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January 14, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Fire destroys trailer

A smoky fire gutted this residence off South Fourth Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Clarion and Strattanville volunteers responded at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 13 and soon had the blaze under control. More...

Salem considers contractual changes

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

SALEM TWP. Salem Township supervisors are considering changing who they contract with for building inspection services and engineering services. Supervisors Ed Renwick and Larry Smith took no action on either issue Jan. More...

Then and now: A close watch on jail food budget

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION In August of 1973, Mrs. James Cumberland was worried about rising food costs and how those increasing expenses would affect her ability to feed 13 people at an average cost of $1.45 per day, or about 48 cents per meal. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Still standing…

A-C Valley took everything Moniteau could dish out in hard-fought 75-62 win
By Ryan S. Pugh, CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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Redbank Valley defensively stymies Karns City in 29-21 win

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

KARNS CITY Don’t look now but the Redbank Valley High School girls’ basketball squad is quietly starting to make some noise in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference Southern division. More...

Austin gives ‘sixmillion dollar’ effort

Josh Austin notches 23 points to pace AC Valley to 77-52 win over C-L
By Steve Smail For the CLARION NEWS

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FYI

F.Y.I.

Jan. 14 PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: 10:30 a.m., Knox Public Library, Knox. Children ages 3-5 share winter stories, songs and make a mitten craft. More...

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Living

Bright Beginnings’ shows off library’s variety

Five-week program involved toddlers and their parents and caregivers

CLARION – The Clarion Free Library has completed a five week series of parent/child workshops know as “Bright Beginnings.” As one of the components of a family place library, this five-week program involved toddlers and their pa More...

First birthdays

Charli R. Ames SHIPPENVILLE – Charli Rae Ames celebrated her first birthday Wednesday, January 13, 2010. She is the daughter of Michael and Cori Ames of Shippenville. Ray and Jayne Barlett of Sligo are the maternal grandparents. More...

Military news briefs

Attending air assault training FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – PVI Shawn Michael Sherbine of Tylersburg reported Sept. 22, to Fort Campbell, Ky., to the 101st Airborne, where he will attend air assault school. More...

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Opinion

Cartoon

Full Story

Peter Finch, where are you now?

By Ryan Pugh

It seemed appropriate when I read a recent news story concerning over-the-air television no longer being free that my mind immediately flashed to the scene in the 1976 feature film “Network” where the anchorman played by Peter Finch gets More...

Regain the moral high ground

By Kenneth F. Emerick Shippenville

Many know and believe that war is good for business. The Rev. William McCartney, retired pastor and superintendent of the United Methodist Church, effectively commented on that belief in the Progressive Populist. More...

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Local libraries cut hours and services as funding decreases

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION The Clarion County Library System has seen its state aid cut by a little more than 20 percent this year, and the county’s five libraries are beginning the new year by changing some of their operations to make ends meet. More...

Haines takes seat on C-L board

Action draws no comment from Haines or the board
By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

STRATTANVILLE The Clarion Limestone Board of School Directors now has a full complement of directors, following a Jan. 6 special meeting. More...

County plans to outsource D&A management

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION On July 1 the Clarion County Drug and Alcohol Administration will move from a countymanaged system to a contracted service. More...

First baby of 2010

Auston Charles Dando was the first baby born at Clarion Hospital in 2010. Auston arrived at 12:59 p.m. Jan. 2, weighed six pounds and 11 ounces and measured 20 inches tall. More...

News

Clarion Mall’s Hallmark store will close in February

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Matthew’s Hallmark at the Clarion Mall will be closing its doors at the end of February. The store had been a fixture at the mall since 1980. More...

Shook leads Monroe board

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

MONROE TWP. Monroe Township Supervisor Walter Shook was elected as chairman of the board of supervisors at the township’s Jan. 4 reorganization meeting. More...

Clarion Vocational Services

214 S. Seventh Ave., Clarion Clarion Vocational Services provides vocational training and employment for residents with mental and/or developmental disabilities. The goal is to enable independence and self-support. More...

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For the Record

Correction

CLARION — In the Jan. 12 edition of the CLARION NEWS it was incorrectly reported the Clarion Wild and Scenic River designation ends six-tenths of a mile upstream of the Piney Dam. The designation actually ends about twelve miles from the dam. More...

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. Heroin bust 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. Corsica .9:07 p.m. Jan. 10. More...

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Academics

Tasty house building

Students in Cathy Bauer’s pre-kindergarten class at North Clarion Elementary School put their knowledge of shapes to good use while having fun decorating a “gingerbread house.” They More...

CUP holds language forum

CLARION – Twenty foreign language teachers participated in the annual Foreign Language Forum, an all-day workshop for local world language teachers held at Clarion University. Dr. More...

Cressman accepted into program

BROOKVILLE – Carli Cressman of Brookville has been accepted into the People to People Student Ambassador program, an educational travel program founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. More...

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Church

Economic woes or blessings?

By the Rev. Terry Jacobs

Recently while sitting in a doctor’s office with two sales people who were waiting to see the doctor to sell their pharmaceuticals, I overheard a conversation that I thought was interesting. More...

Upcoming church events

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

Dan Schall performs at East Brady church

EAST BRADY – Dan Schall from Zelienople will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the United Methodist Church located at 416 Kelly Way in East Brady. All are invited to hear Mr. Schall perform. More...

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