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1.7% salary hike for superintendent OK’d

The Warren County School District board of directors unanimously approved a 1.7% salary adjustment for Superintendent Gary Weber during this week’s regular board meeting, following public comments from residents who questioned the increase amid concerns about the district's finances and academic performance. The adjustment, recommended as a market adjustment based on Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) figures, is retroactive to July 1, 2026. Before the board considered the measure, two residents addressed directors during the public comment portion of the meeting, ...

Russell man sentenced to prison

A Russell man has been sentenced to between 4 and 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated indecent assault in the Court of Common Pleas. The sentence was made by Judge Todd Woodin recently. Michael R. Simpson, 52, of Russell was charged in June 2025 with second-degree felony indecent assault without consent, third-degree felony corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above and two counts of indecent assault without consent of other by the State Police at Warren. Charges were filed June 13, 2025, after an alleged incident on May 17, 2025. The rest of the charges ...

HEROES hosts fifth annual craft fair Saturday

HEROES will celebrate its fifth annual craft fair, bringing together local crafters, vendors and community members for a day of shopping, connection and support. The craft fair will be held at the YMCA in Warren on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual event provides an opportunity ...

State seeks comment on Freight Movement Plan

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the Draft 2050 Freight Movement Plan (FMP), a comprehensive strategic plan for moving goods throughout the Commonwealth, is available for public review and comment on the PennDOT website. The Draft 2050 FMP highlights the Shapiro Administration's commitment to economic competitiveness and safe travel in Pennsylvania. “The 2050 draft plan guides how we support freight movement in the Commonwealth,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “Pennsylvania is the front door to the northeast, so it’s critical that we ...

Eisenhower band has capital experience

The Eisenhower Knights Marching band is pictured after their performance at the National Veterans Day parade in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. The band would like to thank everyone who helped make this trip possible.

Roofing firms fined in employee harassment issue

A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc., along with two related commercial roofing companies operating in New York and Pennsylvania, will pay $270,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced Tuesday. In the lawsuit, the EEOC charged that a journeyman roofer’s supervisor subjected him to months of unwelcome physical contact, including grabbing the area around his buttocks and jabbing his buttocks with various objects — one time with enough force that the object penetrated him ...