For nearly a decade, Melanie Swab has served at the Warren Forest Economic Opportunity Council, helping people experiencing homelessness overcome barriers and move toward lasting stability. She works tirelessly to connect individuals with safe housing, essential services, and community ...
YOUNGSVILLE – Youngsville Borough Mayor Catrina Leamon used her report at last week’s Borough Council meeting to encourage residents to support one another, embrace new community traditions and focus on the future following the closure of Youngsville High School. In an emotional and passionate address, Leamon thanked residents for the everyday acts of kindness that help make Youngsville a welcoming place to live. She also praised community members who helped decorate the borough for fall and organize homecoming festivities that brought students and families together. “Thank you ...
SHAPE PA is proud to recognize Christina Valentine of Tidioute Community Charter School as a recipient of the 2026 Innovation in Physical Education Award. Valentine teaches Health and Physical Education at Tidioute Community Charter School in Warren County, where she continues to create meaningful and innovative opportunities for her students. Through the TCCS Expeditionary Project, she connected her fifth grade and ninth to 11th grade students with the Warren County Pickleball Club. Students learned the history, equipment, skills, rules, and strategies of pickleball before taking ...
Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., opposes U.S. Sec. of War Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of a man convicted for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood. “I don't like the idea. I don't think it's a great idea,” McCormick told The Center Square in an interview on Tuesday. “I do support capital punishment, and this was a horrible case of a terrorist killing (thirteen) Americans.” “Couldn't have been more explicit that he was doing that,” he continued. “So, I'm in favor of capital punishment, but I don't think there's a lot of benefit in live streaming ...
The Woman’s Club of Warren held their first luncheon of the new season on Oct. 5. The guest speaker was Wendy Clawson of The Bean Bank, a coffee shop in Youngsville. She spoke of how the beans are roasted and all prep is done here in Warren. The Hostesses were Teressa Sasserson and Linda ...
This week, Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to intervene in a proceeding challenging PPL Electric Utilities’ current rate structure, a crucial action to help protect Pennsylvania electricity customers from rising costs and reliability risks associated with data center development in the Commonwealth. The petition marks the first time in at least 15 years that a governor has intervened in a PUC proceeding. The Governor’s petition supports a complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA), which argues that ...
