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Good Friday/Easter Services St. John Church of Tidioute will hold Good Friday Services on Friday, April 19, at 3 p.m. Holy Saturday Vigil will be at 9 p.m. Saturday. This will be the only Mass for Saturday. Easter Sunday services will be held at 11 a.m. All are welcome. Pancake Supper St. John Guild members will be hosting their last Pancake Supper of the Season at St. John Center on Tuesday, April 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. Eat in or take out. Adult dinners are $7 each and children under the age of 5 for $4 each. The menu consists of regular pancakes, Buckwheat, country ...

RDA seeks owners of Limestone property

Unresponsive owners have left the Warren County Redevelopment Authority with a challenging situation. The subject property is 58 Bush Lane in Limestone Township, just off Rt. 62 outside Tidioute. The RDA discussed the property during a Tuesday morning meeting. County Planner Dan Glotz said that the structure was “some sort of commercial-type building back in its day.” In addition, the structure has no utilities, another blight criteria. County assessment data lists Lynda Bush-Berenbrok as the owner of the property. Her address is listed in care of Kenneth Bush, 531 San ...

Blight Committee talks unsafe Tidioute house

A Tidioute property was in the sites of the Warren County Blighted Property Committee’s Thursday meeting. Online assessment records indicate that the property at 235 Main St. in Tidioute is owned by Nathan D. Rounds. Committee Chairman Paul Pascuzzi said that Tidioute Borough completed its part of the process last September and detailed the blight conditions identified by the borough – the home is vacant, has been “allowed to deteriorate,” water and sewer have been disconnected, there is scattered trash and debris as well as “complaints of foul odor and rodents in ...

RDA seeks solution for blighted Tidioute structure

County officials are back to the drawing board on how to handle a burned out blighted property in Tidioute. The Warren County Redevelopment Authority owns the property at 3 Economy Street, having picked it up for $100 on Jan. 23, according to county assessment records. There had been hope that Tidioute Borough might take the property and demolish the structure. But the RDA learned on Tuesday morning that wouldn’t be happening. County Planner Dan Glotz said he received communication from the borough and said that “council has decided not to accept the building. Disposal of ...

Tidioute Police again seeking part-time officer

The Tidioute Borough is again seeking to fill the position of a part-time police officer and is currently accepting applications. Applicants must be at leat 21 years of age, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, be Act 120 certified, and have a valid Pa. driver’s license. Applicants to the position will also be required to submit to and pass psychological, physical, and medical examinations. Furthmore, drug/alcohol screenings and background checks will be performed. Previous officers for the Tidioute Borough include Chelsea Ishman, replacing previous officer Jarrod ...

Limestone Twp. blight

A Limestone Township property was deemed blighted for a second time. The declaration came from the Warren County Planning Commission during a Tuesday evening meeting. The property is at 58 Bush Lane – located off of Rt. 62 between Irvine and Tidioute. County assessment data lists Lynda Bush-Berenbrok as the owner of the property. Her address is listed in care of Kenneth Bush, 531 San Francisco St., Oakland, Md. County Planner Dan Glotz said the property is “off the beaten path a little bit” and is located on “a private lane on paper.” He said attempts to contact ...