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Local News Briefs August 22, 2026

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. COMMUNITY NEWS - Cub Scout Pack 30: Cub Scout Pack 30 will hold its sign-up night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Youngsville Free Methodist Church pavilion by the creek. Scouts is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. Contact Sandy Benedict at 814-706-9792 or Allie Benedict at 814-688-9300 for more information. Career Link and Infinity Resources Job Fair: On Thursday, Sept. 3, from 10 ...

New Jersey takes second semifinal at BRWS

Hawaii advances to BRWS title game

County artist’s painting part of exhibit

Local News August 21, 2026

Warren County artist Kimberly Mickelson-Slocum will exhibit her work in the Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association’s “Landscapes, Seascapes, and Cityscapes Show 2026” at the 1020 Collective, 1020 Holland St., Erie. The exhibition features work by juried artist members of the ...

Speeding found as ‘normal’ in AAA study

Local News August 21, 2026

Three in 10 drivers agreed with the statement that most drivers think speeding is normal in a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS), highlighting how speeding has become normalized on today’s roads. While most drivers agreed that posted speed limits are appropriate, many also considered driving 10 mph over the limit acceptable, and nearly half believed keeping up with traffic is safer than obeying the posted limit. Those attitudes matter because speeding continues to have deadly consequences. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ...

State reaffirms commitment to Pennsylvanians with disabilities

Local News August 21, 2026

The Shapiro Administration reaffirmed its commitment to ensure the choices and freedoms of Pennsylvanians with disabilities are protected so they can live, work, and participate fully in their chosen community in the wake of recent federal actions that threaten decades of progress. In 1999, the United States Supreme Court decided Olmstead v. L.C. – a case that questioned how states comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Olmstead decision affirmed that unjustified segregation of people with disabilities is a form of discrimination under the ADA and that people ...