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March 4, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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End of the road

A-C Valley’s Matt Bartley and Allan Eaton show the feeling of the entire Falcons’ team and fan base as the final seconds tick off the clock in A-C Valley’s 57-36 loss to Keystone in More...

Silence veils any O-I talks

By Tom DiStefano
CLARION NEWS Writer

HARRISBURG It seems all is quiet regarding the potential closure of the Owens- Illinois glass plan in Clarion, but there may be talks and preparations going on behind the scenes. More...

Clarion Area art club pitches ‘Pennies for Peace’

By Greg V. Renninger
CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION “When you educate a boy, you educate an individual. When you educate a girl, you educate an entire community,” Clarion Area art history club member Chrissy Liv Feb. 23 told a classroom of Clarion Area second graders. More...

Special Sections

Sports

The Marshall plan

DuBois Central Catholic’s Chris Marshall scores 22 points to help the Cardinals top Keystone 58-57 in the District 9 Semifinals
By Ryan S. Pugh, CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

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Underdog Panthers shock Falcons

No. 9 seed Keystone ends conference rival and No. 1 seed A-C Valley’s season with 57-36 quarterfinal win
By Ryan S. Pugh
CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

FOXBURG There are very few certainties in life but one of them might be: “Don’t count out a Greg Heath coached basketball team in the District 9 playoffs.” The Heath-led ninthseeded Keystone High School boys’ basketball t More...

Perfect timing

A key 3-point basket sparks a 15-2 Clarion run in 76-69 win over Mercyhurst in the PSAC playoffs
By Ryan S. Pugh
CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

CLARION It was a case of quality over quantity for the Clarion University men’s basketball team in their PSAC quarterfinal showdown with visiting Mercyhurst March 2. More...

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Living

Gourley-Jaworski

NEW BETHLEHEM Keith and Janice Gourley of New Bethlehem are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kelly to Steve Jaworski. The future groom is the son of Jean Grant of Mayport and Dr. More...

CUP hosts March 16-17 literacy program

CLARION – The Clarion University chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education, will use a grant from its national organization to bring a two-day literacy program to the Clarion Free Library. More...

First birthdays

Addison Goodman OIL CITY – Addison Marie Goodman is celebrating her first birthday today, Thursday, March 4, 2010. She is the daughter of Russ and Kim Goodman of Oil City. More...

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Church

The rebirth of the church

Clergy MEDITATION
By the Rev. Edward Lowrey

Greetings to all of the faithful in our area served by THE CLARION NEWS. More...

‘Famine’ for Chili

The tenth-grade religious education program at Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion will be participating in a 24-hour “famine” to raise money for the earthquake victims in Chili. More...

Upcoming church events

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

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Expansion costs push Paint-Elk authority to boost service rates

By Tom DiStefano
CLARION NEWS Writer

MARIANNE The Paint-Elk Joint Sewer Authority had to expand its system under orders from DEP, and now must raise its rates to pay for the project. The authority voted Feb. More...

Career Center board rejects 2010-11 budget proposal

By Greg V. Renninger
CLARION NEWS Writer

SHIPPENVILLE The story at the Feb. 22 Clarion County Career Center Joint Operating Committee meeting was what wasn’t approved. More...

C-L replaces legal counsel

Board also hires new football coach
By Tom DiStefano
CLARION NEWS Writer

STRATTANVILLE C-L school district has a new football coach, a new high school science course, new legal counsel (in part), and is bidding out a new sound system for the auditorium. More...

News

County Weather Corner

By Anthony J. Vega, Ph.D.

Discussion: The Sun should make an appearance! Today: Mostly cloudy with a high of 33 degrees. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a low of 15 degrees. Tomorrow: Clearing with a high of 35 degrees. More...

GOP gubernatorial candidate visits Clarion

State Rep. Sam Rohrer spoke to a group of about 35 in Michelle’s Café in Clarion March 2, positioning himself as the conservative alternative candidate for governor in the Republican primary. 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. Guard assaulted 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. Feb. 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

Grandparents’ Day

St. Joseph school in Lucinda held its annual grandparents day celebration on Feb. 5. Students in grades kindergarten through six sang for everyone. More...

Immaculate Conception lists honor roll

CLARION Students at Immaculate Conception School received report cards for the second nine-week grading period of the 2009-10 academic year. Students on the first honors list must have all A’s. More...

Art contest entries being accepted

HERSHEY – Pennsylvania American Water announced that entries are now being accepted for its eighth annual “Protect Our Watersheds” art contest. More...

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Opinion

Don’t put a hoodie over common sense

Letters from our readers
By Beverly Schmader
Lucinda

Can we judge a book by its cover, or a student by their attire? Let’s zip it down! First let’s address the North Clarion school policy as it states no outside wear during the school day. More...

Cartoon

Full Story

Another ‘get rich quick’ plan

SHERMAN’S MARCH
By Rodney Sherman

OK, so the plan to help deposed African leaders get their money out of secret bank accounts fell through and I didn’t get the $3.4 million dollars from them, and the plan to make my own diamonds requires a little more time than I have left on More...

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Obituaries

Fred Daniel King

Enjoyed XM radio, politics and his Kenworth truck

RIMERSBURG – Fred Daniel King, 67, of Kissinger Mill Road, Rimersburg, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at his home. More...

Recent deaths

Irene S. Caswell GREENSBORO, N.C. – Irene S. Caswell, 89, of Greensboro, N.C., formerly of Leeper and Clarion, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Moses H. Cone Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. Franklin Guntrum More...

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