Forest courthouse will remain closed through end of year
From staff reports The Forest County Courthouse will be closed to the public through the end of the year, county commissioners announced Friday. Essential services…
2020
DCNR cancels events in state parks, forests
From staff reports Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced Friday the department has canceled all in-person events and programs organized…
COVID-19 relief: What’s on the table as Congress seeks deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19 aid bill that would…
States submit vaccine orders as virus death toll grows
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths,…
In seismic shift, Warner Bros. to stream all 2021 films
NEW YORK (AP) — In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that all…
Tri-county area adds 78 to virus total
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced Venango County reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 (37 confirmed and eight probable), giving…
Snowperson contest to be held at Tionesta Lake
From staff reports The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a snowperson contest beginning today and running through Jan. 22 at Tionesta…
Pennsylvania hospital beds filling up amid virus surge
The Associated Press Hospital beds are filling up and medical staffs are being stretched to the limit as Pennsylvania’s health care system copes with a…
Dupree’s injury latest hurdle for unbeaten Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bud Dupree slammed the turf in anger, well aware of what the pain in his right knee meant. One bad step in…
California monolith pops up after finds in Utah, Romania
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths half a world apart, another towering structure has popped…
Clarion man gets 20-40 state prison term for rape of girl
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A Clarion man was sentenced Wednesday in Clarion County court to serve at least 20 years in state prison for…
Clarion’s winter ordinances in effect
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Clarion Borough Council recently reminded borough residents and visitors who park along borough streets and allies of the…
Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days
LONDON (AP) — Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within…
Short-handed Ravens put up fight, fall short in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens didn’t practice for more than a week while COVID-19 raced through the locker room and forced the NFL to…
Who did it? TV viewers intrigued by HBO’s ‘The Undoing’
NEW YORK (AP) — The dramatic conclusion to “The Undoing,” HBO’s whodunit starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, proved how it’s still possible to bring…
Recent Deaths 12/3/20
Betty L. Anderson, 72, of Knox, died Nov. 30, 2020. Richard E. “Ed” Gathers, 87, of Shippenville, died Dec. 1, 2020. Lois J. Greenawalt, 87,…
Clarion’s Christmas traditions adjusts to virus
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The Christmas lights are twinkling in Clarion, but the hustle and bustle in preparation of the season is missing. Many…
Tri-county’s jobless rate continues to fall
From staff reports The tri-county area’s unemployment rate continues to fall, with both Venango and Clarion counties showing seasonally adjusted rates for October below the…
US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots…
A cautious start to NBA season, as camps open amid positives
The Associated Press The first day of NBA training camp is supposed to be accompanied by brimming optimism, a time for players and coaches all…