The Brokenstraw Valley pool was built in 1966 to be used as a community swimming pool, and last year the Youngsville Borough decided to raise money to assist in the costs of operating the pool.

Convicted murderer David Beattie appeared before Warren County Judge Maureen Skerda on Thursday in an attempt to gain an appeal to the 2008 verdict which left him facing the rest of his life in prison.

Gov. Tom Corbett suggests that school districts use their fund balances to avoid cutting programs.
He has been practicing that preaching.

Visitors can't see a forest, but they sure can see a lot of trees.
The Pioneer Arboretum in North Warren is a place of peace and nature at the edge of one of Warren County's main thoroughfares.

The west end of Betts Park has been transformed into a basketball haven for this weekend's Gus Macker tournament.
Foreman Jeremy Vandenburg said there are 17 courts to host 185 teams.

This weekend, Sunday, May 20, there will be a solar eclipse. That's when the moon is directly between some portion of earth and the sun.

Times Observer Photo by Ben Klein
Fountain work
Shawn Tutmaher of the City of Warren Department of Public Works prepares the Heritage Fountain in downtown Warren for use this summer.

School board members have expressed concerns about the size of the administrative staff.
Contrary to the Warren County School District rumor mill, they're suggesting that it might be too small.
The concern about teacher cuts is evident.