Warren County School Board cuts some reconfiguration options

March 15, 2023

The school board has eliminated some of the ‘low-hanging fruit’ from the possible high school reconfiguration options. At Monday’s regular board meeting, the members handled their agenda and moved into a more relaxed session in which they talked through the 15 options before them. They ended up unanimously removing eight from consideration. Two of the items concerned only elementary or middle level reconfigurations – something the board is not considering at this time. The first high school option off the table was the “one-high-school” proposal. “We can’t fit all ...

Possible closure raises worries about long bus rides

March 13, 2023

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

March 11, 2023

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

March 8, 2023

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

March 4, 2023

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, Feb. 28, in Canandaigua, N.Y., according to the Finger Lakes Times. Zurkan was a 2009 graduate of Warren Area High School. There is no evidence of criminal activity more serious than summary traffic offenses in Zurkan’s Pennsylania court history. Officers in New York said he had no criminal ...

Warren man fatally shot after chase, threatening officers

March 2, 2023

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 Cirencione said police officers showed "tremendous restraint" and detailed the circumstances that led to the death of Brandon M. Zurkan, 31, of Warren, Pa., during a media briefing at the sheriff's office Wednesday. The series of events began just before 11:30 p.m., when a motorist driving east on ...