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Possible closure raises worries about long bus rides

When it comes to a possible reconfiguration of Warren County School District’s high schools, transportation is a concern. As the administration points out, the district is geographically one of the largest in the state and its buses travel over 10,000 miles each day. One of the proposals ...

Future of Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department in question

Unless something changes soon, the Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department may have to fold. “We have been meeting with our fire folks to discuss fire and EMS for the township for about six months,” Conewango Township Supervisor Jeff Zariczny said. “We’re trying to make this sustainable ...

Storm brings dozens of emergency calls, power outages to area

There were about 70 emergency calls during the winter storm that swept through Warren County late Monday and early Tuesday. Many of the calls were for electrical outages. According to First Energy Senior Communications Representative Lauren Siburkis, more than 8,600 Penelec customers lost ...

Questions remain in death of Warren man

Few additional details have emerged regarding the fatal, police-involved shooting of a Warren man in Ontario County, N.Y., this week. Brandon M. Zurkan, 31, of Warren, was fatally shot by police after he allegedly raised a handgun toward them at the end of an incident that began late Tuesday, ...

Warren man fatally shot after chase, threatening officers

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — A Warren, Pa., man who led police on a high-speed chase while apparently firing at pursuing officers Tuesday night through the Finger Lakes, was fatally shot after threatening law-enforcement with a gun after his vehicle became disabled. Ontario County Sheriff David ...

Community shows support for Sheffield, Youngsville schools

More than 100 people attended Monday night's school board committee meetings. The board reconfigured its meeting space to allow more people into that room and provided a room for overflow seating nearby. Many of the 60 visitors in the meeting room wore clothing showing their colors – ...