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Coronavirus

District approves change to contact policy

The Warren County School District is working to find ways to keep kids in school. “The more kiddoes we can get back in school the better off we are,” Superintendent Amy Stewart said Monday during a special meeting of the school board. School board member Arthur Stewart described ...

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic. Under the action, payments on federal student loans will remain paused through May 1. Interest rates will ...

Wolf vetoes GOP bill to post school course materials online

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have required school districts to post information about textbooks, course material and state academic standards online. The Democratic governor said the legislation "politicizes what is being taught in ...

Rapp holds hearing on COVID-19 treatments

The state House Health Committee — led by Rep. Kathy Rapp — held a hearing to explore COVID-19 treatment options last week. Rapp said many constituents have asked what they can do beyond being vaccinated. The message from the beginning has been masking, social distancing and hand ...

Union signs off on deal with Warren General Hospital

After months of negotiations and a recent strike notice, the union representing its nurses have ratified a new contract with Warren General Hospital. A vote on ratification by the full local membership of PASNAP (Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals) took place ...

State awards $50,000 for promoting vaccinations

A $50,000 grant has been awarded by the state Department of Community and Economic Development to run a full COVID-19 vaccine promotion campaign in seven northwestern counties. The grant was written by County Commissioner Jeff Eggleston, who is part of a Vaccine Awareness Team that, on its ...