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Pine Grove Lions Club to host broom sale

Photo submitted to the Times Observer The Pine Grove Lions Club is holding its annual broom sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Larimer Park in Russell. The club offers a variety of brooms including push brooms and whisk brooms, 33 gallon trash bags, 13 gallon kitchen trash bags ...

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Phone stand event is Friday The Warren Area Student Union is inviting students to create and customize their own phone stand on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. There is no cost and the wooden stands have been provided by the Toy Shoppe of Warren. This is limited to 15 students and reservations can be made by calling Pam at 814-723-7674. The WASU is located at 330 Hickory St. in Warren. Bridge results noted Warren Conewango Bridge results from Friday include: first, Peggy Morgan; second, Joyce Hill. Class of 1955 gathers The Warren High School Class of 1955 will hold its monthly luncheon at ...

Labor unions back McCormick’s plan to reform federal permitting

In a rare show of solidarity, building trade unions and U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., want to streamline the federal permitting process so that projects stay on time and on budget. Last week, the freshman senator announced the Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act of 2026, which he says will target “four key chokepoints” that are slowing infrastructure projects, driving up costs, and blocking American energy from reaching global markets. “Pennsylvania has the workers, resources, and infrastructure to power this region and the country for decades,” said McCormick. “What ...

County part of EMS relief from state

Warren County is in line for some assistance when it comes to Emergency Management Services. During a visit this week in Erie, Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen highlighted how investments of approximately $56 million from the Gov. Josh Shapiro administration over the past three years have helped EMS agencies meet the urgent medical needs of Pennsylvanians. His proposed budget includes an additional $6 million investment from the EMS Operating Fund (EMSOF) that will allow EMS professionals to enhance care, improve patient health, and fund initiatives to recruit and ...

Ann Wilson, lead singer in rock band Heart, to perform in Warren

One of the most recognizable voices in rock music will perform at the Struthers Library Theatre in September. Ann Wilson, the voice behind Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Heart as well as Tripsitter, will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 in Warren. The concert is sponsored by Whirley ...

UPDATE: State Police find missing man

Pennsylvania State Police in Warren issued a news release today stating they are attempting to locate a man who the family says is missing. The man was located later Wednesday afternoon. Anthony S. Richards is 47, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was operating a ...