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December 31, 2009 / Front Page

Real ‘transformers’

Penelec repairs crews battled heavy snowfall and dropping temperatures Monday (Dec. 28) afternoon at the corner of Beatty and Huston avenues in Knox after fire damaged a transformer. More...

Police investigate break-in at Clarion library

CLARION – Clarion Borough police are investigating a break-in – or possibly a break-out – at the Clarion Free Library. More...

Photo

Clarion Area PreK students collected thousands of aluminum pop tabs to donate to the Shriners and Dec. More...

Special Sections

Sports

A-C Valley makes statement with win over DuBois Central Catholic

Allan Eaton buckets 30 points in Falcons' 81-62 win over the Cardinals

By Ryan S. Pugh, CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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A-C Valley big men pace the Falcons in 88-56 rout

Allan Eaton and Reed Terwilliger each post doubledoubles in Falcons’ win over Curwensville

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

FOXBURG When it comes to high school basketball at least, size apparently does matter. A-C Valley big men Allan Eaton and Reed Terwilliger proved the case Dec. 29 in the Falcon’s KSAC-AML Challenge match-up with Curwensville. More...

Bowled over (part II)

This is the conclusion to the “Pugh’s Views” from the Dec. 29 edition of the Clarion News. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

Jan. 2 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7-8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Sixth Avenue and Wood Street, Clarion. More...

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Living

Fescenmyer retires from U.S. Navy duty

KNOX – MA1 Daniel R. Fescenmyer, a Knox native and graduate of Keystone High School, has retired from the U.S. Navy. Fescenmyer enlisted in the Navy on May 21, 1985, at the age of 19. After completing recruit training on Aug. More...

Walterses celebrate golden wedding anniversary

VOWINCKEL Dan and Carol Walters of Vowinckel are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, December 31, 2009. Mr. Walters and the former Carol Deems were married December 31, 1959, at the First Presbyterian Church in Kane. More...

McMaster named Community Action volunteer of the year

CLARION – Community Action Inc. announced 166 Senior Corps-RSVP Volunteers from Clarion County were honored for their dedication and service to their communities at the annual recognition luncheon held at the Clarion Holiday Inn. More...

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Church

Closure and hope

By the Rev. Keith Richardson

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. More...

Upcoming church events

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

Electric cost reduction seminar scheduled

CLARION – As electric rate caps come off the investor owned electric utilities that serve Clarion County, the cost to provide electric service to businesses, local government and non-profits will dramatically increase. More...

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Obituaries

Recent deaths

Anthony E. Constantino PUNXSUTAWNEY – Anthony E. “Zab” Constantino, 79, of 302 North Main Street, Punxsutawney, father of David A. More...

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Clarion-Limestone school board membership remains unsettled

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

STRATTANVILLE The Clarion-Limestone Board of School Directors is missing a director. Teresa Haines of Clarion Township was elected to the school board in November but has not taken her seat. The question is why. More...

County decides on employee lay-offs

One full-time position reduced; six part-time positions cut

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The Clarion County Board of Commissioners Dec. 30 finalized the list of departments from which some county employee were laid off effective today (Dec. 31). More...

Parents utilizing free drug test kits

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Clarion County District Attorney Mark Aaron’s office began offering free drug test kits to area residents last year on an anonymous basis and parents have taken the DA up on the offer. More...

Keystone names temp superintendent, caps tax increase

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

KNOX The Keystone School Board recently approved the hiring of Richard L. Bonnar as acting superintendent effective Jan. 1, 2010, on an as-needed basis. More...

News

Knox council defends sewerage system plan

Borough resident questions decisions made decades ago

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

KNOX Knox Borough Council recently heard from borough home owner Sherry Sawyer who expressed dissatisfaction with how past Knox councils had dealt with the sewage issues. More...

DELAP program assists dairy producers

CLARION – Tom Tanner of Clarion- Venango-Forest-Warren Farm Service Agency announced the Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program provides a one-time payment to assist dairy producers who have recently experienced low milk prices and hig More...

Clarion Eastern Star makes donation to VA hospital

CLARION – For the past two years, Clarion Chapter 267, Order of Eastern Star has raised money for their project, The Boots and Shoes Project.” The money raised is donated to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Butler to help purcha 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. DUI alleged 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 .7:48 a.m. Dec. 26. More...

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...

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Academics

Banking food

The Student Council of Immaculate Conception Middle School has been collecting donations of a designated non-perishable food item each month in an attempt to ramp up the local food bank’s shelve More...

Clarion University hosts African arts workshop

CLARION – The sounds of African drums filled Hart Chapel at Clarion University when UMOJA African Arts Company from Pittsburgh provided an open workshop specifically from students in the Connecting African and the New World learning community. More...