Warren County Community Handbook 2024

2024 WARREN COUNTY

COMMUNITY

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WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY HANDBOOK

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COMMUNITY

HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Debra Brunner 716.487.1111 ext. 222 dbrunner@post-journal.com EDITOR John DAgostino 716.487.1111 ext. 253 jdagostino@post-journal.com ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Tesla Grobaski 716.487.1111 ext. 299 tgrobaski@post-journal.com ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Jessica Mack 814.730.6305 jmack@timesobserver.com

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Federal/State Officials..................................................................5 Warren County Officials..............................................................6 History..........................................................................................7 City of Warren..............................................................................8

Municipalities

Bear Lake .........................................................................10 Brokenstraw .....................................................................14 Cherry Grove.....................................................................15 Clarendon..........................................................................10 Columbus...........................................................................16 Conewango........................................................................18 Deerfield............................................................................19 Eldred................................................................................20 Elk.....................................................................................21 Farmington........................................................................21 Freehold............................................................................22 Glade..................................................................................22 Limestone..........................................................................24 Mead..................................................................................24 Pine Grove.........................................................................25 Pittsfield............................................................................26 Pleasant.............................................................................27 Sheffield.............................................................................27 Southwest..........................................................................28 Spring Creek.....................................................................28 Sugar Grove Borough.......................................................12 Sugar Grove Township.....................................................29 Tidioute.............................................................................12 Triumph............................................................................30 Youngsville........................................................................13 Watson...............................................................................30 Allegheny National Forest is a Recreational Paradise.............45 Directory of Services.............................................................32-34 Fire Departments..................................................................37-39 Law Enforcement.......................................................................44 Libraries.....................................................................................42 Miscellaneous Information........................................................46 Post Offices............................................................................40-41 Schools...................................................................................35-36 Senior Centers............................................................................43

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GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY Federal Officials

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President Joseph R. Biden The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., 20500 Phone: (202) 456-1414

Vice-President Kamala Harris Office of the Vice-President, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., 20500

Senator Bob Casey 393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C., 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6324

Senator John Fetterman Suite B40B, Dirksen Senate Office Building 50 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002 Washington, D.C., 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4254

Congressman Glenn Thompson 400 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C., 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5121

State Officials Gov. Josh Shapiro

Office of the Governor 508 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa., 17120 Phone: (717) 787-2500

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis 200 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa., 17120 Phone: (717) 787-3300

State Representative Kathy Rapp

Capitol Office Room 213 Ryan Office Building, Harrisburg, Pa., 17120 Phone: (717) 787-1367 Warren Office 404 Market St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-5203

State Senator Scott Hutchinson

Capitol Office 170 Main Capitol, Senate Box 203021, Harrisburg, Pa., 17120 Phone: (717) 787-9684 Warren Office 22045 U.S. 6, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 728-2100

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WARREN COUNTY OFFICIALS www.warrencountypa.gov • Facebook: www.facebook.com/WarrenCountyPA/

County Commissioner Ken Klakamp

(814) 728-3405 kklakamp@warrencountypa.gov

County Commissioner Tricia Durbin

(814) 728-3403 tdurbin@warrencountypa.gov

Prothonotary: (814) 728-3440 Register & Recorder: (814) 728-3430 Tax Claim: (814) 728-3415 Treasurer: (814) 728-3416 Veterans Affairs: (814) 728-3478 Warren County Courthouse, 204 4th Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365

President Judge Maureen Skerda Judge Gregory Hammond

Chief Clerk Pam Matve

Court Administrator: (814) 728-3530 Adult Probation: (814) 728-3528 District Attorney: (814) 728-3460 Domestic Relations: (814) 728-3540 Family Hearing Officer: (814) 728-3488 Jail: (814) 723-7553 Juvenile Probation: (814) 728-3500 Public Defender: (814) 728-3435

County Solicitor Nathaniel Schmidt

District Justices

County Commissioner Dan Glotz

(814) 728-3403 dglotz@warrencountypa.gov

(814) 728-3402

Departments Auditors: (814) 728-3446 Assessment: (814) 728-3420 Children and Youth Services:

285 Hospital Drive, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-2100 Coroner: (814) 688-3700 Elections & Voter Registration: (814) 728-3406 Fiscal: (814) 728-3408 Human Resources: (814) 728-3559

Human Services:

285 Hospital Drive, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-2100 IT: (814) 728-3454 Maintenance: (814) 728-3412 Planning & Zoning: (814) 728-3512

Public Safety/Emergency Management/911 Center: 100 Dillon Drive, Youngsville, Pa., 16371 Phone: (814) 563-2220 (814) 563-3500 (911 Center, non-emergency)

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37-2-01: District Justice Raymond Zydonik 333 Hickory St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-2260

37-3-01: District Justice Laura Bauer 1585 Market St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-6750

37-4-01: District Justice Todd Woodin 37 Railroad St., Youngsville, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 563-4682 January 2024

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WARREN COUNTY HISTORY L

ike his commission as a general, it took some time for Gen. Joseph Warren’s name to settle on a county in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Warren was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill fighting with the men, rather than leading them, because his commission did not arrive in time.

Early records put this part of the state in Allegheny or Lycoming county.

In 1800, the state legislature created eight new counties — including Warren. The five of those in the northwestern part of the state were lumped together for tax purposes as Crawford County, with Meadville as county seat.

Later that year, a Brokenstraw Township was created.

That township had the same border as what is now Warren County.

Warren lost its dependence on Crawford County in 1805... and became part of Venango County. That arrangement lasted until 1819, when the legislature formally created the separate Warren County, with two municipalities — Brokenstraw and Conewango townships.

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CITY OF WARREN

arren is named for a man who might have been one of our nation’s Founding Fathers.

Address: Municipal Building, 318 W. Third Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365

Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Website: www.cityofwarrenpa.gov When Joseph Warren’s commission as a general failed to arrive in time for the Battle of Bunker Hill, he volunteered to Facebook: City of Warren, PA, Local Government fight among the troops, instead of leading them. He was killed Mayor: David Wortman in that battle on June 17, 1775.

Council: But, there is no Founding Father named Warren.

Warren has been called the Founding Martyr or the forgotten Founding Father.

He was a Harvard graduate and a doctor and he was considered a leading revolutionary. He had been president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress — a post also held by John Hancock. He sent Paul Revere on his famous ride.

The Borough of Warren was incorporated on May 7, 1832.

The borough’s highest population was enumerated in the 1940 census — 14,891.

The borough became the City of Warren in 1988.

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Gen. Warren has a park and a statue in his honor in the triangle formed by Pennsylvania Avenue West and the western end of Third Avenue.

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Meeting Schedule: Third Monday of each month, 7 p.m.

City Manager:

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Public Works:

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MUNICIPALITIES Bear Lake Borough

Office: Bear Lake Community Center,

330 N. Center St., Bear Lake, Pa., 16402 Email: bearlakeborough@outlook.com Mayor: Gloria Snow, (814) 462-4919

Council members: Jason Christianson (814) 688-1954 Gordon Smith (814) 664-2918 Alice Woodin (814) 964-1686 Melissa Willis (814) 663-6012 Karen Morton (814) 779-4517 Clarence Skinner

Building Permits: Bear Lake Borough/Labor & Industry Population: 148 Area: .65 square miles, 1.27 road miles Bear Lake Borough was created out of Freehold and Columbus Townships and chartered on Sept. 6, 1887. The name comes from the frequency with which bears fed and watered in a lake just outside of town. The area had been known as “The Summit” previously.

Clarendon Borough

Office: Allegheny Valley Veterans Center, Clarendon Email: clarendonboro@westpa.net Mayor: Tom Eaton, (814) 723-0127 Council members:

Meeting Schedule: First Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Bear Lake Community Center Secretary: Angela Christianson, (814) 688-1954 Tax Collector: Michelle Enos, (814) 730-4423

Paul Pascuzzi (814) 723-1088 Jason Lyon (814) 730-5366 Gary Lane

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MUNICIPALITIES (814) 726-7894 Rob Hart (814) 726-1397 Neal Arthur (814) 726-1397

Meeting Schedule: Third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Borough Building

Secretary: Laura McDonald, (814) 723-8010 Office Hours: By appointment Tax Collector: Darlene Hart, (814) 726-1397 Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Population: 410 Area: .57 square miles, 1.71 road miles Clarendon was named for Thomas Clarendon of New York City, who owned a voluminous amount of land and timber in the region. The borough was chartered on March 6, 1882.

The area had previously been known as Pattonia, named after William Patton who was instrumental in bringing the first rail line into the area.

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MUNICIPALITIES Ryan Hoffman (814) 489-3552

Meeting Schedule: First Monday of each month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: Karla LoPresti, (814) 489-7822 Tax Collector: Michelle Enos, (814) 730-4423 Building Permits: Building Inspection Underwriters Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 564 Area: 1.04 square miles, 2.33 road miles

Sugar Grove Borough

Sugar Grove Borough Office: Borough Building,

Harmon Ave., Sugar Grove, Pa., 16350 Email: sgboro@outlook.com Mayor: Peter Allenson, (814) 489-7889

It’s unclear when Sugar Grove Borough was derived out of Sugar Grove Township, through the name is derived from the prevalence of maple trees in the area. There were three to four families living in the village by 1818. One of the largest abolition conventions occurred in Sugar Grove in 1854 and famed abolitionist Fredick Douglass was one of the key speakers at that event. Flashing forward over a century, mandolinist and tenor vocalist from the country band Diamond Rio, Gene Johnson, is a Sugar Grove native.

Council members: Kevin D. Nicklas (814) 489-3244 David Bauer (814) 489-3012 Gene Wilston Robert Hall (814) 489-3880 Alexander LoPresti (814) 730-8704 Chris Wilson (814) 706-2193

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Tidioute Borough

Office: 129 Main St., Tidioute, Pa. Email: tboro@tidioute.org Website: www.tidioute.org Mayor: Henry O. Brown, (814) 484-3979 Council members: President David Manning (814) 484-7202 Vice-President Steve Morrison (814) 484-3507

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MUNICIPALITIES Cindy Paulmier (814) 484-1693 Jonathan Brown (814) 730-5646 Heather Cass (814) 688-4361 Trisha Hulings (814) 319-5533 Aaron Schmidt (814) 730-5556

streams in the area. The town was first called Deerfield but a postal conflict – there was another Deerfield – necessitated a name change. The borough was incorporated on June 7, 1862, largely in respond to area oil activity.

Youngsville Borough

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.

Borough Manager: Amanda Mesel, (814) 484-7424 Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tax Collector: Sandy Martin, (814) 484-7227 Building Permits: Building Inspection Underwriters Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 626 Area: 1.2 square miles, 4.04 road miles Combined out of Deerfield and Triumph townships, the word “Tidioute” is a Native American word meaning “log trap place” – deer were supposedly trapped at the mouths of

Office: 40 Railroad St., Youngsville, Pa. Email: office@youngsvilleboro.org Website: www.youngsvilleboro.org Borough Manager: Wendy Wilcox, (814) 563-4604, ext. 2 Mayor: Scott Nelson, (814) 563-4044 Council members: Nicole Cowan (814) 563-7960 Dustin Schwab (814) 812-3697 Todd Lake (814) 563-2238 Eric Mineweaser (814) 563-9518

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MUNICIPALITIES Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tax Collector: (814) 563-4604, ext. 4 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning and Zoning Office Population: 1,726 Area: 1.28 square miles, 7.96 road miles

Rick Brewster (814) 563-7331 Troy Clawson (814) 563-7047 Catrina Leamon (814) 563-4588

Meeting Schedule: Second Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Secretary: Allie Benedict, (814) 563-4604, etx. 3

Youngsville is named for Matthew Young, one of the first settlers in Warren County. Young came to the Youngsville area in 1796. The bachelor taught school, was the county’s second treasurer in the 1820s and also – as many other did – owned a sawmill in the area. The borough was incorporated on Sept. 4, 1849.

Brokenstraw Township

Office: 770 Rouse Ave., Youngsville, Pa., 16371 Email: brokenstrawtwp@gmail.com Supervisors: Richard Lauger (814) 563-4060

Youngsville Borough

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MUNICIPALITIES Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Population: 1,730 Area: 39 square miles, 36.91 road miles Originally derived from the Native American word “Cushonadauga,” the term Brokenstraw translates as “broken grass.” English settlers initally called the area Buckaloons, a mismash of a Delaware tribe word. Brokenstraw was the county’s first township – essentially covering the entire county – and was formally created in 1800. It was split in two eight years later and split a total of 12 times by 1821.

Cherry Grove Township

Brokenstraw Borough

Nancy Reynolds (814) 563-9491 Bill Hendrickson (814) 688-4920 Secretary: Sarah Brown, (814) 563-7681 Office Hours: By appointment.

Tax Collector: Nicole Cope, (814) 688-9926

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Office: Cherry Grove Fire Hall, 6045 Cherry Grove Rd., Clarendon, Pa., 16313 Email: cgtwp@windstream.net Supervisors:

Henry Geer (814) 968-3744 Jeffery Boutelle (814) 968-3392 (continued on page 16)

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MUNICIPALITIES Steve McNeal (814) 968-3907

Meeting Schedule: Second Monday of each month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: Linda Boutelle, (814) 968-3261 Office Hours: Tues.-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by appointment

Tax Collector: Sue Geer, (814) 968-3261 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Population: 174 Area: 46.7 square miles, 3.15 road miles The township is named – unsuprisingly – for cherry trees present in the area. It was split from Sheffield Township and formally created on Dec. 7, 1847. Cherry Grove is particularly notable as the location of one of the nation’s greatest oil booms in 1882-1883 which was responsible for altering oil prices on the national market. By the end of the decade, little evidence of the bustling area remained as the oil had dried up.

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Columbus Township

Columbus Township

Office: Township Building, 44 North St., Columbus, Pa., 16405 Email: columbustwp@neo.rr.com Supervisors: David Goodwill 663-1291 Larry Curtis 964-0298 Raymond Driscoll 964-1222

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: Chad Lyon, (814) 664-2711 Office Hours: Mon. and Tues., 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tax Collector: Michele Hunt, (814) 664-8439 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 1604 Area: 41.4 square miles, 49.99 road miles Settled prior to 1795, Columbus Township was initially (continued on page 18)

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MUNICIPALITIES organized in March 1821 and initally called “Northwest Township” because of its location in the county. It was formed independently on May 25, 1825. And while it might be assumed the township is named for the famed explorer, there appear to be more to the story. Two of the early settlers - David Curtis of Sherburne, NY and Kimball Webber of Columbus, NY, had a bitter dispute as they both wanted to name the township after their hometown. The two men agreed to settle the issue this way: The man who could bring in the most whiskey on election day would name the township.

Webber’s five gallons were enough to win the wager, hence we know it was Columbus Township and not Sherburne Township. Columbus Borough was formed out of the township in 1853 but gave it up in 1925 and rejoined the township.

Conewango Township

Conewango Township

Office: 4 Fireman Street, Warren, Pa., 16365 Email: conewangotownship@gmail.com Website: www.conewangotwp.com Facebook: www.Facebook/.com/conewangotwp/ Supervisors: Vince Duckett

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Secretary: Jennifer Fox, (814) 723-6410 Office Hours: Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment Tax Collector: Sherry McIntyre, (814) 726-9712 Building Permits: Bureau Veritas Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 3,427 Area: 31 square miles, 34.07 road miles The word “Conewango” is initially a Seneca term which translates as “in the riffles,” through numerous spellings pop (continued on page 19)

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MUNICIPALITIES up in the 1700s. The boundaries of the township were settled in 1806 and formally received judicial approval in 1808. At that point, Conewango Township was the eastern half of the county with Brokenstraw Township encompassing the western side. The first township election was held in the home of Daniel Jackson (Jackson Run Rd., Jackson Run, etc.) in 1808. In 1821, the two townships were future divided into 12, bringing the township must closer to its current configuration.

Deerfield Township

Office: 4638 Morrison Hill Rd., Tidioute, Pa., Email: supervisors@deerfieldtwsp.org Supervisors:

Warren Municipal Building

James Erdman (814) 964-9006 Duane Gibson (814) 563-7026 Jim Stec (814) 668-0012

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MUNICIPALITIES Meeting Schedule: First Monday of each month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: James Stec, (814) 688-0012 Tax Collector: April Gazalie, (814) 706-4948 Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 269 Area: 45 square miles, 19.90 road miles Deerfield Township was organized in March, 1821 and initially called “Number Eleven.” An abundance of deer is the origin of the name. In the 1820s, the township was vast and unsettled with one source indicating the early settlers in those years “were a sturdy class of men and women, honest and, of necessity, hard working.” Log cabins dotted the landscape along the Allegheny River about every mile in those early years. Pine and hemlock were available in prodigious amounts and with the river a convenient source of transportation, the first sawmill opened in 1826. The township initially included land on both sides of the river but in 1829 the portion to the east of the river was split off and formed into Limestone Township. It was further cut in 1862 for the creation of Tidioute Borough.

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Eldred Township

Office: Township Building, 1411 Hunt Rd., Pittsfield, Pa. 16340 Email: eldred.twp@verizon.net Website: www.eldredtownshipwarrencounty.com Supervisors: James Wencil (814) 436-7835 Albert Paden (814) 436-7883 Darrick Johnson (814) 436-7302

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WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY HANDBOOK

MUNICIPALITIES Secretary: Diane Maille, (814) 436-7654 Tax Collector: Deborah Savitz, (814) 436-7714 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 584 Area: 38 square miles, 34.45 road miles The township was formed in September 1843 and was named for Judge Nathaniel B. Eldred, president of the judicial district of which Warren County was a part at that time. The township was created out of a portion of Southwest Township. Samuel W.B. Sanford was the driving force behind the petition that created the township. The first settler of the township is believed to have been Lovell Greeley - an uncle of the famed illustrator Horace Greeley around 1830.

Elk Township

Office: Township Office, 3794 Cole Hill Rd., Russell, Pa. Email: secretary@elktwp.com Website: https://elktownshipwarrencounty.org/ Supervisors: Jeffrey Carlstrom (814) 757-8286 Kelly VanCise (814) 757-4312 Matt Wallin (814) 331-1803

Meeting Schedule: Second and fourth Wednesday of

each month, 6 p.m.

Secretary: Sherry Moore, (814) 757-5818 Tax Collector: Cheryl Reagle, (814) 757-8861 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 481 Area: 45 square miles, 15.65 road miles Elk Township was named because of the frequency with which elk were found in the area. However, by 1832, there were just a few elk left. The township was created on March 8, 1821, attached to Kimzua Township and initially called “Number Seven.” Nine years later, on May 1, 1830, the township was organized as Elk Township, the part of Kinzua Township west of the Allegheny River. When it was created, it was one of the largest townships in the county but was never densely populated. Into the 1880s, no large oil reserves had been found which may have brought more people to January 2024

the area. The first settler is believed to have been George Schoonover who lived on part of what became the Roper property as early as 1815 or 1816.

Farmington Township

Office: 5566 Rt. 957, Russell, Pa., 16345 Email: office@farmingtontwp.net Website: https://www.farmingtontwp.net/ Supervisors: Kirk Guiher (814) 730-0752 Anthony Brown (814) 706-6788 Jarod Bloomgren (814) 564-0169

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: Amanda Hitchcock, (814) 593-0001 Office Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tax Collector: Marcy Stanton, (814) 593-0001 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Population: 1,281 Area: 34.3 square miles, 43.99 road miles Farmington Township was named because of the “agricultural pursuits of its residents.” It was formed out of Pine Grove Township by the county court on Oct. 7, 1853. It might be a myth, but a story has been perpetuated some of the residents on the western edge of Pine Grove Township didn’t want to pay for part of a covered bridge at Russell in 1853 and petitioned the court to split into their own township (continued on page 22)

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MUNICIPALITIES was a result. The area was first settled in the late 1790s by a man of the Quaker faith - William Marsh - who had 16 children. The population of the area accelerated after the War of 1812.

Thomas Eyler (814) 489-3320 Norman Whiteley (814) 489-3550

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of each month, 7

p.m., except August Secretary: Lyn Smith, (814) 489-3806 Office Hours: Tues., Ths., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tax Collector: Judith Little, (814) 489-7484 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Population: 1,211 Area: 36 square miles, 41.62 road miles The township was formed out of parts of Columbus and Sugar Grove townships on September 3, 1833. The citizens tasked with creating the township asked that the court that the land be held in “fee simple,” which appears to be the origin of the name, which was a popular municipal name in the 1800s. A road from Pittsfield through Wrightsville to Lottsville opened as early as 1814 and James Irvine - half brother of Guy C. Irvine (who built the Locust House in Pine Grove Township) - was the township’s first permanent resident. A history of the county notes that Lottsville is older than Wrightsville “though it has never seen quite so stirring events.”

Freehold Township

Freehold Township

Office: Township Building, 139 Lottsville-Niobe Rd., Bear Lake, Pa., 16402

Email: frhldtwp@gmail.com Supervisors:

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Office: Township Building, 1285 Cobham Park Rd., Warren, Pa., 16365 Email: secretary@gladetwp.org Website: www.gladetwp.org Supervisors:

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Fred Freeman (814) 726-8862 Kenneth Zigler (814) 723-3959 Karen Rodgers (814) 688-5652

Meeting Schedule: First and third Tuesday of each

month, 4 p.m.

Secretary: Tiffany Smith, (814) 726-2159 Office Hours: Mon.-Ths., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Tax Collector: Leslie Goldthwaite, (814) 726-4022 Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office

Population: 2,042

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One Community One Campaign Thank You For Getting Involved And Changing Lives!

A heartfelt appreciation to everyone – individuals, organizations, businesses, and industries – who stood with us during the 2023 United Fund of Warren County Torchlight campaign.

Your support not only met but surpassed our goals. The legendary generosity of our community is truly inspiring, reflecting care and concern for family and neighbors during difficult times.

Since 1924, the United Fund campaign has unified giving to numerous human service agencies. As the largest fundraising effort in the County, it aids twenty agencies providing essential services to youth, seniors, the disabled, families in crisis, and those facing emergencies. Your support reaches all parts of Warren County, impacting lives significantly.

It’s crucial for our donors to know that 100% of your tax-deductible contributions directly support these agencies.

Thanks to endowments with the Community Foundation of Warren County, all campaign and administrative expenses are covered independently, a unique situation among nonprofit organizations.

Once again, a sincere thank you for your contributions to this year’s campaign. Your ongoing support for the United Fund ensures continued assistance to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers throughout Warren County.

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MUNICIPALITIES occurred in the county. Though Hook was acquitted, questions remain about the integrity of the trail. One of the county’s most powerful families, the Cobhams, built was in colloquially known as “Cobham Castle.”

Perhaps the most famous Cobham was George, killed during the Civil War at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek in Georgia in 1864. He was breveted a brigadier general upon his death.

Limestone Township Glade Township

Area: 36 square miles, 18.12 road miles The first landmark with “Glade” slapped on it as a name was Glade Run, the stream. The township was formed out of Conewango and Elk townships in March 1844. An early settler, Jacob Hook, owned vast amounts of land in the township and it was on his land where the first murder

Office: Municipal Building Email: limestonetwp@zoominternet.net Supervisors: John Ted Nuttall (814) 730-3858 Charles Swartz (814) 484-7242 Valerie McGregor (814) 484-3021

Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m.

Secretary: Irene Gorman, (814) 484-7344 Tax Collector: Donna Swartz, (814) 484-7242 Building Permits: Building Inspection Underwriters Population: 309 Area: 31.5 square miles, 10 road miles

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Limestone - named because of limestone deposits in the area - was formed as a provisional township in August 1829.

Settlers took control of the land believing that the township was owned by Pennsylvania but it was later determined that an English investor named Maben held title and the settlers would have to purchase the land. A second source confirms that early capitalists held large tracts of land which thwarted early development in the area. The first settler is believed to be Robert Arters who came in 1806 and was a Revolutionary War veteran. A significant amount of land in the township was purchased by the Harmony Society, a religious commune, in the 1850s.

Mead Township

203 N. Center St. • Corry, PA 16407

Office: Township Building, 119 Mead Blvd., Clarendon, Pa.,

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MUNICIPALITIES Pine Grove Township

Office: Township Office, 306 East St., Russell, Pa., 16345 Email: pinegrovetwp@breezelinebiz.net Website: www.pinegrovetownship.org Supervisors: Linda Farnsworth (814) 757-9227 Robert Nelson (814) 577-9263 Douglas Smith (814) 706-7761

Meeting Schedule: Second Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: Julie Parmenter, (814) 757-8112 Tax Collector: Doris Trumbull, (814) 757-8433 Building code: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning

Office Mead Township

Supervisors:

Population: 2,604 Area: 40.2 square miles, 29.9 road miles (continued on page 26)

Marcia Madigan (814) 26-1217 Alan Fox (814) 726-2292 Justin Hansen (814) 688-4634

Meeting Schedule: First and Third Monday of each

month, 7 p.m., unless a holiday then Tuesday Secretary: Jeri Graham, (814) 726-1735 Tax Collector: Kathleen Davidson, (814) 726-1735 Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 1,296 Area: 73 square miles, 12.52 road miles Mead Township was formed from parts of Sheffield, Kinzua and Pleasant Townships on June 7, 1847. It is named after Darius Mead who is believed to have settled in the area before 1838. There used to be four post offices in Mead Township - Stoneham, Clarendon, North Clarention and Tiona - though only Clarendon and Tiona remain. A history of the county notes Mead Township “was not generally inhabited by civilized man as early as many other portions of the county.” Some of the earliest settlers of the area were the brothers Jeremiah, Samuel and James Morrison who came from Jersey Shore, Pa. as early as 1800. Even into the 1840s, there were just four or five families living the frontier life in the township.

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MUNICIPALITIES with many coming from New York State. John Russell, son of Robert, is the namesake for what we now call Russell. It was first established, though, as Russellburg. The village was laid out in 1843 and that work revealed evidence of past French and Native American occupation.

Pine Grove Township

Present-day Pine Grove Township was settled prior to 1795 though the township wasn’t formed until March 8, 1821 and was initially called “Number Six.” It’s size was slashed by the creation of Farmington Township in October 1853. The name is presumably derived from the abundance of timber that blanketed the county in the early 19th century. Some of the first settlers - all here by 1795 - were John Frew, John Russell, Robert Miles and Isaiah Jones. A 1795 treaty made settling the area safer regarding potential Native American conflict. A sawmill had been erected by 1801 but it wasn’t until after the War of 1812 that the population expanded,

Pittsfield Township

Pittsfield Township

Office: Township Building, 371 Nelson Hill Rd., Pittsfield, Pa., 16340 Email: pittsfieldtwp@verizon.net Supervisors: William Hannold (814) 563-9884 William Kibbey (814) 563-9900 Dennis DeVore (814) 563-4278

Meeting Schedule: Third Tuesday of each month (Nov.– Mar.), 7 p.m.; Third Tuesday (Apr.–Oct.), 8 p.m.

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Secretary: Craig Allen, (814) 489-3668 Tax Collector: Marlene Byler, (814) 563-9037 Building Permits: Building Inspection Underwriters Population: 1,282 Area: 57 square miles, 28.18 road miles Pittsfield Township was formed out of Brokenstraw and Spring Creek townships in 1847.

It was named after Pittsfield, Mass. by James L. Acocks, the first postmaster, who had migrated from that town. But a small settlement had developed there as early as 1806 with approximately one dozen families living there. Mark Dalrymple deserves the credit for laying out the town in the early 1830s. Acocks opened the first store in the township in 1840. (continued on page 27) January 2024

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MUNICIPALITIES Pleasant Township

Area: 35 square miles, 13.9 road miles

Office: Municipal Building,

8 Chari Ln, Warren, Pa., 16365 Email: plstwp@verizon.net Website: www.pleasanttownship-warrenpa.org

Supervisors: Arden Knapp (814) 726-1199 John Phillips (814) 723-8597 Andy Brooks (814) 723-8358

Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of the month,

1 p.m.; Fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. Exceptions include Jan. 17 and April 17 at 1 p.m. and Dec. 19 at 7 p.m.

Secretary: Lea Ann Adams, (814) 723-5240 Office Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tax Collector: Patricia Cameron, (814) 723-3399 Building Permits: Construction Code Inspectors, Inc. Zoning Permits: Warren County Planning & Zoning Office Population: 2,249

Pleasant Township was created out of Limestone Township in 1834 through was sparsely settled into the 1880s. A history of the county indicates that the township “undoubtedly derived its name from its beauty of situation and prospect.”

The people who petitioned for the formation of the township wanted to name it “Mount Pleasant” but the judge that granted the creation of the township shortened the name.

Prior to the mid-1820s, the only settlers in the area were squatters. John Mead was the first permanent settler. The delay in settlement was no doubt caused by the geographic isolation of the township when there was no bridge to connect the township to the City of Warren.

Sheffield Township

Office: 20 Leather St., P.O. Box 784, Sheffield, Pa., 16347 Email: sts@westpa.net Supervisors: James Vile Matt Bell

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MUNICIPALITIES James Leichtenberger Meeting Schedule: Second Monday of each month, 6 p.m. at Sheffield Food Pantry, 18 Leather St. Secretary: Kristi Kulka-Leichtenberger, (814) 968-3906 Office Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tax Collector: Lorie Corbin, (814) 968-4448 Population: 1844 Area: 60 square miles, 13.32 road miles Sheffield Township was first settled in 1836 by Newton Lounsberry and was a prominent tanning location due to its large supplies of accessible hemlock bark needed to tan leather. The township was created in June 1833 and in 1908 the Pennsylvania Lumber Company crafted the largest electric sawmill east of the Mississippi. Where Barns is now was first called Sheffield Saybrook was known as West Sheffield from 1853 to 1868. Mead, Cherry Grove and Sheffield townships were initially part of Kinzua Township.

There were 33 property owners in the township on the first tax list in 1833 but there were no more than 20 permanent residents in the township in addition to several squatters.

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Southwest Township Email: southwest@csonline.net Supervisors: John Hoden (814) 827-2357 Paul Thompson, Sr. (814) 589-7267 Carl Lindquist (814) 436-7402

Meeting Schedule: First Monday of each month, 6 p.m. at Grand Valley VFD Secretary: Barbara Kemp, 589-7551 Tax Collector: Sharon Savitz, 436-7639 Building Permits: Building Inspection Underwriters Population: 427 Area: 34 square miles, 29.36 road miles Southwest Township’s name is derived from its geographic location in the county - the extreme southwest corner. It was crafted out of Deerfield Township by the court in 1837 or 1838, depending on the source.

The first settler is believed to have been Richard Henderson in 1806. His home was two miles east of Enterprise. A history of the county notes that there was “considerable ill feeling” between Pennamites - settlers from eastern Pennsylvania and those from New York and New England.

The most active migration to the township in the 19th century was between 1825 and 1838.

Spring Creek Township

Office: Municipal Building, 3811 Old Route 77, Corry, Pa., 16407 Mailing address: P.O. Box 7, Spring Creek, Pa., 16436 Email: sprcktwp1@verizon.net Supervisors:

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Mark Carpenter (814) 664-0195 William Jackson (814) 663-0030 Jeffrey Thomas (814) 664-3021

Meeting Schedule: First Thursdayof each month, 7 p.m.

Secretary: Jeffrey Thomas, (814) 664-3021 Tax Collector: Darleen Mulligan, (814) 664-7312 Population: 780 (continued on page 29) January 2024

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Spring Creek Township

Area: 45 square miles, 48.77 road miles The name of the township comes directly from the stream in its boundaries - Spring Creek, as it was the confluence of several springs which formed the headwaters.

The township was formed out of Brokenstraw Township on March 8, 1820 and was initially known as “Number Two.” Andrew Evers and Elijah Jackson were the first settlers.

A descendant of Elijah Jackson is the township’s most famous son - Robert H. Jackson. Jackson, born at a farmstead off of Hyers Road, served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice as well as U.S. Chief Prosecutor of Nazi war criminals in Germany after World War II.

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Secretary: Katherine Liffner, (814) 489-7809 Office Hours: Tues., Wed., Ths., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tax Collector: Donna Clark, (814) 489-3807 Population: 1,609 Area: 36 square miles, 47.44 road miles Sugar Grove Township was formed on March 8, 1821 and designated as “Number Three.” The name, unsurprisingly, came from a predominance of maple trees in the area. The area was largely settled by the time the township was formed, mostly with people from the Mohawk Valley of New York State and New England in addition to settlers from Ireland and Scotland. The first was Robert Miles who came up from Pittsburgh in June 1797 on the first keelboat that came to Warren. His farm was located 1.5 miles east of the town of Sugar Grove. Cynthia Catlin, who lived on Big Tree Rd., was heavily involved in abolition and Underground Railroad initiatives in the mid-1800s. (continued on page 30)

Sugar Grove Township Office: Township Building,

195 Creek Rd., Sugar Grove, Pa., 16350 Email: sugargrovetownship@verizon.net

Supervisors:

Carl Black (814) 489-3607 George Sanders (814) 489-3154

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MUNICIPALITIES Triumph Township Office: Township Building,

81 Main St., Tidioute, Pa., 16351 Email: ttwc@localnet.com

Supervisors:

James Martin (814) 484-7741 James Ziegler (814) 484-3597 William Caputo (814) 484-3523

Meeting Schedule: First Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m.

Secretary: Sandy Martin, (814) 484-7227 Building Permits: Building Inspection Underwriters Tax Collector: Sandy Martin, (814) 484-7227 Population: 276 Area: 20 square miles, 25.13 road miles Triumph Township was formed from Deerfield Township on March 7, 1878 and the area had been first settled in the late 1820s.The township was named after the Triumph Oil

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Watson Township

Office: Watson Township Community Building,

2011 Rt. 337, Tidioute, Pa., 16351

Email: watsontwp@gmail.com Supervisors: John Hollabaugh (814) 484-2242 Robert Burris (814) 484-7043 Albert Hendricks (814) 723-3013

Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday of each month, 5 p.m.

Secretary: Michelle Spencer, (814) 484-3950 Tax Collector: Donna Lane, 484-3070 Population: 230 Area: 50 square miles, 1.78 road miles Watson Township was named for Lewis F. Watson who owned large tracts of timber land in the township. It was created out of Limestone Township in 1880. Watson served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 45th, 47th and 51st Congress and died suddenly while he was leaving the Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. in 1890 on his way to the U.S. Capitol.

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DIRECTORY OF SERVICES Agriculture

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371 Barton Run Pittsfield, PA 16340 Website: http://warrencountyfair.net/ Phone: (814) 563-9386

Warren County PennState Extension

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Warren County Historical Society 210 Fourth Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.warrenhistory.org Email: warrencountyhistory@aol.com Phone: (814) 723-1795

Community Development Community Foundation of Warren County

310 Second Ave., Suite 1, Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.cfowc.org Phone: (814) 726-9553

United Fund of Warren County 308 Market St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.unitedfundwarren.org Phone: (814) 726-0292

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Warren County Chamber of Business & Industry 308 Market St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.wccbi.org Phone: (814) 723-3050

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DIRECTORY OF SERVICES Warren County Visitors Bureau 22045 U.S. 6, Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.wcvb.net Email: info@wcvb.net Phone: (814) 726-1222

Family Services of Warren County

589 Hospital Dr., Suite E., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.fswc.org Phone: (814) 723-1330

Hospice of Warren County

1 Main Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.hospiceofwarrencounty.org Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems Phone: (814) 723-2455 800 E. Main St., Bradford, Pa., 16701 Warren General Hospital Website: www.beacon-light.org Two Crescent Park West, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (800) 345-1780 Website: www.wgh.org Phone: (814) 723-3300 Community Blood Bank

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DIRECTORY OF SERVICES

Social Services A Safe Place

300 Hospital Drive, Suite A, Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.asafeplacewarren.org Phone: (814) 726-1030

Jefferson DeFrees Family Center 207 Second Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.jdfamilycenter.org Phone: (814) 723-6350

Paws Along The River Humane Society 212 Elm St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.pawsalongtheriver.org Phone: (814) 726-1961

Salvation Army 311 Beech St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.easternusa.salvationarmy.org/ western-pennsylvania/warren/ Phone: (814) 723-8950

Transit Authority of Warren County 42 Clark St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.tawcbus.com Email: tawcbus@westpa.net Phone: (814) 723-1874

Warren County Housing Authority 108 Oak St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.hacwpa.com Phone: (814) 723-2312

Warren-Forest Counties Economic Opportunities Council

1209 Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.wfeoc.org Phone: (814) 726-2400

Warren County Assistance Office (Department of Health)

210 North Drive, Suite A., Warren, Pa. 16365 Phone: (814) 723-6330

State Government

Department of Environmental Protection

321 N. State St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-3273

Driver’s License Center

984 Hatch Run Rd., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (800) 932-4600

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PennDOT (Warren County Maintenance Office) 20745 U.S. 6, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-3500

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SCHOOLS

Warren County School District Central Office

Amy Stewart

6820 Market St., Russell, Pa., 16345 Website: www.wcsdpa.org Superintendent: Amy Stewart Phone: (814) 723-6900

Beaty-Warren Middle School 2 E. Third Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-5200

Eisenhower Elementary School 3700 Rt. 957, Russell, Pa., 16345 Phone: (814) 757-4507

Sheffield Area Middle/High School 6700 Route 6, Sheffield, Pa., 16347 Phone: (814) 968-3720

Virtual Academy 6820 Market St., Russell, Pa., 16347 Phone: (814) 723-0574

Warren Area Elementary Center 343 E. Fifth Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-9061

Warren Area High School 345 E. Fifth Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-3370

Eisenhower Middle/High School 3700 Rt. 957, Russell, Pa., 16345 Phone: (814) 757-8878

Sheffield Area Elementary School 6760 Route 6, Sheffield, Pa., 16347 Phone: (814) 968-3720 January 2024

TIRES, STATE INSPECTIONS, ALIGNMENTS, OIL CHANGE, BRAKES & BATTERIES

JOHNSON’S TIRE SERVICE INC. 10426 Route 6 • Clarendon, PA 16313

814-723-3950

Check out all the auto repair services we can assist you with... go to johnsonstire.com

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SCHOOLS

Warren County Career Center 347 E. Fifth Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-1260

Youngsville Elementary School 232 Second Ave., Youngsville, Pa., 16371 Phone: (814) 563-7207

Youngsville Middle/High School 227 College St., Youngsville, Pa., 16371 Phone: (814) 563-7573

School Board Region I

John Wortman Paul Mangione Cody Brown

Region II

Savannah Cochran Tammi Holden Stephanie Snell

Region III

Mary Passinger Daniel Sullivan Kevin Lindvay

Warren County Christian School 165 Mead Run Rd., Youngsville, Pa. 16371 Website: www.warrenchristiank12.org Email: wccs@kinzua.net Phone: 563-4457

Warren Forest Higher Education Council

589 Hospital Drive, Suite F, Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: hi-ed.org Executive Director: Joan Stitzinger Phone: 723-3222

The Conewango Club Downtown Warren

Northern Pennsylvania Regional College 300 Second Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.regionalcollegepa.org Phone: (814) 230-9010

St. Joseph Catholic School 608 Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-2030

Tidioute Community Charter School 241 Main St., Tidioute, Pa., 16351 Website: www.tidioutecharter.com Chief Educational Officer: Dr. Doug Allen Phone: (814) 484-3550 36 Times Observer

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The Conewango Club Downtown Warren Justin Carlson - General Manager 201 Market St., Warren, PA 16365

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FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Bear Lake VFD 315 Center St., Bear Lake, Pa., 16402 Email: blvfd@msn.com Phone: (814) 489-7856

Cherry Grove VFD

January 2024

Garland VFD

31 Bailey Lane, PO Box 101, Garland, Pa., 16416 Phone: (814) 563-7575

Glade VFD

14 Hohman Rd., PO Box 634, Warren, Pa., 16365

6045 Cherry Grove Road, Clarendon, Pa., 16313 Phone: (814) 968-3265

Email: chief@gladefire.com

Clarendon VFD

Grand Valley VFD

15 N. Main St., PO Box 628, Clarendon, Pa., 16313 Email: clarendonstation75@gmail.com Phone: (814) 723-4951

Columbus VFD

5 W. Main St., PO Box 366, Columbus, Pa., 16405 Phone: (814) 664-3791

Phone: (814) 723-5271 12864 Route 27, Grand Valley, Pa., 16420 Email: gvvfd@verizon.net Phone: (814) 436-7812

Lander VFD 5555 Rt. 957, Russell, Pa., 16345 Phone: (814) 757-4521

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FIRE DEPARTMENTS

North Warren VFD

Sheffield VFD

Phone: (814) 723-2881

Phone: (814) 968-5511

12 S. State St., Warren, Pa., 16365

Pleasant VFD 539 Pleasant Dr.,

Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-3230

Russell VFD

111 Perigo Lane, PO Box 66, Russell, Pa., 16345 Phone: (814) 757-8211

Scandia VFD 5950 Scandia Rd., Russell, Pa., 16345

Email: svfdc1-53@yahoo.com

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Phone: (814) 757-8091

318 S. Main St., Sheffield, Pa., 16347

Spring Creek VFD 6346 Rt. 426, PO Box 17, Spring Creek, Pa., 16436 Phone: (814) 663-2401

Starbrick VFD

5 Firemans Rd., PO Box 716, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-0282

Sugar Grove VFD 27 Wilson St., PO Box 259, Sugar Grove, Pa., 16350 Phone: (814) 489-7852 January 2024

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FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Tidioute VFD 224 Main St., Tidioute, Pa., 16350 Phone: (814) 484-3555

Youngsville VFD 29 Fireman Dr., PO Box 201, Youngsville, Pa., 16371 Email: yvfdstation61@yahoo.com Phone: (814) 563-4455

City of Warren FD

Warren State Hospital

Email: firedepartment@cityofwarrenpa.gov

EmergyCare

318 Third Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365

Phone: (814) 723-8110

Wrightsville VFD

January 2024

99 Boardman St., Pittsfield, Pa., 16340 Phone: (814) 489-3540

33 Main Dr., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-4300 12 S. State St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Website: www.emergycare.org Phone: (814) 723-9739

United Refining Fire PO Box 780, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-4796

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POST OFFICES

Chandlers Valley

26 S. Main St., Chandlers Valley, Pa., 16312 Phone: (814) 489-5406

Clarendon

11 S. Main St., Clarendon, Pa., 16313 Phone: (814) 723-2648

Columbus

2 E. Main St., Columbus, Pa., 16405 Phone: (814) 664-2234

Garland

3 Main St., Garland, Pa., 16416 Phone: (814) 563-4321

Grand Valley

76 Eldred Center Road, Grand Valley, Pa., 16420 Phone: (814) 436-7421 40 Times Observer

Irvine

Old Route 6, Irvine, Pa., 16329 Phone: (814) 563-7921

Pittsfield

Route 27, Pittsfield, Pa., 16340 Phone: (814) 563-9435

Russell

102 Liberty St., Russell, Pa., 16345 Phone: (814) 757-8500

Sheffield

90 S. Main St., Sheffield, Pa., 16347 Phone: (814) 968-5456

Spring Creek

185 Old Route 77, Spring Creek, Pa.,16436 Phone: (814) 665-2255 January 2024

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POST OFFICES

Sugar Grove

14 Harmon St., Sugar Grove, Pa., 16350 Phone: (814) 489-7823

Tidioute

160 Main St., Tidioute, Pa., 16351 Phone: (814) 484-3477

Tiona

3 Six Mile Road, Tiona, Pa., 16352 Phone: (814) 726-3509

Warren

210 W. Third Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-1660

Youngsville

39 Railroad St., Youngsville, Pa., 16371 January 2024

Phone: (814) 563-4471

Home: 814-663-5262 Cell: 814-462-5103

“Vacation rentals for those who love the outdoors” “Camps are available all year round”

wildernesscamps1@gmail.com pawildernesscamps.com

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LIBRARIES

Warren Library Association 205 Market St., Warren, Pa.,16365 Website: www.warrenlibrary.org Phone: (814) 723-4650

Sheffield Township Library 20 Leather St., Sheffield, Pa., 16347 Website: www.sheffieldlibrary.org

Tidioute Public Library

197 Main Street, Box T, Tidioute, Pa., 16351 Website: www.tidioutelibrary.org Phone: (814) 484-3581

Phone: (814) 968-3439

Youngsville Public Library

Sugar Grove Free Library

Website: www.youngsvillelibrary.org

Harmon & School streets, PO Box 313, Sugar Grove, Pa., 16350 Websites: www.sgfreelibrary.org

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100 Broad St., Youngsville, Pa., 16371

Phone: (814) 563-7670

Phone: (814) 489-7872 January 2024

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SENIOR CENTERS

Allegheny Community Center 42 Clark St., Warren Pa., 16365

Website: www.experienceinc.org Phone: (814) 723-3237

Sheffield Senior Center Pickering & Main streets, Sheffield, Pa., 16347 Phone: (814) 484-3020

Tidioute Senior Center

Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home, Inc. Dedicated to those we serve Serving All Faiths and Denominations

25 First St. (St. John’s Center), Tidioute, Pa., 16351 Phone: (814) 484-3020

Warren Glass and Parts Co. Mike Crone, Owner

• All Auto Glass • Commercial & Residential • Flat Glass • Custom Shower Glass • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows 1209 4th Ave. Warren

January 2024

723-3920 fax 723-7655

Michael B. Lewis Supervisor 304 East St. Warren, PA 723-9270

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

City of Warren Police 318 W. Third Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Chief: Joseph Sproveri Email: police@cityofwarrenpa.gov Phone: (814) 723-2700

Conewango Township Police 4 Firemans Street, Warren, Pa., 16365 Chief: Jason Peters Email: conewango-pd@atlanticbbn.net Phone: (814) 726-0725

Pennsylvania State Police Corry 11088 U.S. 6, Union City, Pa., 16438 Sgt. Joshua W. Walton Phone: (814) 663-2043

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Pennsylvania State Police Warren 22001 U.S. 6, Warren, Pa., 16365 Sgt. Zachery M. Weaver Phone: (814) 726-3800

Warren County Sheriff’s Office 407 Market St., Warren, Pa., 16365 Sheriff Scott Neiswonger Email: sneiswonger@warrencountypa.gov Phone: (814) 723-7553

Youngsville Borough Police 40 Railroad St., Youngsville, Pa., 16371 Chief Todd Mineweaser Email: tmineweaser@youngsvilleboro.org Phone: (814) 563-7555, ext. 6

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ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST IS A RECREATIONAL PARADISE

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Allegheny National Forest

The forest is approximately 517,000 acres and includes land in Elk, Forest, McKean and Warren counties in the northwestern corner of the state. The U.S. Forest Service brought new concepts in forest management to the Allegheny Plateau — multiple benefits and sustainability.

Bradford District Ranger Office

stablished in 1923, Allegheny National Forest (ANF) is Pennsylvania’s only National Forest.

Situated in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, the ANF is composed of plateau tops with elevations up to approximately 2,300 feet and valleys down to approximately 1,000 feet above sea level.

The motto “Land of Many Uses” captures the National Forest goal of a healthy, vigorous forest that provides wood products, watershed protection, a variety of wildlife habitats and recreational opportunities — not only for us today, but in a sustainable way so future generations can enjoy these benefits, too.

January 2024

Supervisor’s Office 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 723-5150

29 Forest Service Drive, Bradford, Pa., 16701 Phone: (814) 362-4613

Marienville District Ranger Office 131 Smokey Lane, Marienville, Pa., 16329 Phone: (814) 927-6628

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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Chapman State Park 4790 Chapman Dam Road, Clarendon, Pa., 16313 Email: chapmansp@pa.gov Phone: (814) 723-0250

Fish & Boat Commission Northwest Region 11528 State Highway 98, Meadville, Pa., 16335 Law enforcement: (814) 337-0444 Outreach and Education: (814) 336-2426 46 Times Observer

Game Commission

Northwest Regional Headquarters 1509 Pittsburgh Rd., Franklin, Pa., 16323 Phone: (814) 432-3187

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kinzua Dam

1205 Kinzua Road, Warren, Pa., 16365 Phone: (814) 726-0661

Warren County YMCA 212 Lexington Ave., Warren, Pa., 16365 Email: info@warrenymca.org Phone: (814) 726-0110

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“Leading Warren County to Economic and Community Excellence.”

ONE CAUSE

ONE COMMUNITY

ONE CHAMBER The WCCBI is dedicated to promoting local businesses, leading economic development, expanding tourism, and getting people active in our community.

If you’re already a member of the Chamber, THANK YOU! If not, please consider joining us today.

Contact a staff member to find out more information.

308 MARKET STREET, WARREN, PA www.wccbi.org 814-723-3050 January 2024

chamberofbusinesswarrencounty@gmail.com

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