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Lottery generates more than $1B for programs to benefit seniors

Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced this week that the Lottery generated a profit of more than $1 billion to benefit older Pennsylvanians during the 2025-26 fiscal year. This is the 15th consecutive year the Lottery has generated more than $1 billion to help fund senior programs, including free and reduced-fare transportation, prescription assistance, and more. “Behind every Lottery ticket is a contribution to programs that help older Pennsylvanians live healthier, more independent lives,” said Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne. “The Pennsylvania Lottery is unique in its sole ...

Courthouse celebrates 150 years of history, service

For 150 years, the Warren County Courthouse has stood at the center of the county’s civic life, witnessing everything from routine government business and courtroom proceedings to historic events, tragedies and celebrations. County officials, historians, attorneys and residents gathered ...

Show of ‘patriotism’

Nearly 3,000 American flags blanketed the lawn at Warren County Memorial Park, serving as a powerful visual tribute to the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and the resilient spirit of unity that followed. As the nation reaches the 25-year milestone since the tragedy, this annual tradition has ...

Amy’s Run a lasting memorial to native killed on 9/11

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article first appeared in The Post-Journal in November 2019 in advance of “Amy’s Run,” a 5K run/walk which is held annually in Celoron to honor the memory of village native Amy King. Amy was a flight attendant on one of the planes that was flown into the ...

Area man faces additional jail time in contraband incident

An area resident who is now serving time at SCI Huntingdon will spend another 8 to 24 months in prison after a contraband incident in the Warren County Prison in 2025. Joseph Krall, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony conspiracy - contraband/controlled substance in July. He was sentenced recently by President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas to 8 to 24 months in prison to run consecutively to a prior sentence of 12 to 24 months of confinement after Krall pleaded guilty to possessing firearms that he was not allowed to own in 2024. Juanita Krall of Lakewood, ...

Future of pharmacies is Tuesday talk

What’s the future of independent hometown pharmacies that provide medication, and other health services for families? The public is invited to hear about this issue Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren Public Library. Two local pharmacists have led state and national efforts for legislators and the public to take actions on public health and survival of independent pharmacies. This year, pharmacist Scott Newton — Warren’s local owner of Gaughn’s Drug Store for over 20 years — gave testimony in a PA House committee in Harrisburg explaining how pharmacies are facing ...