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Highland fills supervisor and auditor vacancies
MIOLA Highland Township has a full complement of supervisors and auditors, following the March 2 supervisors meeting. Frank Liska, a retired industrial arts teacher, sat in on last month’s meeting to get a feel for the position and see if he wanted to be appointed to fill a vacancy on the board. More...
Clarion Borough Council action surprises departed audience
Spectators believed meeting had ended
By Rodney L. Sherman
CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION Some people who attended the March 3 meeting of Clarion Borough Council were surprised to learn council voted down a proposal to eliminate several parking spaces along South Street. The vote on the proposal came after an executive session which was preceded by an announcement that no action would be taken after the closed-door meeting. More...

Home lost

An early morning fire Tuesday, March 9, quickly destroyed the Forest Drive, Limestone Township, home of Andrew C. Womeldorf, 42, Mayport RD. More...

 News
• article has image Clarion chamber issues annual honors
The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry held its annual awards dinner March 6 at Gemmel Student Center. More...
• Recorders office notes decrease in filings
• Auditions open for summer stage comedies
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 For the Record
• Pennsylvania State Police
All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. Two-vehicle crash More...
• Fire calls
• District Court 18-3-04
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 FYI
• F.Y.I.
Deadlines for inclusion in FOR YOUR INFORMATION are Noon, Friday for the Tuesday edition and Noon, Monday for the Thursday edition. Bring your item(s) to the CLARION NEWS office at 645 Main St., Clarion or send the information to “For Your Information” c/o CLARION NEWS, P.O. Box 647, Clarion, Pa. 16214. More...
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 Living
• article has image Community briefs
PAWS seeks volunteers CLARION – Clarion PAWS needs volunteers to assist on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for their retail store and adoption center in the Clarion Mall. The center is open between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and volunteers are offered flexible hours. More...
• Military briefs
• Donations needed for Care Kits
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 Academics
• article has image Lions conduct Sligo eye tests
SLIGO – Forty-nine kindergarten students in the Union School District received free eye screenings provided by the Rimersburg and Sligo Lions Clubs and the Rimersburg Lioness Club. More...
• Clarion Area kindergarten registration announced
• Garden club announces scholarship deadline
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 Opinion
• Drivers’ survey
When you ask people what part of their body they use on the brake pedal of their car, they will immediately say, their “foot.” When you ask them what part of their body they use to steer their car, they will immediately say, their “hands.” More...
• article has image Cartoon
• article has image Pickled pig lips
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 Sports
• The third time is the charm
Clarion University baseball coach Mike Brown thinks year three of his rebuilding process will bring positive results
CLARION The Clarion University baseball squad has taken their share of lumps over the past couple years but third-year coach Mike Brown believes this could be the year everything turns around. The Golden Eagles only lost five players from last year’s squad that finished with a 13-32 overall record and was 7-17 in the PSAC West. More...
• article has image Keystone looking for the playoffs to payoff
• article has image Eaton named KSAC MVP
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 Church
• article has image God’s Epic Story
Your life is a story. Chapters are being written. The plot is unfolding. There are good characters and bad. However, does it ever feel like you aren’t really the author? Think about it. An author has complete control of where the story goes and how events relate. The author commands the page and characters. Everything is his creation. More...
• Church of the Nazarene hosts missionary service
• Upcoming church events
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 Obituaries
• Merrill L. Haines
Enjoyed farming, gardening and hunting
MEADVILLE – Merrill L. Haines, 82, of 455 Chestnut Street, Meadville, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010, in the Meadville Medical Center. Born March 8, 1927, in Clarion, he was the son of the late Milo A. and Lenore Elder Haines. He was married June 3, 1950, in Richardsville to the former Margaret Jeanne Beatty. She preceded him in death on January 28, 2010. More...
• Recent deaths
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