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Warren General planning Tuesday drill

Warren General Hospital will conduct a full-scale decontamination drill on Tuesday as part of its ongoing emergency preparedness efforts. The exercise, scheduled to take place rain or shine, is designed to evaluate the hospital's ability to respond to incidents involving hazardous materials and to test emergency response procedures. The drill will involve the hospital's trained decontamination team and volunteers portraying patients of various ages, including children and adults. Simulated chemical exposure scenarios will be used to provide realistic training for hospital ...

City Council to consider new solicitor at meeting

Warren City Council will meet today at 7 p.m., where they will consider appointing a new city solicitor after the dissolving of Stapleford & Byham, LLC. The agenda includes a resolution to appoint Stapleford Law Office, LLC, as the city's solicitor. The action follows the July 1 dissolution of Stapleford & Byham, LLC. Attorney Andrea Stapleford has established Stapleford Law Office, LLC, at 600 Market St., and the council will consider formally designating the new firm to serve as city solicitor for the remainder of 2026. Council will also review tentative settlement agreements ...

Longtime Jamestown councilman dies unexpectedly

JAMESTOWN — Tony Dolce, the Jamestown City Council's longest-tenured member and former president, has passed away in his sleep. City Council members were notified Saturday morning by Mayor Kim Ecklund, who had served alongside Dolce on the council for more than 20 years prior to winning ...

New budget makes investments in Pennsylvania State Police

Less than a week after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the 2026-27 state budget into law, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) last week emphasized that it will use funding from the enacted plan to further the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to public safety by making critical investments in staffing, innovative technology, and safety operations across the Commonwealth. Since Governor Shapiro took office, violent crime has gone down 16%, and homicides have decreased by 39%. The 2026-27 budget builds on this progress by investing $16.2 million to train four additional PSP cadet classes, ...

Rolling On

YOUNGSVILLE - After nearly two decades of welcoming bowlers, hosting birthday parties and becoming a second family to countless community members, Dale and Kellie Johnson are saying goodbye to Valley Bowling Center. The couple, who purchased the bowling alley in 2007 recently announced the ...

Wattsburg man charged in county prison incident

A Wattsburg man currently awaiting trial on child rape charges now faces additional charges after an incident in the Warren County Prison. Richard L. Sweet, 53, was charged Wednesday with first-degree aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indifference, second-degree assault by prisoner on another, misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person and misdemeanor simple assault after an incident July 7 in the jail. A preliminary hearing will be held July 29 in front of Magisterial District Court Judge Raymond Zydonik. Sweet has ...