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WCCBI names new president, CEO starting Jan. 1

A new president and chief executive officer has been named by the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry. Antoinetta “Netta” Lindell, a lifelong Warren County resident, will be taking the position on Jan. 1. In a Facebook post, the WCCBI said Lindell "brings a unique and ...

Former TCCS teacher charged with statutory sexual assault

A Warren resident faces four felony charges that include sexual contact with a student. Megan R. Minich, 41, was charged Monday with first-degree statutory sexual assault: 11 years older; third-degree felony school - intercourse/sexual contact with a student; and two counts of third-degree corruption of minors - defendant age 18 or above. Bail was set at $50,000 unsecured by Magisterial District Court Judge Laura Bauer during arraignment on Monday. A preliminary hearing set for Dec. 3 has already been continued and rescheduled for Jan. 14. According to the Affidavit of Probable ...

WCSHOF accepting nominations

Nominations are now open for induction into the 15th biannual 2026 class of the Warren County Sports Hall of Fame. “We are anticipating a late-fall 2026 ceremony. Anyone may nominate a worthy athlete, coach, official, organization or anyone who has made contributions to the betterment of ...

Cody Brown wins DA race; Dave Wortman remains Warren mayor

Cody Brown will be the next district attorney of Warren County. Brown, who earlier in the year won a Republican primary election against Casey Strickland, again defeated Strickland on Tuesday, 5,748 to 4,732. "I want to thank the voters of Warren County and everyone who supported me in ...

County Eyes Potential Use Of Youngsville High School Building

The Warren County School District Board of Education is engaging with the Warren County Commissioners on potential reuse of the former Youngsville High School building. The county commissioners will discuss use of the building at its Nov. 17 work session. The agreement, according to a news release from the commissioners, allows the commissioners to opt out after the first year. If the agreement works out, it would be for 25 years. "We want to be part of the solution," the commissioners said in their release Monday night. "We’ve watched other former school buildings fall into ...

Judges order contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation's social safety net. Word in October that it would be a ...