Allegheny National Forest prohibits feeding of wildlife
From staff reports The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, announced it is restricting wildlife feeding on the Allegheny National Forest for one year because…
September 2021
COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
The Associated Press COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but already the Biden administration is being forced to scale back…
Ben Gamel’s RBI single helps Pirates rally past Tigers 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Gamel had a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning among his three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit…
A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Cary Fukunaga has been waiting more than a year and a half for the biggest movie of his career, the…
Recent Deaths 9/8/21
Geraldine Fern (Best) Bowser, 94, of Rimersburg, died Aug. 31, 2021. Evelyn L. Dougherty, 93, died Aug. 31, 2021. Mary Angeline “Angie” Pagliari, 103, of…
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics
FREMONT, Ind. (AP) — The bald, broad-shouldered cyclist has spent years remembering a nighttime road in a faraway city. He can still describe the city’s…
Finally, Jeter, Walker and Simmons to be inducted into HOF
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Derek Jeter visited Cooperstown when he was a kid nearly four decades ago and says he doesn’t remember much about the…
Do ATVs belong on roads? Towns are abuzz on perks, drawbacks
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Tom and Cynthia Cloutier treasure spending time on their porch, eating dinner on their deck with a view of the mountains,…
Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expire
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of jobless Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Monday, leaving only a handful of economic support programs for those who…
Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in boxes on…
Clarion County pursues $448,000 in CDBG projects funding
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor The Clarion County commissioners propose to submit an application for $447,925 in Community Block Development Grant funding for…
Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. A housekeeper at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in…
Schwindel, Cubs rally in 9th, top Pirates, 5th win in row
CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Frank Schwindel hustled hard and sprawled for an RBI single that capped a three-run rally with two outs in the ninth…
Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died….
Redbank Valley teachers issue strike notice
From staff reports The Redbank Valley Education Association said it notified the school district of the union’s intention to strike Sept. 13 if the labor…
Clarion, Franklin YMCAs to host health equity tours
From staff reports The Franklin and Clarion County YMCAs will both host health equity tours next week. The Franklin YMCA tour will be from 3…
Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture…
Suit challenges state’s new mask mandate for schools
The Associated Press The Republican leader of the state Senate and a group of parents filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to overturn the Wolf administration’s…
Cubs manager Ross positive for virus, Chicago tops Pirates
CHICAGO (AP) — After he was ejected, Chicago Cubs bench coach Andy Green contemplated how he might pass along his fine to manager David Ross…
Kristen Stewart gains perspective on fame playing Diana
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kristen Stewart has long chafed at how her teenage “Twilight” fame robbed her of her privacy and a normal life, but…