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Times Observer Photos by Ann-Marie Gariepy This year’s Brent McKown Memorial Learn to Fish event was a huge success with 50 participants gathering at the Brokenstraw Fish and Game Club in Youngsville.

Council gets taste of river plan updates

Led by Vice President Danielle Flasher, the meeting of the Warren City Council on Monday got off to a good start with a taste test of menu items brought by the owners and manager of Dock 9, guest presenters for the evenings meeting. During last month’s council meeting City Engineer Chad ...

Sheffield man sentenced to 24-48 months in jail

A Sheffield man has been sentenced to jail time after hitting another man with a screwdriver and a frying pan during a 2024 dispute in a Sheffield apartment building. Joseph H. Shimmel II of Sheffield was sentenced to 24 to 48 months in jail, with credit for 266 time served, and two years ...

Pittsburgh draws the most visitors; Harrisburg spends the most here

The Pittsburgh area brought the most tourists to Warren County in July 2025 while the Harrisburg market brought the biggest spenders to Warren County. The statistics come from the tourism impact snapshot compiled by the Warren County Visitors Bureau. Pittsburgh was the home of 21% of ...

Manufactured homeowners brace for land rent spikes amid legislative stall

Pennsylvania’s manufactured home owners need a miracle from the state Senate. And quickly. Legislation meant to soften the blow of land rent increases remains stalled in the upper chamber amid a particularly tense session gridlock. This leaves some owners facing rent hikes of up to 50% and ...

‘Mixed emotions’

The Warren County Visitors’ Bureau is looking for a new executive director. Casey Ferry, who was hired as the bureau’s executive director in 2022, announced via a Facebook post over the weekend that she is taking a position with the Pennsylvania Route 6 Alliance. “It is with very ...