A-C Valley names homecoming royalty
Meah Schiberl-Ielase and Colton Murray were crowned homecoming queen and king at Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School on Oct. 1. She is the daughter of Holly…
October 2021
Senate avoids a US debt disaster, votes to extend borrowing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented…
Steelers, Broncos meet with plenty of questions at QB
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The number of Ben Roethlisberger doubters is growing by the week. Roethlisberger isn’t among them. Neither is Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio….
4 northeastern states team up to share gun crime information
HARRISBURG (AP) — The governors of four northeastern states agreed Thursday to share information about firearms purchases to help detect and investigate straw buyers and…
Forest County gets $451,000 to build 2 broadband towers
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $451,000 grant to Forest County for the construction of two broadband towers. That…
Alzheimer’s walk set for Saturday
From staff reports The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Clarion residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to…
Student in custody hours after Texas school shooting
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, injuring four people and then fleeing…
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation” of…
Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11
The Associated Press Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 — and if…
Review: Thai cave incident explored in riveting ‘The Rescue’
The Associated Press The outcome is right there in the title. And yet the new documentary “ The Rescue,” about the harrowing 18-day ordeal in…
Recent Deaths 10/7/21
Margaret Anne “Peg” Fulton, 87, of Knox, died Oct. 3, 2021. Patricia J. (McNaughton) King, 79, of Rimersburg, died Oct. 1, 2021. Delores K. Knight,…
Clarion economic group gets grant for broadband
From staff reports The Clarion County Economic Development Corp. has received a $50,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to support a county-wide broadband engineering plan….
Autumn Leaf Kiddies Parade
The Bradybaugh family and friends used the movie “Up” as the theme for their 13th entry into the Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival’s Kiddie Parade on…
Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress Tuesday she believes stricter…
Steelers’ Tomlin: Roethlisberger ‘absolutely’ the right QB
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin admits Ben Roethlisberger can’t move around and extend plays like he used to. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach doesn’t believe that’s…
Daniel Craig on bidding Bond goodbye in ‘No Time to Die’
NEW YORK (AP) — When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told…
Construction starts at Clarion Hospital emergency department
From staff reports Butler Health System has started construction on a year-long project to substantially improve the emergency department at Clarion Hospital. The multi-million dollar,…
North Clarion students apply skills at Clear Creek park
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer About 50 junior high school students from North Clarion School District visited Clear Creek State Park last week. “I initiated…
Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist has stunned lawmakers and the public with revelations of the company’s awareness of apparent harm to some…
House OKs bill to make more pandemic data publicly available
HARRISBURG (AP) — A proposal to expand public access to reports about COVID-19 and other diseases passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday after…