settlement approved by the commissioners indicates that the ...

‘We all know how to run our business’

The consensus was it’s time for Warren County to go green. On Thursday, business owners in Warren County had a chance to send their thoughts on COVID-19 shutdowns and reopenings to Gov. Tom Wolf. The Warren County Commissioners hosted a virtual town hall meeting attended by about 50 people, including Rep. Kathy Rapp and Sen. Scott Hutchinson. “These voices are important to us,” Commissioner Ben Kafferlin said. “We’re going to relay it to the governor’s office, make sure that he understands the impacts that his orders are having on the local economy.” About 20 business ...

The Long way to a nursing career

Tracy Long is a nurse at Warren General Hospital. But didn’t have a typical path to get there. “I decided to go to nursing school when I was almost 30 years old,” she said. “I was a single mom just trying to make ends meet. Initially, I wanted to become a nurse because of the ...