Four local organizations and four local artists have received word that their applications to the Projects Pool Grants Program of the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County (UAA) received a favorable response. The 2020 Projects Pool Grants Program awardees and their projects ...
Jack “JD” Barnes Shaw of Russell has accepted a fully-qualified appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Jack is the son of James and Ruth Shaw and a senior at Agora Cyber Charter School. During his time in school, Jack was very involved with Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol and fencing. Over ...
The Warren County Board of Elections started adjudicating votes Friday from Tuesday’s Primary Election. The overwhelming majority of votes cast by 7,711 county voters were electronically tabulated from the paper ballots turned in by voters. The board’s job was to deal with the ...
A Warren woman has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly biting police at Warren General Hospital. Michelle L. Minnis, 43, of Warren, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Minnis was being admitted ...
Chautauqua County’s Overland Trails are open. The Overland Trails, composed of the Earl Cardot Eastside Overland Trail and the Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail, are the County’s largest hiking trail system. Spanning more than 40 miles in total, the trails include forests, hills ...
The Community Blood Bank is reporting most blood types are at a less than a one-day supply available to the patients in need in the local hospitals. Blood bank officials said 35% of the organizations that hold blood drives are not operating onsite or have limited operations, resulting in the ...
The Audubon Community Nature Center is asking for support during Give Big CHQ’s June 1 to June 11 fund drive coordinated by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Normally this time of year thousands of school children would be visiting Audubon, experiencing discovery walks led by ...
Jim Miller was treated to a surprise, two-hour, “90th birthday parade” on Marsh Avenue, Youngsville, last Tuesday. Many former students, friends, fellow Masons and Shriner clowns, fire trucks, a chicken, a violin player, and even Jim’s old school bus, Y-10, was involved in the ...
The following were among the Warren County veterans who passed away since Memorial Day 2019, but were not included in the formal Memorial Day 2020 list: ¯ Frank Hodas, World War II, March 24, 2020; ¯ George L. Wilbur, Vietnam, U.S. Army, Spec. 5, August 1, 2019; ¯ Michael Anthony, ...
Todd and Patty Briggs will celebrate a 50-year wedding anniversary on Saturday. The couple was married June 6, 1970, at the Saron Lutheran Church in Youngsville Pa. The couple met while attending Youngsville High School. They were high school sweethearts — then and now. They have three ...
Mrs. Ryan’s physical education classes at Sheffield Area Elementary School participated in the Kids Heart Challenge to raise money for those with cardiovascular problems. Their total donation to the American Heart Association was $1,348.. Pictured are kindergartner Annaliese Antonuccio and ...
MARIENVILLE — The Allegheny National Forest will be treating glossy and common buckthorn in the Laurel Mill Trail Area to improve forest health. The treatment project will begin in late May and continue through mid-November in order to reduce the density of the infestations. This is the ...
Warren Public Library is not going green. “The library will not reopen to the public on Friday,” Director Kelli Knapp said. But, pick-up will be available, by appointment only, starting Monday. “Warren Public Library is pleased to offer contactless pickup,” Knapp said. “Patrons ...
A Youngsville man charged with attacking and severely injuring a small dog has pleaded guilty to all charges. Brandon M. Kramrich, 38, entered the plea Thursday before Judge Gregory Hammond, to charges of aggravated cruelty to animals; unauthorized use of a automobile; cruelty to animals; ...
The Audubon Community Nature Center’s First Friday Lunch Bunch is going virtual on June 5 at 11 a.m. In Stephanie Zwyghuizen’s presentation on “Local Treasures,” the Jamestown Community College professor of mathematics will share how she uses photography as a means of exploration, ...
Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff ...
Photo submitted to Times Observer Beaty-Warren Middle School eighth-grader Katie Seamens (center) receives a Gold B Award from assistant principal Shelly Wagner (left) and Principal Shannon Yeager.
It’s not the best time for a gallery show. But, Warren County School District high school students are participating in an art show anyway. Submitted works from dozens of students populate a virtual art show. Judges from outside of Warren County evaluated the entries and assigned the ...
When an event raises $600,000 in one day for local non-profits, there are many people involved. And not just the individuals who generously gave their dollars to make sure the entities can continue their work helping the community. Part of the annual Warren Gives event is making sure ...
OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and the Bradford Regional Medical Center, member hospitals of Upper Allegheny Health System, are offering expanded COVID-19 testing and antibody tests for anyone in the community. Antibody testing is being offered at Olean General Hospital, Bradford Regional ...