social services

You are rudely awakened by the alarm clock and immediately have the feeling it’s going to be one of those days. Relationships are stressed, things bre...

ERIE — Feb. 12 to 16 is National Salute to Veteran Patients Week at VA Hospitals across the country and this year’s theme at the Erie VA Medical Cente...

SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held Feb. 13 at St. Elizabeth Church...

HARRISBURG — Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, announced he will convene a meeting of the EMS Task Force at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at the McKean County Depar...

(TNS) — Fire and emergency medical service providers could see a doubling of funding for a state grant program that helps cover a variety of needs inc...

WARREN — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) will host a virtual information session from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 27 for anyone who may be think...

Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at Hong Kong Buffet, 1020 E. Main St., at 8:50 p.m. Thursday. Firef...

Board members of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of McKean County invite the public to their annual meeting Tuesday, when a celebration of th...

DUKE CENTER — Otto Township Volunteer Fire Department, Sweitzer Drive, will host a buffet breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday. The cost is $12 per person, a...

ERIE — The Erie VA Medical Center is seeking compassionate caregivers interested in enrolling in its new Medical Foster Home (MFH) Program. The MFH Pr...

On Monday, many workers in the U.S. will have the day off in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance. It’s a day we stop to re...

Hamlin Township, Mount Jewett, Smethport, Norwich Township, Kane and Eldred Township volunteer fire departments responded to a house fire at 23 Randal...

LEO APPRECIATION, TUESDAY. Law Enforcement Officer, or LEO, appreciation day is Jan. 9. The day was created in 2015 as a way for communities to show a...

Communication has come a long way from the days of stopping at a phone booth to make a call. McKean County has taken a leap forward, announcing all em...

This summer, volunteers trained at Moraine State Park to collect samples of potential algae blooms and assess erosion in streams in Allegheny County p...

RIDGWAY — The Elk County commissioners approved a 2024 budget of more than $12.47 million, a sending plan that does not include a tax increase and wil...

Rural EMS agencies respond to, and train for, more drug-related calls. But they can’t always get people the help they need. In northwest Pennsylvania,...

This summer, volunteers trained at Moraine State Park to collect samples of potential algae blooms and assess erosion in streams in Allegheny County p...

(TNS) — Pennsylvania wants to make changes to its Medicaid programs that would bring groceries to the door of an expecting parent in need or help a fo...

(TNS) — Jasmine Lane has been working with children since she was 12. “From the time I was able to watch children, I was,” she said. “I was always bab...