The Toy Shoppe of Warren has an opportunity for folks to help kids while utilizing a skill or learning a new one. “The Toy Shoppe of Warren needs volunteers to fulfill its mission,” Volunteer Coordinator Pat Williams said. “2020 has been a difficult year for The Toy Shoppe with the ...
Warren County is not immune to the resurgence of COVID. As the world, nation, and state are seeing increases in cases, the county’s numbers are up, too. There have been more cases so far in April (145) than there were in all of March (119) in the county. According to the Pennsylvania ...
A Spring Creek Township man has been held for court on third-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges as a result of a Friday morning preliminary hearing. Haggar S. Brewer, Sr., 57, was charged last month in connection with the shooting death of Victor V. Vantassel, 47. Brewer and ...
Several Democrats in the state House of Representatives are backing legislation to legalize marijuana and sell through the existing state store system. House Bill 1180 was introduced Thursday by Rep. David Delloso, D-Ridley Park, and referred to the House Liquor Control Committee. In addition ...
It’s been two years, but the impacts of a tornado can still be seen and are still being felt in Warren County. On April 15, 2019, an EF-2 tornado with winds of 120 to 130 miles per hour cut a line of destruction through the county. Damages were seen from Davey Hill Road in Deerfield ...
State Representative Kathy Rapp — chair of the House Health Committee — has kicked off a series of public hearings examining abortion and pro-life issues. The first session focused on statistics and fetal development. “The unconscionable, soul-claiming tragedy that occurred at the ...
State court officials are raising the alarm to a scam that threatens to place individuals on the Pennsylvania sex offender registry. According to the state Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the scam presents a call that “spoofs” or mimic’s the AOPC’s phone ...
Increased monitoring could be coming for repeat DUI offenders. Legislation sponsored by Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, passed the House of Representatives recently 153-58 with Rep. Kathy Rapp, R-Warren, voting in favor. A repeat DUI offender is an individual who is pending ...
Finding and getting in touch with a legislator, other elected official, or government agency just got easier. The League of Women Voters of Warren County 2021 Government Directory is now available throughout the county. “This is a free community service of the local league and funded ...
A Spring Creek Township man has been held for court on third-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges as a result of a Friday morning preliminary hearing. Haggar S. Brewer, Sr., 57, was charged last month in connection with the shooting death of Victor V. Vantassel, 47. Brewer and ...
Some of the animals brought to Paws Along the River Humane Society have been through a lot. Staff and volunteers are going through ongoing training on how prepare those animals for new homes — and to keep safe while doing it. On Tuesday, Humane Society staff and volunteers attended a ...
The two Warren County wildfires that grew to over 200 acres each through the weekend have been contained. “Both the Cobham fire and the Hemlock fire were declared 100 percent contained,” said Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Cornplanter District Manager ...
An attempt to challenge the sheriff’s sale of an Amish school in Sugar Grove Township was denied as a result of a Wednesday hearing. The property is located on Rounds Hill Road and was owned, per county assessment records, by the Amish Church of Sugar Grove. But the Sugar Grove Area ...
An agreement years in the making will ensure the ball fields at the Farm Colony remain that way for at least the next 10 years. The Warren County Commissioners on Wednesday signed off on an agreement with the Warren County Youth Baseball Softball Association for the use of the ...
Spring has sprung with some unseasonably warm temperatures. With that — plus an early start to trout season — there’s increased traffic on the water early in the season. According to Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer, that has already led to ...
A proposed downtown boat launch is projected to come with a cost of $2 million. City staff aimed to fund $1 million through a Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission grant. That grant has not been awarded. “Upon further review of the project proposal, it was discovered that a ...
Members of the Youngsville Borough Council stood firm on its decision to keep the pool closed. In March, council announced that it would not open the Brokenstraw Valley Swimming Pool this season. Trying to enforce the COVID-19 regulations at the facility was the main consideration. On ...
A Warren man has been charged with statutory sexual assault amid allegations that he had sexual relations with a 15-year-old. Joshua J. Erhard, 24, 800 Holly St., was charged by Warren-based Pennsylvania State Police on April 9. The victim, now 16-year-old, reported “sexual behavior ...
It was a change, but it was a change that the participants embraced. The theme of the 29th annual Warren County SADD Conference this month was “Be the Change.” The event was held as a virtual Zoom meeting on Friday, April 9. About 100 students from all over Warren County ...
The Warren County Commissioners are exploring a unique idea — essentially a year-round farmers’ market. Commissioner Tricia Durbin said the board is exploring “whether a physical, year-round market would work in Warren.” The idea came from an article featuring the Edinboro ...