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130th Annual 2nd Week of Deer Season Report

We have been through quite a few deer seasons together, maybe not quite 130, but probably 38 of them, or so. If what I have heard so far is any indication, the first few days of this deer season have been unremarkable. Even the very recent bear season which held such promise was without ...

‘A little bit longer’

It was really cold out on October 22, according to Kirk Zofcin Jr. The 12-year-old was archery hunting with his older brother, Colton Thompson, in Mead Township, and was getting pretty bored. He asked if they could quit for the day. Thompson suggested they “give it just a little bit ...

Fresh fish

Efforts to bring the lake at Chapman State Park back to life has taken a big step forward. For the first time since March 2016, brown and rainbow trout were released into the lake on Thursday. Tim Schaeffer, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission executive director, said the event is aimed ...

Man killed in accidental shooting

A man was shot and killed by his own rifle in a hunting accident Thursday morning in Sugar Grove Township. The identity of the hunter, who is not a resident of Warren County, was not released Thursday afternoon. According to Pennsylvania Game Commission Game Warden Dave Donachy, officials were working on contacting the man’s next of kin. The death involved “a man climbing down from his tree stand with a loaded rifle,” Donachy said. “He attempted to hand the rifle off to a partner. The gun fell and discharged.” The cause of death was a “single wound to the neck,” ...

57th Rotary celebrates 4H achievement night

The 57th Rotary 4-H Achievement Night and the Penn State Extension Annual Meeting were held November 14 at the 4-H Center in Pittsfield. The evening began with 4-H Extension Educator Jennifer Grooms introducing State Senator Scott Hutchinson who spoke briefly to those in attendance. Penn ...

‘Duck’ season

It’s duck season. In this particular case, it’s a hunt with “Duck” season. But when Warren’s Scott Swartz walked into a Northwest Bank branch one random day, he had no idea what he’d be aiming for. Staring at him was a cardboard cutout of former Pittsburgh Steelers’ ...