Pet of the day 9/4/18
Name: Princess Breed: Chihuahua Age: 3 years Gender: Female Size: Small Princess can be found at Precious Paws Animal Rescue Center.
September 2018
Police target alcoholic crimes at campuses
From staff reports As another fall semester begins at Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities, liquor enforcement officers from the Pennsylvania State Police and Bureau of Liquor…
PennDOT Maintenance Schedules
From staff reports Here is a look at this week’s PennDOT maintenance schedule in the area: Venango County Bridge repair and brushing – Petroleum Center…
Gordon strengthens, expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Coastal residents from Florida to Louisiana hustled to prepare for a deluge as Tropical Storm Gordon grew stronger on a…
Votto gets fan’s shirt, vote; Reds get 5-1 loss vs Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — This trade was too good for Joey Votto to turn down. The Cincinnati Reds star first baseman spotted a fan sitting along…
ESPN’s new Monday night crew prepares for opener
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jason Witten sat in a room with his new teammates going over video of his latest performance. It wasn’t much different…
Recent Deaths 9/4/18
Villard Wayne “Bugs” Byers, Jr., 84, formerly of Clarion and Sligo, died Aug. 28, 2018. Verna Lou Yates Douglas, 80, of Mission, Texas, died Aug….
Free Concert held at Gemmell Park
A free concert will be held 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, at Gemmell Park on the Clarion University Campus. The event will feature…
Wolf appoints student trustee at Clarion
Gov. Tom Wolf has appointed Tree Zuzzio, a sophomore business management and political science major from Camp Hill, as student trustee for Clarion University. He…
McCain ends 81-year journey with burial at Naval Academy
WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain is being laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy after a five-day procession that served as a final call…
U2 concert ends early after Bono loses voice in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — The Irish rock band U2 has cancelled a concert in Berlin after singer Bono lost his voice during the performance. The band…
Braves rally for 4 runs in 8th, beat Pirates 5-3
ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman is delighted to have the Atlanta Braves in first place to begin the final month of the regular season. It…
Comedy for a Cause
CLARION — The eighth annual Comedy for a Cause Funny Fundraiser will open its doors at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Park Inn by…
State AFL-CIO president set to speak at Clarion
From staff reports Richard Bloomingdale, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Clarion University’s Hart Chapel during a “State of…
Synthetic pot exposure sickened Pennsylvania prison workers
SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say a substance that has sickened more than two dozen corrections employees in the past month and led to…
Armstrong sons, filmmaker defend moon landing in ‘First Man’
NEW YORK (AP) — The sons of Neil Armstrong are defending Damien Chazelle’s docudrama about the moon landing after conservative pundits decried the film’s lack…
Polanco snaps tie in eighth as Pirates beat Braves 3-2
ATLANTA (AP) — Jameson Taillon extended the Atlanta Braves’ home struggles, leaving the NL East tight entering the final month of the season. Gregory Polanco’s…