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May 16, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

Area’s first CNG station opens

CLARION A fueling station able to supply vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) is now open on Route 66 just south of Interstate 80 Exit 64. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Long wait pays off for the Falcons

The A-C Valley baseball team finishes a suspended game with Keystone in walk-off fashion

EMLENTON Over the past few games, the A-C Valley baseball team has been looking for that one big hit and the Falcons finally found it. More...

Janney stays unbeaten

Little League roundup

SOFTBALL Janney 14, CCCB 2 (four innings) CLARION – Janney’s Alexis Constantino registered three hits and picked up the win in the circle to help Janney to a 14-2, four-inning win over Clarion County Community Bank (CCCB) in Clarion Littl More...

Sports notices

BASKETBALL CAMP CLARION TWP. – Fun with Fundamentals will be holding a trio of summer basketball camps for three different age groups at Joe’s Gym in Clarion Twp. The first camp will be a boys and girls day camp for children ages 8-14. More...

FYI

F.Y.I.

May 16 AFTER SCHOOL CLUB: 4-5 p.m., children’s room, Clarion Free Library, Clarion. Students in K-6 grade hear stories and more. Information: 226-7172. More...

Living

Lencers celebrate 50th anniversary

LEEPER Henry and Cathy Lencer of 689 Lencer Drive, Leeper will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, May 18, 2013. Henry Lencer and the former Catherine Karg were married May 18, 1963, in St. More...

Edgewood Heights schedules open house

NEW BETHLEHEM – Edgewood Heights personal care home on Keck Avenue in New Bethlehem will hold an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 to showcase their new enhanced services for residents with dementia. More...

Stork club

Sawyer B. Bunch STRATTANVILLE – Justin and Danielle Bunch of Strattanville announce the birth of their daughter, Sawyer Brielle Bunch at 9:16 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2013, in Clarion Hospital. More...

Opinion

Letters from our readers ...

Rings and tattoos galore

Clarion When I was a kid on the farm, we put a ring in the nose of our bull. We had a long stick with a hook on the end. We hooked the stick in the ring and led the bull wherever we wanted to take him. More...

Photo

Full Story

Speak out in the Clarion News

The CLARION NEWS welcomes letters from its readers. All letters to the editor must be signed and must include the address and daytime telephone number of the author for verification purposes. More...

Legals - Free Access

Deed Transactions

The following deed transactions have been recorded in the register and recorder’s office in the Clarion County Courthouse. Sale prices are not listed for nominal amounts. Raymond Eugene and Jane H. Simpson to Raymond E. and Jane H. More...

C-L high school principal resigns

STRATTANVILLE W endy Benton is going back to elementary school. As principal. Benton is leaving her position as Clarion-Limestone High School principal for a job as an elementary school principal in the DuBois Area School District. More...

Farmington moves responsibilty for pumps

Change applies to new customers only

FARMINGTON TWP. More...

Knox approves park changes

KNOX S everal changes may soon be coming to the Knox Civic Park, with most of them spearheaded by the Knox-Shippenville Baseball Association. More...

News

District attorney hosts drug awareness program

CLARION – The Clarion County District Attorney’s Office, Clarion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission will sponsor a town hall community drug awareness presentation from 6:30 to 8:30 More...

Young lungs at play

Sixth-grade students Chase Kline (left) and Olivia Milliron of Rimersburg Elementary school’s Kindness Crusaders Leadership Group recently presented information to the Sligo Pool Board about th More...

Keystone budget nixes tax increase

KNOX The Keystone School Board May 13 gave its tentative approval to a $14,455,832 budget for the upcoming school year that does not include any tax increases. More...

For the Record

State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. DUI alleged More...

District Court 18-3-01

Duane L. Quinn District Judge

District Court 18-3- 01 covers Clarion Township and Clarion and Strat- tanville boroughs. All information is taken from official court records. Criminal charges filed: Jeffrey Daniel Simpson, 37, Ridge Avenue, Strattanville. More...

District Court

Amy Long Turk District Judge

District Court 18-3- 03 covers Ashland, Beaver, Licking, Perry, Salem, Elk and Richland townships and St. Petersburg, Shippenville and Knox boroughs. All information is taken from official court documents. Criminal charges filed: More...

Academics

Union names top graduates

RIMERSBURG Aaron Graham has been named valedictorian and Shawn Hazlett has been named salutatorian of the 2013 graduating class at Union High School. The graduation ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the school. More...

Griebel honored

NEW WILMINGTON – John Griebel was inducted into the Pennsylvania Chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon May 1, at Westminster College. Kappa Mu Epsilon is a specialized honor society in mathematics. More...

Clarion Area prom royalty

Ross Shingledecker, son of Mark and Tricia Shingledecker, and Andrea Kiser, daughter of Phil and Kelly Kiser, were crowned Prom King and Queen of Clarion Area High School’s prom, “Mirage More...

Church

Clergy MEDITATION

A portrait of Jesus

My text is found in John 10:9, “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” More...

Upcoming church events

Editor’s Note: Items for inclusion in the Church section of the CLARION NEWS are a paid service. More...

Obituaries

Jacob P. McClaine

Enjoyed baseball and hanging out with his family and friends

SLIGO – Jacob P. “Jake” McClaine 24, of Sligo, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 12, 2013, at his home. Born August 14, 1988 in Clarion, he was the beloved son of Philip J. “Bird” and Lana D. Rickard McClaine of Sligo. More...

John Philip Garneau

Restaurateur and Inventor dies at age 90

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. More...

James R. Aaron

Enjoyed spending time with his family

HUBBARD, Ohio – James R. Aaron, 75, of Hubbard, Ohio, passed away Saturday May 11, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Health Center. James was born July 17, 1937 in Mayport, a son of Lester and Olive Clinger Aaron. More...