Almost as many Warren County School District students have filed paperwork to not have to wear masks in school as have been denied entry due to close brushes with COVID-19. As of Friday, Superintendent Amy Stewart reported that about 400 students — about one-tenth of the student body— had ...

The number of COVID-19 cases in Warren County continues to rise at an elevated rate. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 26 new cases in the county on Thursday. That brings the total for the county to 3,081 and 236 for the month. September has seen the third most cases of COVID-19 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The twin votes represented a heavy blow ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has not directly addressed the Warren County School District’s response to the statewide school mask mandate — but the department has seen similar cases and does not consider them compliant. On Monday, the school board approved a motion that enabled ...

Mandate or not, a properly-worn mask provides students a level of protection from quarantine. For one week, masks were not required in schools. Last week, Warren County School District students, staff, and others in the buildings were required by the state to wear masks. Even during the ...

Warren County is on pace to see its third-highest incidence of new cases of COVID-19 this month. Another county death was attributed to the virus on Tuesday — dating to Sept. 6 — bringing that total to 111. There have only been three days this year in which there were more new reported ...