Nearly $1M grant would go toward East Brady tunnel work
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The Clarion County commissioners this week adopted a resolution to allow a $998,650 multimodal transportation fund grant from the Commonwealth…
September 2020
California fire that killed 3 threatens thousands of homes
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a…
White Sox top Pirates on Clemente Day
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates spent the day honoring Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. The organization participated in acts of community service. The players…
Review: A breakthrough in ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’
The Associated Press The 25-year-old Australian actress Geraldine Viswanathan, having already stolen movies left and right, more straightforwardly owns “Broken Hearts Gallery,” a glossy but…
Recent Deaths 9/10/20
Dorothy M. Kelley Bouch Wright, 88, of Freeport, formerly of Cabot, died Sept. 7, 2020. Carol A. Ochs, 71, of Franklin, died Sept. 8, 2020….
Clarion County salary board meeting gets heated
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A simmering dispute between the Clarion County commissioners and county Treasurer Tom McConnell boiled to the surface on Tuesday during…
Clarion University student’s film named finalist in competition
From staff reports Clarion University junior communications major Christopher Tate is getting a taste of fame with his short film “TIME Vol. 1.” The Meadville…
Gov. Wolf relaxes restrictions on indoor dining
The Associated Press Pennsylvania restaurants will be allowed to seat more patrons inside after Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday he is relaxing restrictions on indoor…
Error in ninth inning gives Pirates 5-4 win over White Sox
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-runner Jason Martin scored the winning run on catcher Yasmani Grandal’s error in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh…
‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ will end in 2021
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Who do we keep up with now? After more than a decade, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will be ending its…
Venango, Clarion counties report additional cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced Venango County reported two new cases (one confirmed and one probable) and Clarion County…
Keystone Coats program starts sixth year
From staff reports For the sixth year Keystone Coats for Kids is starting its winter coat drive. The first drive was in 2015 and there…
Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least there won’t be a government shutdown. But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are…
Steelers sign All-Pro DT Cam Heyward to 5-year contract
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward knew his father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, bounced around the NFL during a decade-plus career as a running back that saw…
‘Tenet’ tallies $20.2M as Americans step back into theaters
NEW YORK (AP) — In a litmus test for American moviegoing in the pandemic, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” brought in an estimated $20.2 million through the…
Recent Deaths 9/8/20
Alan S. Hartzell, 59, of Seneca, died Sept. 1, 2020. John O. Bodamer, 77, of Oil City, died Sept. 2, 2020. Phyllis J. Kahle, 91,…
Clarion Borough Council rejects plan for ALF
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Concerned about public health and safety due to COVID-19 and potential liability issues, Clarion Borough Council on Tuesday…
Work underway on Clarion County 911 tower in Leeper
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A gap in Clarion County’s 911 network will soon be closed as a new tower in the system is being…
California wildfire traps campers in national forest
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — More than 60 people were rescued from a California campground by military helicopter, including two who were severely injured in…
Suárez hits 3 home runs, leads Reds past Pirates 6-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit three homers in a game for the first time in his career, driving in five runs and leading the…