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October 13, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Montana magic

CLARION NEWS photo by Ryan S. Pugh. Keystone’s Lexan Montana steps in front of a pass by Moniteau quarterback Kyle Armagost in the Panthers 27-24 overtime win over the Warriors Oct. 9. More...

Vandalism hits Highland office

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

MIOLA Highland Township supervisor and road master Terry Stiglitz saw a vehicle had been driven on the grass at the township building, so he looked for other signs of mischief. More...

CUP students go deep to rescue kitten from well

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The Clarion University students who live along South Fifth Avenue in Clarion often get a bad name for partying and carrying on, but Sept. 21 saw two students along that road become heroes — at least for one sixweek old kitten. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Reed to Zuck connection lifts Keystone past Moniteau 27-24

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

KNOX Twenty-seven years ago, NFL Hall-of-Fame quarterback Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to wide receiver Dwight Clark that would be forever referred to in sports lore simply as “The Catch.” More...

Punxsutawney topples C-L on last play for the second year in a row

By Steve Smail For the CLARION NEWS

CLARION TWP. Last season, Punxsutawney defeated Clarion- Limestone on the last play of regulation and on Oct. More...

Clarion gridders cruise to 5-1 record

KSAC roundup FOOTBALL Clarion 52, Union 14 RIMERSBURG – The Clarion Area High School football team improved upped their record to 5-1 with a 52-14 thumping of Union Oct. 9. More...

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For the Record

Correction

A report in the Oct. 8 More...

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. Corruption of a minor CLARION – Tpr. More...

Fire calls

CLARION – Area fire companies responded to the following calls. The information is provided by the Clarion County 9-1-1 center and might not include all incidents to which volunteers responded. Clarion .10:41 p.m. Oct. 6. More...

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Academics

Union football team donates to ACS

RIMERSBURG — The Union High School football team, under the tutelage of Head Coach Al Pryor, recently made a donation to the American Cancer Society on behalf of Sue Ziegler at the Union – Keystone Varsity Football Game. More...

Local student achieves 7-year perfect attendance

RIMERSBURG – Jared Buzard, a seventh grade student at Union High School is closing in on his 1,260th straight day of attending public school. More...

Post-secondary briefs

Local students inducted into national society CLARION – An effort by several Clarion University students has resulted in the formation of the Clarion University Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success. More...

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Obituaries

Donald Joseph Gill Sr.

Clarion area native

NAPLES, Fla. – Donald Joseph Gill, Sr., 74, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Clarion, passed away peacefully Friday, October 9, 2009, after an extended illness. More...

Recent deaths

George C. Bunch PARENT, Canada – George C. Bunch, 81, of Knox, died in a fishing accident while on a moose hunting trip at Caesar’s Lodge in Parent, Canada. G. Thomas Exley KNOX – G. More...

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Federal judge: ‘I do not believe Mr. Jones is a threat to society’

Lucinda man is sentenced to time served for illegal sale of a weapon
By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

PITTSBURGH The offense to which Morgan Jones pleaded guilty was serious, a federal judge said Oct. 7, but she added, “I do not believe Mr. Jones is a threat to society.” U.S. More...

Court action filed in burning death

County, boroughs, police departments and state police named as defendants
By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION The father of a 24- year-old Strattanville man who died March 19 after allegedly setting himself on fire as police attempted to arrest him, has filed court action against numerous defendants. More...

News

Truck hits house

CLARION NEWS photo by Rodney L. Sherman. Two people were injured at 3:05 p.m. Oct. 8 along State Route 66 in Snydersburg, Knox Township. David M. More...

County plans emergency exercise at courthouse

CLARION — Sometime during the week of Oct. 12 through 16 the Clarion County commissioners and all county departments within the courthouse will be participating in a drill to test emergency procedures for the courthouse. More...

American Cancer Society

133 B West Main Street, Clarion

The Clarion County Unit of the American Cancer Society offers services to cancer patients residing in Clarion County and provides various cancer education programs. The unit is staffed in part by volunteers. More...

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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. More...

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Living

The trumpeter swan

We were seated in the living room, reading, when Peggy asked, “Was Lewis a tundra swan?” My answer was, “No, he was a trumpeter swan.” Most of you will recognize the source of this conversation. More...

Gatesmans celebrate 50th anniversary

SHIPPENVILLE Bernard and Thelma Gatesman of Shippenville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, October 10, 2009. The couple was married October 10, 1959, at St. More...

Stork Club

Kaden E. Gagliano RIMERSBURG - Michele Renee Gagliano of Rimersburg announces the birth of her first child, a son, Kaden Eugene Gagliano at 12:34 p.m. Thursday, August 27, 2009, in Clarion Hospital. More...

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