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Officials seek public input for recreation plans

Got ideas on recreation options in the county? County officials want to hear from you. Warren County is working on the development of a county-wide Recreation and Greenways Plan and is looking for public feedback as part of that process. An online survey is available at ...

Critters in and out of winter mode

We get a blast of cold weather and a few winter birds show un in the back yard. A couple of days later and afternoon temperatures are in the high 40, the snow melts and winter birds disappear. Some of the winter ducks have moved to the Allegheny River. Several small flocks of bufflehead and ...

Felony animal cruelty charges filed against teens in deer abuse case

It took more than a month, but the Pennsylvania Game Commission filed charges Friday in a case of animal abuse caught on video. The incident took place on Nov. 30, in Brookville, according to the Game Commission, and the agency has been investigating since the video — reportedly taken by the defendants — was posted and shared with its Facebook page. That video shows two males holding down and immobile white-tailed deer and repeatedly kicking it. Alexander B. Smith, 18, of Brookville, and a 17-year-old whose identity was not released per game commission policy, are each charged ...

Tour de Warren?

When it comes to being part of Bike Route Y — the City of Warren can take it or leave it. Part of the PennDOT paving projects on Pennsylvania Avenue — east in 2019 and west in 2020 — would align Warren with other portions of the Route 6 bicycle route. “As we do paving projects, ...

USDA urges farmers to apply for assistance

Farmers and forest landowners looking to make improvements may qualify for federal dollars and assistance. According to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), “Pennsylvania agricultural producers and landowners are ...

Far-fetched

Some people take their dogs places. In the case of Walt Stover of Tidioute, Millie is taking him to Orlando. Millie, a two-and-a-half year old black Labrador retriever, is highly ranked as a dock diving dog. They’re a team, but Millie does the hard work. In 2018, Stover was ...