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Health insurance transparency resources offered for open enrollment

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) released two annual reports that help Pennsylvanians better understand health insurance options available in the Commonwealth ahead of Pennie’s Open Enrollment season. PID’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) Quality Health Plans (QHP) Summary Report and Transparency in Coverage (TiC) Report provide consumers with information about health plan benefits, coverage, claims, denials, and appeals. Together, the reports can serve as important tools for Pennsylvanians researching health insurance options and making informed decisions about their ...

Stuffed toys approved for state holiday donations

The Pennsylvania departments of Labor & Industry (L&I) and Human Services (PA DHS) has announced that L&I approved 1,052 stuffed toys for sale in Pennsylvania this year following routine safety inspections to ensure the toys are safe for children. In what has become an annual tradition, L&I donated the approved toy samples to PA DHS’ Holiday Wish program, and they will be distributed to Pennsylvania families during the holiday season. This year’s donation is just shy of last year’s record of 1,085 toys, and includes 100 stuffed toys made with recycled materials. Pennsylvania ...

Valued Veteran

Scott Anderson grew up in St. Marys, and is a graduate from Elk County Catholic class of 2009. He’s taken quite a journey over the past 16 years to end up as United Refining’s director of media and advertising. That road began while Anderson was a senior in high school. He knew that he ...

Republicans blame D.C. for Pennsylvania’s blue wave

Pennsylvania Republicans suffered losses up and down the ballot on Tuesday. Now, the blame game begins over why Democrats had a successful midterm election. “Despite Senate Republicans having top-tier candidates, the national headwinds - including higher gas prices and the war with ...

Spring Creek man sentenced to probation

A Spring Creek man has been sentenced to seven years of probation after pleading guilty to a pair of misdemeanor charges filed in November 2025 after a domestic incident. Jeffrey M. Keener, 50, was initially charged with second-degree misdemeanor simple assault, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury, terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another, recklessly endangering another person, false imprisonment, harassment and possession of an instrument of crime with intent filed by the State Police at Warren. Bail was initially set at $150,000 by Judge Daniel Miller. Further ...

Students explore role in shaping future of Warren, Forest counties

YOUNGSVILLE — Young people may not yet have a seat at the voting booth, but that doesn't mean they don't have a voice in shaping their communities. That message was at the center of the 2026 Warren County Council of Governments Student Government Day held Friday at Youngsville Free ...