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Health Department notes potential measles exposure at Jamestown hospital

JAMESTOWN -- The Chautauqua County Health Department is notifying the community about possible measles exposures at the UPMC Chautauqua Emergency Department, 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown. People who tested positive for measles were at the hospital during these times: Saturday, September 26, from 9:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 27, at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The people who tested positive for measles do not live in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Health Department is working with UPMC Chautauqua Hospital to identify and notify people who ...

Sheffield man’s sentence lengthened by five months

A Sheffield man has been found guilty of violating his probation and has had his sentence lengthened by five months. Tyler Ordiway, 26, had been sentenced in 2021 by former Judge Maureen Skerda in the Court of Common Pleas to 10 to 30 months incarceration, $2,025 in fines and fees, sex offender treatment and submission of a DNA sample on a count of third-degree felony child pornography. Online court docket information shows Ordiway was released in October 2025 from SCI Smithfield, with the conditions of his probation set with the Warren County Adult Probation Unit on Oct. 30, 2025. ...

City fall festival boasts full lineup of activities

There is something happening all day long in downtown Warren on Saturday, October 3rd. Come downtown, shop locally, enjoy great food and drinks, participate in the activities, and celebrate fall with friends and family. The Fall Festival continues to grow this year. The City of Warren, ...

Attorney General’s office files lawsuit against Idaho spotted lanternfly business

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office has filed a lawsuit against an Idaho man and his business for allegedly deceiving Pennsylvanians and businesses into purchasing fraudulent spotted lanternfly permits and associated training. The lawsuit alleges that Kevin Wardell and Diverse Solutions LLC solicited and sold the fraudulent permits and training under the name “Spotted Lanternfly Commission.” According to the lawsuit, Wardell and his business solicited Pennsylvanians — in some cases, successfully — by mailing letters that included deceptive logos and ...

City seeks public input on downtown riverfront redevelopment name

The City of Warren is asking residents and the public to help choose a name for its planned Downtown Riverfront Redevelopment project. A naming survey has been developed as part of the city's ongoing effort to gather public input on the project, which is designed to improve access to the Allegheny River and create new recreational and pedestrian amenities along Warren's downtown riverfront. Participants may submit their own name suggestion or select up to three names from a list developed by the project's steering committee. Proposed names include Allegheny Landing, Allegheny ...