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December 3, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Tracking Aunt Anita

CLARION NEWS photo by Greg V. Renninger. More...

County hires public defender

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The Clarion County commissioners Nov. More...

C-L superintendent gives ‘state of the district’ report

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

STRATTANVILLE One might call it the “State of the School District Address.” Clarion- Limestone Superintendent J.J. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Oh so close

Clarion Area high School football squad takes No. 1 ranked Farrell to the limit in 19-14 playoff loss
By Ryan S. Pugh, CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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Making a case for the upset

The Clarion Area High School football team entered the District 9 Class A title game against Coudersport not having surrendered a point on defense in the quarterfinals and semifinals. More...

Joining the ‘blaze orange army’ for opening day

The 2009 Pennsylvania rifle Deer Season kicked off this past Monday and the weather was terrible in the morning but it cleared up and ended up being a really nice day in the woods. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

Dec. 3 FRIENDS ON READY WATCH AGAINST RAW DEALS: 7 p.m., Clarion Free Library meeting room, Clarion. Information: 226- 4546 More...

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Living

Lencer adeptly fills shoes of legends

CLARION – For close to two decades American Cancer Society volunteers Mary Weyer and Barbara Puckett have helped newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients in Clarion County through the society’s “Reach to Recovery” program. More...

Five generations

Submitted photo Five generations of the Rose Swonger family gathered for a photo. More...

9-1-1 dispatcher honored

CLARION – Cindy Wigger has earned the most recent employee recognition honor at the Clarion County 9-1-1 Center. Wigger has been employed with Clarion County 9-1-1 for three years. More...

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Opinion

Cartoon

Full Story

Black Friday venture

By Rodney Sherman

I’m probably not the type of person you would expect to see out at the stores in the early morning hours of “Black Friday,” but there I was this year. More...

I’m looking for old raft info

By Robert Grine Palm Desert, CA

Some many years ago a group of men built a log raft at Cooksburg on the Clarion River. The purpose, I believe, was to celebrate some anniversary in Clarion. The completed raft was floated from Cooksburg to Clarion. More...

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Obituaries

Recent deaths

Dennis A. Bauer BRADFORD – Dennis A. Bauer, 83, of 292 Bolivar Drive, Bradford, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Bradford Regional Medical Center. More...

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Property owners could take hard pension punch in 2012-13

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION The “800-pound gorilla” isn’t in the room yet, but he will be knocking on the door soon at area school districts and property owners will be forced to open the door and deal with the expensive bandit. More...

Clarion council fails to reach 2010 budget agreement

Will try again next week
By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION Clarion Borough Council failed to reach a 2010 budget agreement Dec. 1 and will try again next week to approve a spending and taxing plan for the upcoming year. More...

County budget details emerge

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The Clarion County commissioners approved a tentative budget Nov. 25. The budget anticipates $15,015,778 in revenues and $15,494,826 in expenditures. More...

Photo

CLARION NEWS photo by Rodney L. Sherman. A lack of significant rainfall and snow has left the water level at Kahle Lake lower than usual. More...

News

County Weather Corner

By Anthony J. Vega, Ph.D.

Discussion: Nasty conditions give way to the coldest temperatures of the year. Today: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and a high of 43 degrees. More...

Childrens Hospital effort

Submitted photo Celebrity servers will be on hand from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. More...

Local Headstart program earns $2 million grant

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The local Head Start organization can begin a program for very young children in Clarion and Jefferson counties, thanks to nearly $2 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funds. More...

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For the Record

District Court 18-3-01

Duane Quinn District Judge

District Court 18-3-01 covers Clarion and Limestone townships and Clarion and Strattanville boroughs. All information is taken from official court records. Criminal charges filed: More...

Sheriff’s office seeks two men

CLARION- The Clarion County Sheriff’s Department would like the public’s help finding two area fugitives. More...

Deed Transactions

The following deed transactions have been recorded in the register and recorder’s office in the county courthouse. Sale prices are not listed for nominal amounts. More...

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Academics

CATS top salesmen

Submitted photo The annual CATS food fundraiser at Keystone Elementary was held this fall with $34,000 worth of food sold. Local businesses provided most of the products. More...

North Clarion kindergarten students write letters

FRILLS CORNERS –Children in Mrs. Longacre’s kindergarten class at North Clarion Elementary School pretended they were gifts for special people in their lives. (Editor’s note: The children’s letters are unedited.) More...

Ganoe wins DAR award

Submitted photo Skyler Ganoe, daughter of Chris and Heidi Ganoe, is this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award recipient for Clarion Area High School. More...

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Church

The best deal is love

“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. More...

Upcoming church events

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

Marriage license applications

CLARION – The following marriage license applications have been filed with the Clarion Register and Recorder’s office. Nathan Jack Ingram of Corsica and Kara Jean Visneski of Strattanville. More...

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