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Continued sports decline prompts discussion

Warren County School District officials are considering a student survey to better understand how students spend their time outside the classroom as the school board examines participation numbers in athletics and other extracurricular activities. The discussion took place Monday during the School Board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Board members reviewed participation figures for fall sports and noted that several programs were at or near the district’s minimum participation thresholds. The numbers prompted discussion about whether changing student interests, competing ...

Senator wants to bring Rural Emergency Hospital status to PA

Pennsylvania currently has no Rural Emergency Hospitals. Sen. Lisa Baker wants to change that. Baker has introduced legislation (Senate Bill 1454) that would create a new state license category for Rural Emergency Hospitals, giving eligible rural hospitals in Pennsylvania another option to ...

Local airman back home after second tour

Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Michael Okruch, from Warren returned home after serving nearly seven months supporting F-35s in the Middle East. Currently active duty in the Air Force and stationed at Hill Air Force Base in Utah as a munitions systems craftsman, Okruch’s nine-year military career ...

Animals, too, celebrate the fall harvest

Gardeners, your hard work is over. After spending months with hands in the soil, tools shifting weeds, and wondering when the next rain is going to come, the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor are now ready to be harvested. The harvest is one we all celebrate in the autumn months, including ...

PennDOT seeks feedback on service, work

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting construction and maintenance services feedback through an online survey. The public can take the survey through Oct. 20 by visiting 2026 PennDOT Construction/Maintenance Customer Satisfaction Survey at https://qualtrics.pa.gov/jfe/form/SV_aeYJqUIiLcq4xuu PennDOT has been hard at work on Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges throughout the year, improving more than 2,600 road miles and advancing work on 373 state and local bridges from January through August of this year. Governor Shapiro also recently announced ...

Amythyst Kiah to bring roots, rock and personal story to Warren

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah will bring her distinctive blend of Americana, roots, country and rock to Warren on Saturday, Oct. 3, beginning at 8 p.m. The performance is part of the Roots Rising Concert Series with a general admission cost of $20 and $5 for students. ...