Clarion PennDOT bridge projects span 4 years
By TOM DISTEFANO Staff writer MARIANNE – PennDOT has a slew of bridge projects on tap this summer and for the next couple of years,…
March 2016
Primary election begins taking shape in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG (AP) – Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are organizing in Pennsylvania as some Republican Party leaders are shifting their support in…
Penguins rattle Sabres in shootout
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel beat Chad Johnson in a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins inched closer to a 10th straight playoff…
End of a TV era: ‘American Idol’ vows ‘spectacular’ finale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “American Idol,” which gave the world Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson, has one more chance to mint a star…
Primary election begins taking shape in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG (AP) – Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are organizing in Pennsylvania as some Republican Party leaders are shifting their support in…
Penguins rattle Sabres in shootout
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel beat Chad Johnson in a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins inched closer to a 10th straight playoff…
End of a TV era: ‘American Idol’ vows ‘spectacular’ finale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “American Idol,” which gave the world Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson, has one more chance to mint a star…
Baby giraffe born at Santa Barbara Zoo
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — The public is getting its first glimpse of a baby Masai giraffe born over the weekend at the Santa Barbara…
Video Game Hall of Fame reveals finalists for May induction
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — “Sonic the Hedgehog,” ”Space Invaders” and “John Madden Football” are among 15 games named Tuesday as finalists for the World Video…
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69
NEW YORK (AP) — Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for “The Miracle Worker” and maintained a long and successful career throughout…
Auditions set for CUP Musical Theatre Festival
From staff reports CLARION – Clarion University Theater will hold auditions for its 2016 Summer Musical Theatre Festival productions of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor…
Knox American Legion makes $27,000 donation
The American Legion Post 720 and the Servicemans Club of Knox donated a check for $25,000 to the Knox Area Volunteer Ambulance Company. Pictured (from…
Jeremiah Jordan earns Eagle Scout award
From staff reports SIGEL – Jeremiah E. Jordan, 15, of Sigel, a member of Boy Scout Troop 51 of Clarion, was presented with his Eagle…
Help save local 4-H programs
From staff reports CLARION – A local group of 25 4-H members and parents traveled to Harrisburg to join with over 500 other supporters to…
The ‘radical’ legacy of television’s Mister Rogers
By PETER SMITH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette LATROBE (AP) – When he died in 2003, Fred Rogers was described in many headlines as gentle, beloved, kind and…
Man dies after jump from Foxburg bridge
By E. CURTIS HANNA Staff Writer FOXBURG – The body of a Parker-area man who jumped from the Foxburg Bridge on Thursday night, March 24, was…
Civil Air Patrol squadron to host open house
From staff reports CLARION – The Civil Air Patrol Clarion Composite Squadron will be hosting a STEM Fair open house from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m….
Cole pleased with outing against Twins
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole pitched into the fifth inning Sunday in a 6-4 loss against the Minnesota Twins, but likely will…
Oculus Rift begins shipping; reviews suggest waiting is OK
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The first consumer-ready Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset was delivered to a real person over the weekend, and reviewers got their first…
Recent Deaths 3/29/16
Violet M. Brown, 61, of Franklin, died March 21, 2016. John Joseph “Jack” Deitz, 78, of East Brady, died March 26, 2016. Charles Dewayne Greenawalt, 83, of…