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March 11, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Highland fills supervisor and auditor vacancies

By Tom DiStefano
CLARION NEWS Writer
MIOLA Highland Township has a full complement of supervisors and auditors, following the March 2 supervisors meeting. More...

N. Clarion delays football decision

By Tom DiStefano
CLARION NEWS Writer

FRILLS CORNERS Organizers of a youth football team presented their case for requesting use of North Clarion’s soccer field to the school board’s March 1 work session. More...

Literacy council survives budget crunch, moves forward

By Greg V. Renninger
CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION In October of last year, Clarion County Literacy Council Director Lorna Tucker feared the state budget impasse would force the council to close its doors. More...

Special Sections

Sports

The third time is the charm

Clarion University baseball coach Mike Brown thinks year three of his rebuilding process will bring positive results
By Ryan S. Pugh
CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

CLARION The Clarion University baseball squad has taken their share of lumps over the past couple years but third-year coach Mike Brown believes this could be the year everything turns around. More...

Keystone looking for the playoffs to payoff

Who would have thought a month ago that the Keystone High School boys’ basketball team would be the lone Clarion County squad standing? The Panthers finished third in the KSAC South and were the No. More...

Eaton named KSAC MVP

KNOX – Talk about picking your poison. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

Deadlines for inclusion in FOR YOUR INFORMATION are Noon, Friday for the Tuesday edition and Noon, Monday for the Thursday edition. More...

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Academics

Lions conduct Sligo eye tests

SLIGO – Forty-nine kindergarten students in the Union School District received free eye screenings provided by the Rimersburg and Sligo Lions Clubs and the Rimersburg Lioness Club. More...

Clarion Area kindergarten registration announced

CLARION – Clarion Area Elementary School has scheduled kindergarten registration for April 22 and 23. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be five years old before Sept. 1. More...

Garden club announces scholarship deadline

CLARION – The Garden Club of Clarion County is offering its annual Hannah Fox Memorial Scholarship. The deadline for application is April 30. More...

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Opinion

Drivers’ survey

By Ralph Bowersox
Clarion

When you ask people what part of their body they use on the brake pedal of their car, they will immediately say, their “foot.” When you ask them what part of their body they use to steer their car, they will immediately say, their &ldq More...

Cartoon

Full Story

Pickled pig lips

SHERMAN’S MARCH
By Rodney Sherman

“Maybe you could have some fun with these,” the young woman said as she handed me a brown paper bag. She was smiling. More...

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Clarion Borough Council action surprises departed audience

Spectators believed meeting had ended
By Rodney L. Sherman
CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION Some people who attended the March 3 meeting of Clarion Borough Council were surprised to learn council voted down a proposal to eliminate several parking spaces along South Street. More...

Home lost

An early morning fire Tuesday, March 9, quickly destroyed the Forest Drive, Limestone Township, home of Andrew C. Womeldorf, 42, Mayport RD. More...

Hawbaker offers assistance at Farmington park

By Rodney L. Sherman
CLARION NEWS Editor

FARMINGTON TWP. Farmington Township has received an unexpected but welcomed offer to help with projects at the township’s community park. Chuck Gilbert, a project manager with Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. More...

Photo

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Scott Kessler (right) and Staff Sergeant Evan Garland surprised Mrs. Marchand’s second grade class with a March 3 visit. More...

News

Clarion chamber issues annual honors

The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry held its annual awards dinner March 6 at Gemmel Student Center. More...

Recorders office notes decrease in filings

Office budget remains in the black

CLARION – While many Clarion County officials are grappling with declining revenues and severe budget cuts, one county office continues to operate firmly in the black. More...

Auditions open for summer stage comedies

CLARION – Clarion Community Theater will host auditions for its upcoming summer performances at 7 p.m. March 24 at the Clarion Mall in the former Farmers National Bank location just inside the center entrance to the building. 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. Two-vehicle crash 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. Callensburg .1:54 p.m. March 6. More...

District Court 18-3-04

Jeffery C. Miller District Judge

District Court 18-3-04 covers East Brady, Hawthorn, New Bethlehem and Rimersburg boroughs and Madison, Porter, Redbank, Brady and Toby townships. More...

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Living

Community briefs

PAWS seeks volunteers CLARION – Clarion PAWS needs volunteers to assist on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for their retail store and adoption center in the Clarion Mall. The center is open between the hours of 10 a.m. More...

Military briefs

Enlists in Navy

PITTSBURGH – Christopher L. McGarvey, son of Sandy K. Lieberum of Emlenton and Mark A. McGarvey of Hilliards has enlisted in the United States Navy under the Delayed Entry Program at Navy Recruiting District in Pittsburgh. More...

Donations needed for Care Kits

CLARION – Passages Inc., the sexual violence center serving Clarion, Clearfield and Jefferson counties is seeking donations for their Care Kits. Local groups or organizations looking for a project are encouraged to participate. More...

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Church

God’s Epic Story

By the Rev. Trent Kirkland

Your life is a story. Chapters are being written. The plot is unfolding. There are good characters and bad. However, does it ever feel like you aren’t really the author? Think about it. More...

Church of the Nazarene hosts missionary service

CLARION – The Church of the Nazarene, located at 202 Mayfield Road, Clarion will host a missionary service at 7 p.m. March 18, at the church. 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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Obituaries

Merrill L. Haines

Enjoyed farming, gardening and hunting

MEADVILLE – Merrill L. Haines, 82, of 455 Chestnut Street, Meadville, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010, in the Meadville Medical Center. Born March 8, 1927, in Clarion, he was the son of the late Milo A. and Lenore Elder Haines. More...

Recent deaths

Margaret A. Nance FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Margaret Ann Mong Nance, 58, of Flagstaff, Ariz. passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010, at her home. Born April 22, 1951, in Clarion, she was the daughter of Rita Aaron Mong and the late James W. Mong. More...

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