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Community auction to raise funds for high school student

A local high school senior is at the heart of a growing community effort as residents rally to support Avery Dalrymple, an Eisenhower High School student facing a lengthy recovery following a recent car accident. This weekend, Bent Run Brewing Company will host a two-day fundraiser aimed at ...

Indecent assault of minors lands area man in prison

A Columbus man has been sentenced to 7.5 to 15 years in prison after pleading to a pair of felony charges after inappropriate conduct with a 13- and 14-year-old girl in separate incidents. Ronald Rastetter, 72, was charged in May with second-degree felony aggravated indecent assault without ...

Man jailed after high speed chase

A Warren man has been jailed on $25,000 bail after a high-speed chase in Glade Township in December. Syngyn L. Swartz, 28, was charged by the State Police at Pennsylvania with third-degree felony fleeing or attempting to elude officers, third-degree flight to avoid apprehension, trial or ...

County presents early stages of Youngsville building work

Warren County School District board members are getting an understanding of how the county plans to proceed with work at Youngsville Middle High School. Josh Cotton, county grant writer, provided an update on those plans during a recent school board meeting. Pointing out that while it is too ...

Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some strangers mistake the pest-control company manager for Latino, he said, and he fears ...

JHS student faces weapons charges

After an incident Friday involving a gun at Jamestown High School, Jamestown Public Schools District officials will implement the use of a weapons detection system at JHS. On Jan. 30 at approximately 11 a.m., the Jamestown High School Resource Officer, along with a Jamestown High School ...