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December 8, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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The agony of defeat

Clarion running back Kris Burkhardt sums up the mood of the Bobcats sideline as the final seconds ticked away in Clarion’s 19-14 loss to Farrell Dec. 4 at Slippery Rock University. More...

Highland supervisors hold the line on taxes

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

MIOLA Highland Township supervisors Dec. 1 voted to advertise a budget with no increase in taxes. Supervisor Tony Schill said the township has not increased its 3-mill property tax rate since 1982. More...

Career Center OKs admin study

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

SHIPPENVILLE The Clarion County Career Center’s Joint Operating Committee Nov. 23 approved a management assessment study. The study is provided by the state department of education and covers all aspects of center operations. More...

Photo

The Christmas spirit is on display at this Clarion Borough home. Edward H. Johnson put the very first string of electric Christmas tree lights together in 1882. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Oh, so close

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

SLIPPERY ROCK Before the New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl 3; New York quarterback Joe Namath made his now-famous “guarantee” that the Jets would win the game over the heavily favored Colts. More...

Golden Eagle sports corner

MEN’S BASKETBALL Clarion blows out Penn College CLARION - Shameel Carty recorded the second double-double of his career and the first by a Clarion player this year to help the Golden Eagles fly past visiting Penn College 110-48 Dec. More...

All for one and one for all the motto for the C-L boys hoopsters

The Lions have to replace four starters from team that advanced to District 9 playoffs last year
By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

CLARION TWP. This is the sixth in a series of articles previewing local teams in the upcoming 2009-10 boys’ high school basketball season. More...

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For the Record

Email scam alert

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Health urges computer users not to open a fraudulent email that claims to be from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, and asks individuals to create a “personal H1N1 vaccina More...

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. ATV hits car 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 .A 7 p.m. Nov. More...

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Academics

CUP holds soup benefit for PASSAGES

CLARION – The Clarion University chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, held a soup benefit Nov. 4, for PASSAGES (Prevention and Service for Sexual Assault through Guidance, Empowerment, and Support). More...

Girl Scouts join in food drive

Girl Scout Troops 20800 and 20409 recently decorated boxes for their food collection effort. More...

C-L announces latest honor roll

CLARION TWP. Clarion-Limestone High School has announced its high honor and honor rolls for the first nine-week grading period of the 2009-10 academic year. More...

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Obituaries

Catherine J. Smith

Known to many as “Aunt Kate”

CLARION – Clarion County lost one of its best and most caring citizens when at 3 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2009, our Lord in Heaven assuredly received the loving spirit of Catherine J. Smith of Clarion. More...

Carol J. Smith

Member of the Zion Baptist Church

BROOKVILLE – Carol J. Smith, 71, of Clark Street, Brookville, died Friday, December 4, 2009, in Jefferson Manor, Brookville. Born March 28, 1938, in Sigel, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Schnepp. She was married to James D. More...

Douglas M. Best

Former math teacher for Keystone School District

CAIRO, Ga. – Douglas M. Best, of Cairo, Georgia formerly of Rimersburg, died December 2, 2009, in Georgia. Born January 31, 1942, in Rimersburg, he was the son of Albert and Mabel Best. More...

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Former jail guard sues county for alleged fraternization dismissal

Man claims he was fired for inmate fraternization while two female officers were not
By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION AKnox man is suing Clarion County, alleging he was wrongfully dismissed from his job as a corrections officer at the county lock-up. According to court documents filed in U.S. More...

Should Clarion tax CUP students?

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION “Let’s look at what Pittsburgh wants to do – let’s look at taxing students – it won’t be popular but we have to do something.” That was a suggestion by Clarion Borough Council member Earl Zerfoss More...

Census official stresses importance of being counted

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Acommunity benefits when all its population is counted, and citizens can help their communities by making sure as many people as possible are counted in the 2010 Census. U.S. More...

News

Mrs. Caldwell’s students write to Santa

FOXBURG - Children in Mrs. Caldwell’s second grade class at A-C Valley Elementary School wrote the following letters to Santa. (Editor’s note: The children’s letters are unedited.) Dear Santa, More...

First-graders at C-L write letters to St. Nick

STRATTANVILLE – Children in Mrs. Shook’s first grade class at Clarion- Limestone Elementary send letters to Santa. (Editor’s note: The children’s letters are unedited.) Dear Santa, More...

Sligo hires Knox police

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

SLIGO Sligo Borough Council has heard a lot of complaints from borough residents over the last few months. 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

Roberts-Seigworth wed September 19

KNOX Brittany Mae Roberts became the bride of David Wayne Seigworth at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009, in Providence United Methodist Church in Knox. The bride is the daughter of Brad and Annett Roberts of Shippenville. More...

Ochs-Parrett exchange vows

CROWN Brittany Ochs became the bride of Craig Parrett at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2009, in St. Mary Church in Crown. The bride is the daughter of Nelson “Pink” and Nancy Ochs of Leeper. The groom is the son of R. More...

Burns five generations

Five generations of the Eleanor Burns family gathered for a photo. More...

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