Marte ready to take over in center field
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Starling Marte, the guy displacing Andrew McCutchen in center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates this year, hasn’t played the position regularly…
February 2017
Jackie Evancho wants to meet Trump on transgender rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a month after performing at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, singer Jackie Evancho says she and her transgender sister want to…
Recent Deaths 2/23/17
John B. Alexander, 54, of Clarion, died Feb. 19, 2017. Fern C. Blair, 91, of Shippenville, died Feb. 19, 2017. Mary W. Glass, 81, of Venus,…
Pet of the day 2/22/17
Sammi came in as a stray who was picked up along the road while she was seen eating roadkill by a good samaritan. She was…
Showing appreciation
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season and the volunteers of the Clarion Neighborhood Girl Scouts took a moment to show their appreciation to Fred Ochs and…
Indivisible We Rise group organizes in Clarion
From staff reports A locally-formed chapter of the Indivisible national grassroots movement has organized in Clarion. Indivisible We Rise West-Central PA has been meeting at…
US shutting down Dakota Access oil pipeline protest camp
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to close a Dakota Access pipeline protest camp that’s been around for more than six…
Milo Yiannopoulos apologizes for remarks, quits Breitbart
NEW YORK (AP) — Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos was by turns apologetic for comments he made about sexual relationships between boys and men and…
Penguins handle Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes…
Storms hit N. California with gusts up to 199 mph, flooding
MODESTO, Calif. (TNS) — Northern California was battered by another atmospheric river that produced record rainfall and wind gusts that reached 199 mph. The dramatic…
Farmington Twp. DUI
Pet of the day 2/21/17
Name: Banana Breed: Beagle mix Age: 7 years Gender: female Size: Small Color: Brown/ black Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Banana can be found at Venango…
Leeper native promoted to colonel
From staff reports Lt. Col. Jeffrey S. Heasley was promoted to colonel earlier this month during a ceremony in which his sons, Nathan and Benjamin,…
Hand to heart
Members of the Clarion Area High School varsity basketball team Ty Burford (from left), Austin Hummel, Spencer Miller, Skylar Rhoades, Josh Craig and Cameron Craig…
UNICEF, French president urge protection for children of war
PARIS (AP) — Child soldiers, underage sex slaves, orphaned adolescent refugees — France’s president and UNICEF are urging the international community to do more to…
Nutting: Pirates had ‘step back’ in ’16, but talent is there
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates missed the playoffs last season for the first time in four years, but that won’t cause chairman Bob…
Cobain’s daughter thanks late dad on date of 50th birthday
The Associated Press Kurt Cobain’s daughter has paid tribute to the late Nirvana frontman on what would have been his 50th birthday. Frances Bean Cobain…
Recent Deaths 2/21/17
Dennis Charles Botelho, 53, of Knox, formerly of Rockland, died Feb. 15, 2017. Carolyn “Carol” Demmer, 77, of Shippenville, died Feb. 18, 2017. Philip Kiser, 85, of…
Officials: Pittsburgh bald eagles apparently have new egg
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh’s pair of bald eagles apparently have a new egg a week after their nest was lost when the tree was toppled…
