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December 22, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Proof in the baking soda

Fourth-grader Joni Zacherl proved her hypothesis that baking soda is a beautiful buffer and the more you add to an acidic solution, the less acidic it becomes. More...

Conflicting stories emerge in Sligo shooting

SLIGO – A 50-year-old Sligo man was admitted to a Pittsburgh hospital with a gun shot wound to his leg following a 6:45 p.m. Dec. 16 altercation along Shamrock Drive in Sligo. The shooting victim is Ben David “Dave” Paulden. More...

Paint Township supervisors put squeeze on 2010 budget

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

MARIANNE Paint Township supervisors recently adopted a 2010 budget requiring no tax increase and discussed ways to stay within that budget. More...

Special Sections

Sports

A-C Valley’s offense and defense click in 33-point win

A-C Valley boys stay perfect on the season with 67-34 win over Redbank Valley
By Ryan S. Pugh, CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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North Clarion overcomes ton of obstacles in 61-52 win over Union

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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Holy Hannah

Cranberry’s Hannah Heeter posts 18 points, four blocks and three steals in the Berries 67-34 win over A-C Valley
By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

FOXBURG To the naked eye, the Cranberry High School girls’ basketball team’s 67- 34 win over A-C Valley Dec. 16 looked quite dominant. But to Berries’ coach Chrissy Shumaker, her team can do a lot better. 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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Academics

New science equipment

Students in Lauren Satkowski’s middle school science classes at Immaculate Conception School will get to use some new equipment thanks to the Raymond Selker Technology Endowment. More...

Take a stand against bullying

The Clarion University Health Science Center presented “Take a Stand — Lend a Hand” bullying program for the students at St. Joseph School in Lucinda. More...

Mix it up at lunch

Fifth-grade students at Keystone Elementary School participated in “Mix It Up at Lunch Day” on Tuesday, Nov. 10. More...

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Clarion County budget comes down to the wire

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The Clarion County commissioners are due to approve the county’s 2010 final budget today (Dec. 22) and it’s been a rough budget season for the county, as the commissioners have had to look at making some very difficult cuts. More...

BiLo set to close Jan. 16

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The BiLo in Clarion will be closing “on or about” Jan. 16, according to a Nov. 18 letter to Clarion Borough Mayor John Stroup from BiLo owner, the Penn Traffic Company. Penn Traffic, headquartered in Syracuse, N.Y. More...

Three sentenced to state prison

CLARION – Three people were sentenced Dec. 16 to state prison terms after pleading guilty to various drug-related charges. All of the cases were the result of investigations by the Clarion County Narcotics Task Force. More...

Photo

Tailgating before a Steelers game is a tradition. In the above photo fans mingle a few hours before Pittsburgh’s thrilling 37-36 win over Green Bay Dec. 20. More...

News

Volunteers needed for 2009 tax season

CLARION – Community Action Inc. is seeking volunteers to become tax preparers for the 2009 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. More...

Keystone won’t ‘race to the top’

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

KNOX The Keystone School Board recently opted to take no action on a request from the state to commit to a federal grant program call “Race To The Top.” Citing “a lot of unanswered questions,” district superintendent Jean More...

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For the Record

Clarification

KNOX – Recent reports in the Clarion News stated Sligo Borough Council has agreed to contract for police services with the Knox Borough Police Department. More...

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. Fatal crash KNOX TWP. — A 21- year-old New Bethlehem woman died in a one-vehicle crash early Dec. 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. Bruin .7:53 p.m. Dec. 15. More...

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Living

Millers celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary

CLARION Loretta S. and Donald L. Miller of 88 North Fifth Avenue, Clarion will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Mr. Miller and the former Loretta S. Grady were married December 23, 1954, at the home of Rev. More...

Philip and Virginia Lucas celebrate 68th anniversary

CLARION Philip and Virginia Lucas will celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary Friday, December 25, 2009. They were married Christmas day, December 25, 1941. Mr. More...

County LWV marks Bill of Rights anniversary

CLARION – Clarion County League of Women Voters President Kay Schlappe recently marked the 218th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of Rights with a call for civic vigilance and participation in Clarion County. More...

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Obituaries

Recent deaths

Robert A. Cooper WILSON, N.C. – Robert Arthur “Bob” Cooper, 76, of Wilson, N.C., formerly of Foxburg and Parker, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2009, at Wilson Hospital in Wilson, N.C. More...

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