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Military appreciation part of Knights’ football tonight

When the Eisenhower Knights kick off against the Girard Yellow Jackets at 7 p.m.today, the action won't just be limited to the football game. At halftime, members of the Blue Star Mothers will hold their third annual military appreciation night, bringing both communities together to honor ...

St. Joseph’s celebrates annual blessing of pets

Students, families and their pets gathered in the parking lot at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Monday for the annual blessing of pets in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. The celebration, traditionally held on the feast day of St. Francis, was held one day late this year to ensure students ...

Warren man convicted of indecent assault

A Warren man has been convicted at trial of indecent assault of a person with a mental disability. David W. Dickson, 79, of Youngsville was charged with indecent assault of a person with a mental disability and indecent assault without consent of other in October 2025 by the State Police at Warren after an alleged incident on Aug. 28, 2025, in Pleasant Township. Dickson was found guilty on both counts following a jury trial Sept. 29 in front of President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas. A person commits indecent assault if they have non-consensual indecent ...

Dinner to benefit 2-year-old with multiple medical needs

Facing a single medical diagnosis is challenging for anyone, but when a child receives multiple complex conditions, the battle becomes monumental — requiring an entire community to rally behind a family on the long journey ahead. That is exactly why the community is coming together to host ...

New proposal would close ‘voluntary intoxication’ loophole

Legislation is coming to the state General Assembly that would close a rape and sexual assault loophole that has come under scrutiny across the country after a sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity house. Rep. Lisa Borowski, D-Newtown Square, is drafting legislation that would ...

Final museum event for year planned

SCANDIA — Elk Township Historical Society will open its museum and restored 1800s classroom for the final event of the year on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy a beautiful autumn drive to the four corners in Scandia, and visit our museum filled with artifacts, old photos, cemetery and obituary records, and notebooks of early families, who resided in the township. We’re small in size, but filled from floor to ceiling with amazing collections of early life on the hill. Children will enjoy sitting at the antique school desks in the 1800s classroom, browsing through old books, ...