Fescenmyer’s Eagle Scout project fights addiction
From staff reports Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission (AICDAC) and Clarion Drug Free Coalition (CDFC) partnered with local youth and Eagle Scout candidate…
October 2021
House returns to stave off default with debt limit vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House are scrambling back to Washington on Tuesday to approve a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit and…
Ready to run? Steelers show long-awaited balance in win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t getting ahead of himself. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers appeared to make progress — and plenty of it — during a…
Pennsylvania state-owned university enrollment drops
HARRISBURG (AP) — Total enrollment at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities has declined to the lowest level in decades, according to data released Monday. The State…
4 actors, 1 room unspool a shooting’s aftermath in ‘Mass’
The Associated Press Jason Isaacs was at a Starbucks when he sat down to read the script for “Mass” for the first time. It was…
Recent Deaths 10/12/21
Katherine “Kit” (Bernstein) Heginbotham, 42, died Oct. 9, 2021. Richard H. “Dick” Morrison, 86, of Venus, died Oct. 9, 2021. Charles (Chuck) E. Bigley III,…
Facebook unveils new controls for kids using its platforms
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to…
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon…
Another slow start dooms Broncos in loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Denver Broncos’ perfect September is gone, replaced by the reality of October. Two weeks, two losses to playoff teams a year…
Craig’s final Bond takes $56 million at domestic box office
The Associated Press After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. The final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig…
Trick-or-Treat Times 2021
Canal Township – 6-8 p.m., Oct. 30 Clarion Borough – 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31 Clintonville Borough – 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31 Cooperstown Borough – 6-8…
Woman sentenced for $70,000 theft from fire department
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A Strattanville woman accused of stealing more than $70,000 from the Strattanville Volunteer Fire Department was sentenced to probation Wednesday…
Autumn Leaf Crafters Day draws big crowd
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer It was Farmers and Crafters Day on Friday at the Autumn Leaf Festival, and Clarion Chamber of Business and Industry…
New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La Palma
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A new river of lava belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the…
Texas clinics cancel abortions after court reinstates ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas clinics on Saturday canceled appointments they had booked during a 48-hour reprieve from the most restrictive abortion law in the…
Kardashian West pokes fun at famous family as SNL host
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West, sporting a hot pink catsuit, skewered everyone from her mom’s boyfriend to her famous sex tape and estranged…
Marienville Community Garden showcases combined effort
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer East Forest School Principal Deb Arner planted the seed and, with the help of Abraxas, it grew into the Marienville…
Biden will not block documents sought by House committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the…
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the…
Chopin portrait bought at flea market is from 19th century
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A peeling portrait of Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market in Poland hung modestly in a private house for almost…