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March 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Books and breakfast

Madyson Montana, Isaiah Griebel, Beth Bauer and Alexa Hannold take part in the St. Joseph School “Books with Breakfast” event as part of Read Across America Week in honor of Dr. More...

Salem settles engineer choice

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

SALEM TWP. Salem Township supervisors recently re-appointed The EADS Group as the township’s engineering firm and appointed Construction Code Inspections Inc. of Franklin as building inspectors. More...

Health science center seeks public’s vote of support

Online votes could help center secure grant funds
By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Without additional funding, the Clarion University Health Science Education Center (HSEC) will be forced to close its doors March 26. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Oh so close…

The Keystone High School boys’ basketball squad season ends with 46- 45 PIAA playoff loss to Rocky Grove
By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS Sports Editor

OIL CITY It has been said that baseball is a game of inches and after Keystone’s PIAA opening round game March 12 the same can be said for basketball too. More...

Pearsall and Kelosky grab national diving titles

Golden Eagle sports corner

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Pearsall wins Division II 3- meter title More...

Sports notices

HALF-MARATHON/5K COOKSBURG - The Clarion University Women’s Track and Field team will be hosting the Cook Forest Half- Marathon at Cook Forest State Park on Saturday, March 27, 2010. More...

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FYI

F.Y.I.

March 16 CLARION AREA TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m., Room 36, Keeling Health Center, corner of Wood and Wilson Ave., Clarion. Information: 393-2326 (Mary Pat McCarthy). More...

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Academics

CUP raises room and board rates

CLARION – Clarion University will continue its ranking as one of the least expensive university for room and board after a combined four percent increase was approved Thursday night at a regular meeting of the Council of Trustees. More...

Knox Lions Club student of the month

Seth McCleary of Knox (left) was awarded the Knox Lions Club Student of the Month Award for February. More...

Clarion Area jazz band

Six students from Clarion Area High School were invited to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 3 Jazz Band Festival held March 4 and 5 at North Clarion High School. More...

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Study will identify haz-mat loads passing through county

By Greg V. Renninger CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION How much hazardous material travels along the highways and byways of Clarion County? The county commissioners March 9 approved a contract with the firm J.H. Consulting to find out. More...

Clarion Township insurance move saves $11,100

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor

CLARION TWP. Clarion Township supervisors March 8 agreed to switch the township’s employee health insurance coverage – a move expected to save about $11,100 per year. More...

N. Clarion academic team scores big in state finals

Students compete in knowledge of French Revolution
By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

FARMINGTON TWP. North Clarion made it to the state finals and did very well, placing second in its division and fifth overall. But not in basketball, volleyball or track and field – in scholarship. More...

Photo

Shiga Shigenori of Westinghouse and Fumiko Nakamura of the Toshiba Corporation present a pair of Japanese friendship dolls to the A-C Valley High School as part of a doll exchange. More...

News

‘Beauty and the Beast’

Keystone High School will present the musical “Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. March 18, 19, and 20 and at 3 p.m. March 21. More...

American Chestnut workshop

TIONESTA - Penn State Cooperative Extension will sponsor a program on efforts to bring back the American chestnut at the Forest County Cooperative Extension Office from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, March 26, at their office in Tionesta. 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. Attempted burglary 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 .4:49 pm. March 11. 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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Living

Smith-Bashline

CLARION William Lee and Virginia Ann Smith of Clarion are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Sarah Patricia Smith to David Bashline of Knox. More...

‘Brain Safety Fair’ includes activities and free bike helmets

CLARION – TBI Tuesdays, the Clarion area traumatic brain injury support group, in cooperation with the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania will host a Brain Safety Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Clarion Mall. More...

Farmers’ market seeks local producers

CLARION – The Clarion County Farmers’ Market Association will hold its annual Membership Meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27 at the Liberty Towers Community Room, 624 Liberty Street, Clarion. More...

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Obituaries

Dr. Roger Fleschutz

Loved hunting, fishing, camping and boating

LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP – Dr. Roger D. Fleschutz, 75, of Limestone Township, Clarion County, died at 10 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2010, at his residence after a hard-fought two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. More...

Cynthia Hepler

Enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren

FRANKLIN – Cynthia Hepler, 63, of Victory Church Road, Cranberry Township, Franklin, died at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, March 11, 2010, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. More...

Recent deaths

James B. Brown CLEARFIELD – James B. Brown, 74, of Clearfield, formerly of Knox, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 12, 2010, in his home. Lester L. Cope More...

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