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Game Commission trap shoot held

Winners from the PA Game Commission trap shoot are pictured left to right: Tanner Warham, Thomas Sabella, and Carter Anderson. The Pennsylvania Game Commission trap shoot took place recently at the Black Ash Sportsman Club. Carter Anderson took first place varsity with a 49, Tanner Warham won ...

Rape crisis centers funding doubled despite Republican ‘cowardice,’ says Shapiro

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro applauded the state’s recent budget deal for providing a 100% increase in funding for rape crisis centers during a ceremonial signing at the YWCA Young Women’s Association in Carlisle on Monday. It was a change of tune from last year, when a budget impasse forced many centers to limit services and let go of employees. In the new deal, state funding for Pennsylvania’s 47 rape crisis centers increased by $12 million. While many Republicans questioned if the budget was genuinely ‘balanced,’ Shapiro maintained that the plan and its prioritization ...

Warren County Conservation District accepting photo contest entries

The Warren County Conservation District is accepting entries for its seventh annual photo contest through Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. District officials are asking interested photographers to submit 8x10 matted photos (no frames) to the Warren County Conservation District, 4000 Conewango Ave., Warren. Categories include: sports action, ice /icicles, fish/ fishing, and patriotic. Photos must be taken in Warren County and two photos can be entered in each category per entrant. On the back of the photo, entrants should write their name, address, phone number, place where the photo was taken and ...

JPD: Two dead after shooting incident outside UPMC Chautauqua

Two people are dead after a shooting incident outside UPMC Chautauqua. The hospital was on lockdown Wednesday afternoon while police investigated the incident. At 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jamestown police officers responded to the UPMC Chautauqua campus for a report of two people unresponsive in a vehicle. Through investigation it was determined that the two people in the vehicle were deceased. There was a heavy police presence around the hospital for much of the afternoon, with traffic blocked on Prather Avenue from Foote Avenue to Sherman Street and the entrance into the hospital's ...

Farm Fresh: Farmers market brings fresh produce and community together

Each Saturday morning, shoppers fill the Midtown parking lot as vendors set up fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers and more at the Warren farm and crafts market. Open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, the market features about 19 vendors offering a variety of locally grown and homemade ...

Council establishes no-parking zone on Glenwood Street

The Warren City Council has created a new no-parking zone on Glenwood Street. The council unanimously approved an ordinance establishing a no-parking zone along a portion of Glenwood Street following a recent street reconstruction project funded through the Community Development Block Grant program. Police Chief Joseph Sproveri explained that new curbing narrowed the roadway, making it difficult for garbage trucks and other large vehicles to navigate the sharp 90-degree turn when vehicles are parked nearby. Several council members noted the area has long presented challenges for ...