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Second Blue Star Christmas in July planned

The Blue Star Mothers of Kinzua PA203 is celebrating its second annual Christmas in July for veterans and one guest on July 18 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Warren Eagles Club. A free event to honor veteran’s service to our country with lunch, games and prizes. RSVP by today by calling ...

Philadelphia law banning masked ICE agents blocked by judge

The Trump administration has added to its wins against state and local governments that try to ban federal immigration enforcement officers from wearing masks during law enforcement operations. Last week, U.S. District Judge Chad Kenney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a preliminary injunction preventing the City of Philadelphia from enforcing Bill 260060, an ordinance that would make it a crime for law enforcement officers, including federal officers, to wear face masks or conceal their badges or other identifying information. Laws banning federal officers from wearing ...

Mood to march

Colorguard was always an important part of Amanda Beil's life. "I was in colorguard from sixth grade to 12th grade at Sheffield High School. Then I was in colorguard for two years at Clarion University," Beil said, thinking back to those days. After coming back home after college, Beil ...

Assault at State Hospital lands man jail time

A Warren man will spend the next two to four years in prison after an assault at the Warren State Hospital in 2025. Matthew D. Johnson, 36, of Warren pleaded guilty to simple assault while second-degree felony aggravated assault, third-degree aggravated harassment by a prisoner and disorderly conduct charges were not prosecuted. Johnson was charged May 11, 2025, after an incident at the Warren State Hospital. On a second docket, Johnson pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault – attempts to cause bodily injury to designated individuals while a charge of ...

Warren kindergartners grateful for Free Books

During the last week of school at Warren Area Elementary Center, Pam Taylor's kindergarten class thanked Free Books for Kids Town Founder Ruby Wiles for the books they received this past year at Christmastime and the end of the school year. “We love books in my kindergarten,” Taylor ...

House passes open meetings clarification

The state House of Representatives has passed legislation that would clarify exceptions to the 24-hour rule for meeting agendas under the Sunshine Act. Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton, introduced House Bill 2146 in response to a November decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The state Supreme Court ruled in Coleman v. Parkland School District that the Parkland School District had appropriately used an exception when it added a union contract that had been agreed upon by the school district and union to the agenda that night by majority vote and then approved the contract later ...