Registration underway for Girl Scout summer camps
From staff reports The adventures and traditions of summer camp are open to girls who register for 2021 summer sessions hosted by Girl Scouts Western…
March 2021
Biden marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing voting rights order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a…
Crosby caps first-period outburst, Pens defeat Rangers 5-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh allowed an early three-goal lead to slip away in a loss to Philadelphia earlier in the week. The Penguins didn’t make…
UK royals absorb shock of revealing Harry, Meghan interview
LONDON (AP) — Britain and its royal family absorbed the tremors Monday from a sensational television interview by Prince Harry and Meghan, in which the…
Clarion man charged for setting fire at apartment building
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A Clarion man has admitted to setting a fire Tuesday in an apartment building in Clarion Borough. Clarion Borough police…
Woman breaks ground
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer When Brookville police Chief Vince Markle was a patrolman in Summerville in 1994, a 10-year old girl would ride her…
‘We can do big things,’ Schumer says as Senate approves aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions were raw ahead of midnight as Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose in the Senate for the purpose of publicly ridiculing Majority…
McCann’s late goal lifts Penguins past Flyers 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared McCann has always possessed the skills required to be a difference-maker at both ends of the ice. The trouble for the…
Nomadland’s Empire is a real place in northern Nevada desert
EMPIRE, Nev. (AP) — Each morning, Brandy Wilber wakes up to a sweeping view of the desert and the sound of gypsum being crushed at…
Tri-county area adds 12 virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced 12 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area. Venango County, the…
Senate works through night with virus aid on path to passage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats’ showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between…
Governor: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ in virus fight
HARRISBURG (AP) — One year after the pandemic hit Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday acknowledged the severe toll that COVID-19 has taken on his…
Meghan: talk with Oprah without royals’ input ‘liberating’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has described to Oprah Winfrey how “liberating” it was to have a conversation – let alone…
Woman charged after grabbing at officer’s weapon
From staff reports A 38-year-old Clarion woman faces numerous charges after she allegedly attempted to twice grab the weapons of Clarion Borough police officers who…
County treasurer’s office re-opens to the public
From staff reports Clarion County Treasurer Karyn Montana wants the public to know the treasurer’s office is open and ready to serve the public. Residents…
Senate nears relief bill votes after half-day GOP delay
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate steered on Friday toward a voting marathon on Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after enduring an extraordinary half-day holdup…
Flyers overcame early 3-goal deficit to stun Penguins 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault pointed to his team’s three-game set in Pittsburgh as a potential turning point. A chance to figure…
‘WandaVision,’ a sitcom sendup, was a pandemic parable, too
The Associated Press Imagine being trapped in the confines of your own neighborhood, losing a sense of the outside world — and of yourself —…
Number of new COVID cases drops again
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor The number of new COVID-19 cases in zip codes serving Clarion County between Feb. 23 and March 1…
St. Patrick’s Day concert to kick off ARCA season
By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer The Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts will host a St. Patrick’s Day program featuring Carnival of Souls at 7:30…