Audubon hopes workshop will help curb bird population decline
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer While watching birds in flight or simply hearing their sounds during these warm spring days, one probably doesn’t realize our…
June 2023
Delegates working to end global plastics pollution agree to craft a draft treaty
PARIS (AP) — Global negotiators have agreed to craft a draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step toward tackling one of…
Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing…
Pirates top Cardinals 4-3 to push winning streak to 4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe learned the importance of beating the St. Louis Cardinals when the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted the now well-traveled outfielder nearly a…
Grant will fund new cameras at Clarion jail
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Security will be enhanced at the Clarion County jail thanks to a safety grant. Clarion County commissioner Wayne Brosius, the…
DEP helps fund Forest, Jefferson environmental education projects
From staff reports The state Department of Environmental Education has awarded a little more than $1 million in Environmental Education Grant funding to 73 projects…
Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to…
Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three…
Hayes hits go-ahead 3-run homer as Pirates rally past Cardinals 7-5
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes spent a portion of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ recent West Coast trip poring over videotape and taking copious amounts of swings…
Police seeking Rimersburg man wanted on several charges
From staff reports A Rimersburg man who is facing a slew of charges in several counties is being sought by police for stealing a teen’s…
Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto….
Senate gives final OK to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into…
Review: The giddy splendor of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
The Associated Press Let’s get this upfront: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was the best comic-book film of the last decade. With an animation blizzard blown…
Slow-moving superload to move through area today
From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is advising motorists that starting this morning at 9, a superload being transported from Allegheny County is…
‘Opportunity in the Arts’ scheduled Monday
From staff reports Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts and the United Way of Clarion County will host “Opportunity in the Arts” at 6 p.m. Monday…
Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal goes to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House overwhelmingly approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending the deal that President…
Study: Teachers leaving their jobs at accelerating rate in PA
HARRISBURG (AP) — Teachers are leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, amid fears of a nationwide exodus of burned-out teachers and a…
Reynolds’ 3 RBIs, great catch lead Pirates over Giants 9-4
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs and made a leaping catch against the wall, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San…
Review: Sweeney is brilliant in ‘Reality,’ based on true story of NSA whistleblower
The Associated Press “Reality,” a new movie starring Sydney Sweeney, is largely set in one empty room. There is nothing on the walls. There are…
Recent Deaths 6/1/23
Betty J. Confer, 82, of Brookville, died May 27, 2023. Debra Jean Hollis, 64, of Clarion, died May 28, 2023. Nancy Jean (Dougherty) Brocious, 86,…