Recent Deaths 11/22/22
Carol Ossesia, 87, of Sligo, died Nov. 17, 2022. Peggy Ann Alexander (Penrod, Lampe, Emerick, Alexander, Alexander), 82, died Nov. 14, 2022. Judith A. Allaman,…
November 2022
Commission approves Clarion County solar farm
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The developers of a solar farm in Clarion County have received preliminary approval of their land use application. The Clarion…
Clarion County park tree planting
From staff reports Twelve mature trees were recently planted in Clarion County Park in Shippenville. The trees were donated by Kronospan, a manufacturer of wood-based…
Patrons in gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who…
NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way…
Steelers offense hurt by second-half struggles in loss
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense found the production they needed for one half against the Cincinnati Bengals. Then came the…
Crosby, Malkin score as Penguins beat Blackhawks 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) — From start to finish, it was an emotional night for Evgeni Malkin. Complete with a very happy ending. Sidney Crosby had a…
‘Wakanda Forever’ extends reign, ‘She Said’ struggles
NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” extended its box-office reign in its second week of release with $67 million in ticket sales over…
Butler Health System, Excela enter definitive agreement to merge
From staff reports Butler Health System, which includes Clarion Hospital, and Westmoreland County-based Excela Health announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine…
Problem properties weigh on Leeper residents
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Identifying themselves as a “group of citizens,” about 10 people have asked the Farmington Township supervisors for its…
Police: 5 dead, 18 hurt in Colorado gay nightclub shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An attacker opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday, killing five people and wounding 18, officials said. The club…
Massive snowfall buries cars, keeps falling in western NY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Piles of snow, in some places taller than most people, buried parts of western and northern New York as a lake-effect…
Jarry shuts down Jets in Penguins’ 3-0 win
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Tristan Jarry stopped all 32 shots he faced for his 12th career shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets…
Tree of Life shooting survivors’ stories told in documentary
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Filmmaker Trish Adlesic was in Pittsburgh celebrating her father’s 91st birthday on October 25, 2018. Two days later, a gunman walked into…
United Way entrepreneur grant helps launch ’32’
From staff reports Prince Brooks of 32 Productions is a 2022 Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program grant recipient. Brooks is a native of Clarion and a…
Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents…
Twitter risks fraying as engineers exit over Musk upheaval
The Associated Press Elon Musk’s managerial bomb-throwing at Twitter has so thinned the ranks of software engineers who keep the world’s de-facto public square up…
Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the…
Knox approves tentative budget
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Knox Borough Council earlier this month gave preliminary approval to a $1,189,119 general fund budget for 2023 and…
Collaborative launches nursing education survey
From staff reports On behalf of the Clarion Regional Healthcare Collaborative, the Clarion County Economic Development Corp. is seeking the opinions of community members regarding…