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Conservation District announces art contest winners

The Warren County Conservation District held their fifth art contest for children in grades K-12. The theme this year was “Soil: Where it all Begins.” There were 97 entries this year. A People’s Choice contest was also held for artwork from March 17 to 31. Prizes and ribbons for ...

‘Inspirational’ effort

Creativity has a way of connecting people which in turn, makes a community a better place for all. Jennifer Bliss and Erin Wallace have a vision of creating a community where everyone can come together to create and enjoy arts and culture. Three years in the making, a local arts agency is ...

Constable’s ‘blatant abuse’ may lead to charges

A Warren County Constable and Sheffield's code enforcement officer has been fined nearly $90,000 by the state after using his office to dismiss ordinance charges in order to obtain ownership of property. The state Ethics Commission issued a decision Wednesday fining Young $87,900 in a treble penalty as well as two additional $1,000 fines for not filling out required Statement of Financial Interest forms for 2021 and 2022 as constable; for 2020-2023 for his position as Sheffield and Pleasant code enforcement officer; and 2022-2024 for his position as Glade Township code enforcement ...

‘Concern’ for data centers to be heard

Warren County officials say public hearings will be held before any proposed regulations on data centers are finalized, responding to growing community concerns about water usage, infrastructure demands and potential future development. During Wednesday’s Warren County Commissioners meeting, local resident Piper VanOrd, owner of Allegheny Outfitters, urged county leaders to ensure residents have opportunities to weigh in as officials draft a proposed data center ordinance. “I’m not trying to be alarmist, but there is concern,” VanOrd told commissioners. VanOrd requested ...

Permit keeps lagging for water at park

A deadline set by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has passed without a required permit application being filed for the water system at Masons Mobile City Trailer Park. Issued on April 7, the DEP ordered operators of Masons park water system to submit a completed ...

Another major donation

Photo by Jeff Haight via Jeff News Just days after delivering a check for $10,000 to Hospice of Warren County, board members of the 12th Annual Leek Party in Memory of LeRoy Van Tassel went a bit further down the street to make another donation. A $10,000 check was given to Warren General ...