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Warren man convicted of indecent assault

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A Warren man has been convicted at trial of indecent assault of a person with a mental disability. David W. Dickson, 79, of Youngsville was charged with indecent assault of a person with a mental disability and indecent assault without consent of other in October 2025 by the State Police at Warren after an alleged incident on Aug. 28, 2025, in Pleasant Township. Dickson was found guilty on both counts following a jury trial Sept. 29 in front of President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas. A person commits indecent assault if they have non-consensual indecent ...

New proposal would close ‘voluntary intoxication’ loophole

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Legislation is coming to the state General Assembly that would close a rape and sexual assault loophole that has come under scrutiny across the country after a sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity house. Rep. Lisa Borowski, D-Newtown Square, is drafting legislation that would ...

Final museum event for year planned

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SCANDIA — Elk Township Historical Society will open its museum and restored 1800s classroom for the final event of the year on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy a beautiful autumn drive to the four corners in Scandia, and visit our museum filled with artifacts, old photos, cemetery and obituary records, and notebooks of early families, who resided in the township. We’re small in size, but filled from floor to ceiling with amazing collections of early life on the hill. Children will enjoy sitting at the antique school desks in the 1800s classroom, browsing through old books, ...

Fetterman, fellow Dems accuse DHS of ‘intentionally undermining’ trust

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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined most of his Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin expressing concern about its actions ahead of the midterm election. “We write to warn you against continued activities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that seek to undermine the Constitutional authority of both Congress and states to administer elections and defy the directions of federal courts,” the senators wrote in a joint letter in late September. “As Secretary of Homeland Security, you have promoted the President’s ...

St. Joseph’s win trophies, medals at Meadville invitational

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MEADVILLE - The St. Joseph’s Crusaders Run Club continued its cross country season Friday at the Seton Catholic School Ben Mourer Memorial Invitational. The event on Sept. 25 brought together more than 150 young runners, with 14 representing St. Joseph’s in the K-2, 3-4 and 5-6 ...

Shots from the past

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Whether you are a seasoned collector or a tenderfoot, a significant antique collection of arms to admire will be on display this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Wilder Museum of Warren County, 51 Erie Avenue, Irvine. This unique historic collection comes from Brad Bogart, a historian and ...