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Tidioute News: Teacher wins award, Halloween updates

Local News October 17, 2026

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 ...

McCormick opposes ‘idea’ of live streamed Fort Hood execution

Local News October 17, 2026

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 ...

Club welcomes speaker

Local News October 17, 2026

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 ...

Shapiro files petition over higher energy rates

Local News October 17, 2026

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 ...

Ellwood hosts manufacturing day for area students

Local News October 17, 2026

On Wednesday, Ellwood National Crankshaft, Ellwood National Forge and Ellwood National Steel hosted more than 175 students and educators from the area for a Manufacturing Day event at the Ellwood complex in Irvine, Pennsylvania. Manufacturing Week is celebrated nationally each year in ...

Game Commission search warrant bill passes Senate

Local News October 17, 2026

The state Senate has passed legislation requiring the state Game Commission to obtain a valid warrant before entering private property. The legislation would preserve the ability of Game Commission personnel to enter property when a judicially recognized exception applies, allowing lawful ...