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January 7, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Beaver Township appoints supervisor

Residents question healthcare insurance costs

BEAVER TWP. Lynn Smith was appointed to the Beaver Township Board of Supervisors Jan. 4, replacing Gerald Whitling who passed away last month. Smith was one of two new supervisors taking office. More...

Photo

Brad Coulson and his daughters Clara (standing) and Dana turned their Limestone Township yard into a snow maze. More...

Special Sections

Sports

New sheriff in town

A-C Valley dominates defending KSAC champ Keystone 69-40 in early-season showdown for KSAC South supremacy

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Cranberry buries Golden Damsels 66-49

RIMERSBURG The way the snow was coming down outside Union High School Jan. 5 it must have done something to inspire the Cranberry High School girls’ basketball team. More...

Clarion clubs rival C-L 53-34

CLARION Clarion Area used a balanced scoring attack and a dominating performance on the boards to log a 53-34 victory over Clarion-Limestone on Jan. 5 at Clarion Area High School. More...

Living

Sayers-Radaker

CLARION Mark Radaker and Kristen Sayers of Clarion are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Rodney Sayers and the late Carol Sayers. More...

Curry addresses recent Clarion DAR meeting

CLARION – At the October meeting of the Clarion County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Registrar Sally Mortimer announced the names of eight prospective new members. More...

Parker Polar Bears take plunge

Hundreds of people turned out the afternoon of Jan. 1 in Parker to either take an icy plunge in the Allegheny River or to watch those brave enough to do so. The event air temperature was 25 degrees. More...

Opinion

Cartoon

Full Story

It’s just a game

Almost every Sunday beginning in late August, I “dig out” my Troy Polamalu football jersey and pick my favorite spot on the couch to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers play. I guess you could say I’m a conditional football fan. More...

An absurd and arrogant attack

In many respects, the most absurd and arrogant assault I have seen on these pages was another of Mr. Randy Lemmon’s efforts. The author mistakenly, deceitfully, or both, assumes his comments are based on correct information and facts. More...

School's closed

All Clarion County schools cancel classes

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Food bank use increasing here

Assistance organizations worry about needy’s utility bills

CLARION In addition to an increase in food stamp use in Clarion County in 2009, local food banks are seeing an increase in people seeking assistance. “Absolutely – there has been an increase,” said Rev. More...

Paint bumps up employee wages

MARIANNE Paint Township supervisors made just a few minor changes and gave township workers a 25 cent per hour raise at their annual reorganization meeting Jan. More...

Food stamp use up in 2009

CLARION The number of households in Clarion County receiving aid through the state food stamp program increased 7 percent from January 2009 to November 2009. More...

Knox pushes residents to replace sewerage lines

KNOX Every Knox Borough resident is under borough council request to replace their sewer laterals by July 31, 2011, in order for the borough to hook the new laterals into the new system being built in conjunction with Beaver Township. More...

News

Sheriff sworn in

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

Salem board sets 2010 leadership

SALEM TWP. Salem Township supervisors Jan. 4 held their mandated annual reorganization meeting and reappointed Ed Renwick as board chairman. Supervisor Larry Smith was re-appointed as vicechairman. More...

Keystone hosts financial aid seminar

KNOX – Keystone High School, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, will host a financial aid assembly for senior class members and parents from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 13 in the high school auditorium. More...

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. Retail theft MONROE TWP. – Tpr. 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 .4:48 p.m. Jan. 3. More...

District Court 18-3-03

Amy L. Long District Judge

District Court 18-3-03 covers Beaver, Licking, Perry, Salem, Ashland, Elk and Richland townships and Callensburg, Foxburg, St. Petersburg, Shippenville and Knox boroughs. More...

Academics

St. Joseph School Christmas

Above: Students at St. Joseph School in Lucinda were singing and dancing to the music during the Christmas concert held at the school. Below: Complete with antlers and Santa hats, the students at St. More...

Keystone food drive successful

KNOX – Keystone Elementary held their annual food drive from Dec. 7 through 11 to collect food for area food pantries. More...

Farmers National Bank donates to ‘Paint and Play’ effort

Farmers National Bank donated $14,000 to the Paint and Play organization in the Clarion/Brookville area. More...

Church

Little children

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. More...

Upcoming church events

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

Obituaries

Claud R. Swisher

Retired Marine, WW II vet

CLARION – Claud R. Swisher, 90, of South Third Street, Shippenville, died Monday, January 4, 2010, in the Clarion Hospital. Born December 27, 1919, in Niles, Ohio, he was the son of Claude E. and Pearl Black Swisher. More...

Recent deaths

Barbara E. Bundy SHIPPENVILLE – Barbara Elizabeth Bundy, 75, of Shippenville, died Monday, January 4, 2010, in her home. Archie H. Graham More...