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Sheffield man’s sentence lengthened by five months

A Sheffield man has been found guilty of violating his probation and has had his sentence lengthened by five months. Tyler Ordiway, 26, had been sentenced in 2021 by former Judge Maureen Skerda in the Court of Common Pleas to 10 to 30 months incarceration, $2,025 in fines and fees, sex offender treatment and submission of a DNA sample on a count of third-degree felony child pornography. Online court docket information shows Ordiway was released in October 2025 from SCI Smithfield, with the conditions of his probation set with the Warren County Adult Probation Unit on Oct. 30, 2025. ...

City seeks public input on downtown riverfront redevelopment name

The City of Warren is asking residents and the public to help choose a name for its planned Downtown Riverfront Redevelopment project. A naming survey has been developed as part of the city's ongoing effort to gather public input on the project, which is designed to improve access to the Allegheny River and create new recreational and pedestrian amenities along Warren's downtown riverfront. Participants may submit their own name suggestion or select up to three names from a list developed by the project's steering committee. Proposed names include Allegheny Landing, Allegheny ...

Hi-Ed Youth leadership program kicks off with 20 students

Twenty students began the Warren Forest Higher Education Council’s Youth Leadership Program with a kickoff session at Hi-Ed. Throughout the year, participants will visit places around Warren County, meet community leaders and develop skills they can use in school and beyond. This year’s ...

Attorney General’s office files lawsuit against Idaho spotted lanternfly business

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office has filed a lawsuit against an Idaho man and his business for allegedly deceiving Pennsylvanians and businesses into purchasing fraudulent spotted lanternfly permits and associated training. The lawsuit alleges that Kevin Wardell and Diverse Solutions LLC solicited and sold the fraudulent permits and training under the name “Spotted Lanternfly Commission.” According to the lawsuit, Wardell and his business solicited Pennsylvanians — in some cases, successfully — by mailing letters that included deceptive logos and ...

Warren Announces 2026 Leaf Collection Schedule

The City of Warren Department of Public Works will begin its annual leaf collection program Monday, Oct. 12. City crews will collect leaves throughout Warren each day, with collection efforts concentrated in areas with the greatest need. Residents are asked to place leaves on the lawn or along the curb, but not in the street. Piled leaves will be collected using the city’s leaf vacuum machines, while bagged leaves will be picked up separately by another city truck. The city also reminds residents that the collection is for leaves only. Limbs, branches and other yard waste should ...