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Dems eye more regular countywide reassessments

Local News August 25, 2026

State lawmakers in both houses of the state Legislature want to require counties to undertake a property reassessment on regular 10-year cycles. State Reps. Emily Kinkead, D-Bellevue, and Jen Mazzocco, D-Mt. Lebanon, said recently they will introduce legislation in the state House of Representatives to require regular reassessments. Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Allegheny, has already introduced legislation (SB 567) that would mandate a property reassessment for every county in the state on a 10-year cycle while also strengthening the role of the state Tax Equalization Board. Kinkead and ...

Briefs

Local News Briefs August 25, 2026

Bridge league results The Warren bridge league announces results from Aug. 17 to 24. — Monday Night Duplicate bridge at the YMCA, first, Russ Kelley and Bill Kuppinger; second, Laurie Curren and Richard Woodruff. — Tuesday Woman’s Club bridge, first, Marge Neel; second, Bill Massa. — Thursday Woman’s Club bridge, first, Carol Stone; second, Connie Lucia. Class holds its 75th birthday party The Youngsville High School Class of 1969 is holding its 75th Birthday Party on Oct. 3. It will be from 2 to 7 p.m. at Brokenstraw Valley Winery, Youngsville. Classmates and ...

PFAS settlement leads to refund of $37 in water bills

Local News August 25, 2026

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania American Water announced that additional credits were recently applied to customers’ bills as a result of the company's receipt of proceeds from settlements reached with manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On July 27, Pennsylvania American Water issued a $6.13 bill credit to all active water customer accounts as of July 24. The credit distributes recent settlement proceeds the company received from PFAS manufacturers to customers. The credit is made possible through Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approval of ...

State celebrates graduation of 47 troopers

Local News August 24, 2026

Lieutenant Col. George Bivens, Acting Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), welcomed 47 new troopers during a graduation ceremony at LCBC Manheim. The 176th Cadet Class completed approximately 27 weeks of rigorous training at the PSP Academy to earn the rank of trooper. “For ...

Scrapbook of summer

Local News August 24, 2026

The Warren Public Library has had another great summer with a variety of programs for everyone. With the end of summer closing in, Susan Slater, Children’s Librarian, shared what has taken place so far in the children’s department. Dinosaur-themed programs and activities coincided with ...

Shapiro reverses course on data center industry he once embraced

Local News August 24, 2026

Gov. Josh Shapiro, facing a tidal wave of public negativity about data centers, last week reversed course on an industry he once embraced by chastising many of its players as speculative troublemakers and pulling away access to the state's "fast track" permitting program. It was during a visit to a major data center site in Luzerne County in late 2024 that Shapiro created the fast track process, which he described as a "game changer" in getting big projects moving along. Recently, nine of 17 projects in the program were data centers. On Tuesday, he signed a new executive order that ...