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Wescoat to lead PennDOT maintenance in Warren, Forest counties

PennDOT’s Warren County maintenance office has a new leader. Ryan Wescoat has been appointed highway maintenance manager for Warren and Forest counties. “Ryan brings with him the experience of working at two other counties as well as the unique perspective of service with the local ...

ANF highlights work funded by Great American Outdoor Act

Deferred maintenance projects can be both big and small. But there’s a reality to the fact that those projects - when left unaddressed - tend to grow, both in scope and cost. Federal legislation enacted in 2020 - the Great American Outdoors Act - provides “new opportunities for the ...

New bill: Include percentage of counties reporting on election night

State Rep. Brad Roae wants to make it easier for Pennsylvania residents to follow election results. Rose, R-Meadville, has introduced a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation he is drafting that would require the Pennsylvania Department of State to restore information on Election Night ...

Community Foundations supports Miracle Mountain Rain fort project

A grant from the Community Foundation of Warren County has helped Miracle Mountain Ranch in Spring Creek Twp. to rebuild an amenity — Fort Wilderness — that was damaged by fire several years ago. The fort, located about a mile-and-a-half to two miles from the main Ranch, will “without ...

Burham facing first-degree murder charge

The crime that Michael Burham is accused of committing is so ghastly, that he is facing a rare first-degree murder charge. It’s the first time District Attorney Jason Schmidt has charged someone with that level of a crime during his time in office. On Friday, Schmidt outlined the ...

Thompson addresses assassination inquiry

It feels like it’s been much more than three weeks since the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler. Since then, President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race for the White House, drastically altering the scope of the contest; J.D. Vance was selected as the ...