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January 26, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Backward slide

Sabrina Vinson, 9, found out sliding downhill backward is even more fun than forward, and it’s easy if you use a dish sled. More...

Fire damages student housing

No one was injured when fire broke out around 9 p.m. Jan. 21 at an apartment complex housing Clarion University students along Penn Avenue in Clarion. More...

Special Sections

Sports

Cranberry has just enough juice to topple Clarion

By Ryan S. Pugh CLARION NEWS SportsEditor

CLARION The Clarion and Cranberry girls’ basketball teams had a lot in common heading into their KSAC North showdown Jan. 23. More...

Clarion men’s cagers go 1-1 on the road

MEN’S BASKETBALL Gannon 81, Clarion 63 ERIE – Freshman guard Winfield Willis produced his sixth 20-point game of the season with a game-high 20 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep Clarion from falling at Gannon, 81-63, Jan. More...

Sports notices

LITTLE LEAGUE SIGN-UPS KNOX - The Knox Little League will be holding signups for the 2012 season. The sign-ups are being held in the Keystone Elementary School lobby and will be as follows: Feb. 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. 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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Living

County native continues life mission in Uganda

By Scott K. Seeley CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Alissa Cooper-Sande has been a missionary to the African country of Uganda for more than three years. Cooper-Sande said she wanted to be a missionary since she was eight years old, but she believes God has always had that plan for her. More...

TOPS notes

CLARION - The meeting of Take off Pounds Sensibly 742 of Clarion was held Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 with 19 TOPS and two KOPS members weighing in at each meeting. Cake and candy were the forbidden foods for the weeks. More...

First birthday

Kaylee M. Boozer More...

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Opinion

Up Candidacy Creek

I never heard of most of them. And if I hadn’t stumbled across a list, I never would have heard of many of the hundreds of candidates for President of the United States. Frankly, there’s a good chance many are mentally ill. More...

Candid assessments over partisan rhetoric

By Scott ion Kossuth

I see that Ms. More...

Obama’s 34-month report card

By Lee Shoup Shippenville

Mr. Hope-and-Change wants to create a nation humbled; humiliated, casting aside capitalism and individual freedoms for one where we the people are government controlled. More...

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Obituaries

Recent deaths

William W. Baltzer SEWICKLEY – William W. Baltzer, 88, of Sewickley, formerly of Clarion County, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012. More...

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Proposed Marcellus ‘impact fees’ divide House and Senate

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

HARRISBURG The House and Senate do not agree and the battle in Harrisburg has centered on the House version of a bill designed to levy impact fees on drillers and set regulations for shale gas projects and the communities that host them. More...

Clarion council debates investigation of itself

By Scott K. Seeley CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Clarion Borough Council agreed at its Jan. 18 meeting to obtain a cost estimate for legal research into its actions so far this year. More...

Local veterinarian ordered to serve probation term

CLARION – With corrections to court documents completed, Paint Township veterinarian has been sentenced to two years in the Clarion County Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program. More...

Sheriff warns of check scams

By Scott K. Seeley CLARION NEWS Writer

CLARION Clarion County Sheriff Rex Munsee wants to make sure county residents are aware of attempts at check cashing scams after a Southern Clarion County woman was nearly a victim. More...

News

First public lands well could be nearby

By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer

ELDRED TWP. A ridge just inside Jefferson County may be the site of one of the first Marcellus gas well pads on public lands in our area. EXCO Resources submitted applications Dec. 13 to the DEP for a well pad and on Dec. More...

Thompson responds to Obama’s State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson tonight released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address: More...

Northwest announces record earnings

Increases dividend declaration WARREN – Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS: NWBI) has announced net income for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, of $15.2 million, or 16 cents per diluted share. More...

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For the Record

Deed Transactions

The following deed transactions have been recorded in the register and recorder’s office in the county courthouse. Sale prices are not listed for nominal amounts. Barry L. and Catherine R. More...

Pennsylvania State Police

All information contained in the following police reports is taken directly from official state police releases, unless otherwise noted. More...

District Court 18-3-01

Duane L. 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: .Ronald A. Brink, Jr., 32, Clarion and .Bryan Lynn Brink, 31, Clarion. More...

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Academics

Career Center hosts Skills USA event

CLARION – Skills USA held the District 10 competitions Monday, Jan. 16, at the Clarion County Career Center. A total of 12 schools from Northwestern Pennsylvania participated in the competition. More...

Area schools list menus

CLARION – Clarion County schools announce the following breakfast and lunch menus. More...

Keystone conducts kindergarten survey

KNOX – The Keystone School District is conducting a survey to determine the number of children eligible to enter classes at Keystone Elementary School for the 2012-2013 school year. More...

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Church

I read that somewhere!

Are you familiar enough with your Bible to find certain verses or passages of importance when you are reminded of them? Many people have verses and even whole chapters of the Bible committed to memory. More...

Upcoming church events

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

Alcoholics Anonymous meeting held at local churches

CLARION - Alcoholics Anonymous is a “fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from the disease of alcoholism.” AA holds More...

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