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Youngsville Life: ‘Alumni Lunch’ planned for July 14

Please email community news to Colette Nelson at Colettenel.ypl@gmail.com by Wednesday of each week to be included in the Youngsville News section of the Saturday paper. The Youngsville High School Alumni will be holding their “Alumni Lunch” on Tuesday, July 14, from noon to 3 p.m., at the Youngsville Firehall. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to pass, and table service and drinks will be provided. This year, the Class of 1975 will be recognized. COMMUNITY NEWS – St. Francis Episcopal Church, 343 East Main St., Youngsville, will host a Taize prayer service at 7:30 ...

Kane’s Art in the Wilds returns June 27-28

KANE - Art in the Wilds returns to Kane’s Evergreen Park for its 20th year on June 27 and 28. “For twenty years, Art in the Wilds has brought to Kane some of the best artists and artisans from a wide swath of Pennsylvania and beyond,” said Julie Cleland, Art in the Wilds president. “This year will be even better.” Participation in the show is limited to only forty artists. Those coveted spots are awarded by a panel of art jurors to artists who must apply to participate. Last year Art in the Wilds was named the PA Wild “Event of the Year.” “Twenty years ago, we hoped ...

Active intruder exercise to be held Monday at Eisenhower

The Warren County School District is hosting a multi-agency active intruder exercise at the Eisenhower campus on Monday, June 8, beginning at 1 p.m. The campus will be closed to the public for the day. Anyone needing to contact the school should call the district office at 814-723-6900. The exercise will last several hours, providing multiple county agencies with an opportunity to practice the many phases of an emergency. Anyone near the Eisenhower campus before and during the event may see emergency vehicles and first responders, as well as hear shouting, sirens, and/or gunfire ...

Scouts Honor America’s 250th Birth with Lite to Unite

The Chief Cornplanter Council of Scouting America with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department participated in Lite to Unite, a statewide celebration marking America’s 250th birthday. Across all 67 Pennsylvania counties Scouts, volunteers, and community members gathered to raise flags, ...

School district summer food program starts Monday

The Warren County School District (WCSD) will launch its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Monday. This federally funded program provides free, healthy meals and snacks to children and teens 18 years and younger at approved sites throughout the summer. SFSP served 7,800 meals to children last year. This year, the district and its partners will offer the following SFSP sites: Beaty Warren Middle School will serve breakfast/lunch Monday through Friday from June 8-26; Warren Area Elementary Center will serve breakfast/lunch Monday through Friday from June 8 to July 31; Lacy Park and ...

Half of child deaths left unreviewed in Pa. since 2020

Many Pennsylvania counties are failing to review the death of every child in their area, despite a 2008 state law that requires them to do so. The problem, advocates and program participants say, is a lack of both state assistance in collecting data and time for volunteers to run the local panels. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants the legislature to approve $2.5 million to improve this work, but it's unclear if the request will be considered a priority this year. The effort to study the deaths of Pennsylvania children dates back about two decades, when the state passed a law mandating ...