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December 29, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Winter stream

The water was still flowing recently in this unidentified stream along Eagle Furnace Road in Beaver Township. More...

Knox OKs budget, hires police officer

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

Knox Borough Council recently approved a 2010 general fund budget that includes an $84,000 surplus. The budget came in on the plus side with no tax increase, holding the borough’s tax rate at 8.25 mills. More...

Warm hearts, warm hands

St. Joseph students (from left) John Stewart, Brooke Schmader and Braden Ochs along with Virginia Carmen (back left) from Leeper and St. More...

Special Sections

Sports

2009: The year that was

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

The past year was quite a year for area athletes and teams. So without further ado, here is a look at the players and events that stood out from the rest. More...

Bowled over (part I)

V Well, another college football bowl season is upon us and I believe there needs to be some drastic changes in the number of college bowl games. There are 34 bowls and the idea of 68 teams getting to play in a postseason game is ridiculous. More...

Golden Eagle sports corner

MEN’S BASKETBALL Lessane named “Freshman of the Week” LOCK HAVEN - Clarion’s Jordan Lessane is the PSAC-West Freshman of the Week for the week ending with games Dec. 22. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

Dec. 29 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 6:30-7:30 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Knox. Dec. 30 More...

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Academics

Polio battle leaders

Clarion Area students in grades three through six recently collected $1,180 and participated in good deeds for the Clarion Rotary Club’s “PolioPlus” program, dedicated to eradicating More...

Clarion University provost hosts classes at his home

CLARION – Students from two Clarion University classes had the opportunity to view some African art close up and meet one of their administrators at the same time. More...

Helping the needy around the world

Students from Christ’s Dominion Academy in Summerville, participated in Operation Christmas Child. More...

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Local school cafeterias earn good scores on latest inspections

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION One Clarion County high school cafeteria recently found itself out of compliance with the state Department of Agriculture’s health standards Several school cafeterias in Clarion County were inspected in October. More...

Clarion Borough 2010 budget squeaks through

$1.8 million spending plan passes by 4-3 vote
By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

Clarion Borough Council Dec. 23 gave its final approval to a 2010 budget by the narrowest of margins – 4-3. More...

Borovick leaves Monroe board after 33 years

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

Long time Monroe Township Supervisor Gerry Borovick presided as chairman over his last board meeting Dec. 15. Borovick has been a supervisor in the township since 1976. More...

N. Clarion and C-L place in Academic Sports League competition

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

Two Clarion County schools placed in the top eight out of 23 and took home a total; of seven individual medals in recent Academic Sports League competitions. In a Nov. More...

News

County Weather Corner

Discussion: New Year’s week will be a duplicate of Christmas week. Today: Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of snow and a high of 18 degrees. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a low of 15 degrees. More...

2010 Autumn Leaf Festival annual logo contest

CLARION – The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry is pleased to announce the winner of the 2010 Autumn Leaf Festival Annual theme contest. More...

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For the Record

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. Former N.B. officer charged 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. Shippenville/Elk .2:11 p.m. Dec. 22. More...

Central Court

CLARION — The following cases were disposed of Dec. More...

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Living

Cedar Waxwings are year-round residents

This morning there were well over a dozen cedar waxwings feeding on the fruit of the Bradford pear tree across the street. More...

Stork club

Madolyn R. Rupp SHIPPENVILLE – Joshua C. and Jennifer R. Rupp of Shippenville announce the birth of their daughter, Madolyn Ryann Rupp at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2009, in Clarion Hospital. More...

9-1-1 dispatcher honored

CLARION – Susan Buechele has earned the most recent employee recognition honor at the Clarion County 9-1-1 Center. Buechele joined Clarion County 9-1-1 in 2005. Buechele started as a dispatcher and was promoted to shift supervisor in 2008. More...

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Obituaries

Nellie L. MacBeth

Former co-owner of MacBeth Cabins

COOKSBURG – Nellie L. MacBeth, 83, of Gateway Drive, Cooksburg, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at home. Born October 9, 1926, in Scotch Hill, she was the daughter of the late Mervin O. and Dora Wayland McKinley. More...

Recent deaths

Lyllian R. Austin COOPERSTOWN - Lyllian Rose Austin, 4, of 324 Deadend Road, Tionesta, died at 10:28 p.m. Sunday, December 20, 2009, at 5036 State Route 417, Oakland Township, Cooperstown. Frank Bechtel Jr. More...

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