New playground at Clarion County Park will be ready in spring
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The new playground at the Clarion County Park in Shippenville will be ready for children in the spring. A group…
December 2023
Hamas leader visits Cairo, a sign talks on another Gaza truce and hostage swap are gathering pace
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry…
Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court
DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection…
Festive luminary display is set for Christmas Eve
From staff reports The East Brady Area Development Corporation (EBADC) is planning a community-wide luminary display on Christmas Eve beginning at 5 p.m. The EBADC…
Clarion chamber hosting Christmas open house
From staff reports The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry is inviting chamber members and the public to the chamber’s Christmas open house from…
Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border…
Crosby moves into 13th on NHL’s all-time scoring list as Pens overcome rally to edge Wild 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins went a month between power-play goals, a funk that sent them plummeting toward the bottom of the Eastern Conference….
Review: Auto pioneer Enzo Ferrari gets solid biopic but it doesn’t make heart race
The Associated Press Napoleon Bonaparte. Leonard Bernstein. Willy Wonka. Aquaman — there are a ton of Guy Movie Heroes out there as 2023 ends. And…
Recent Deaths 12/19/23
Richard Lee “Dick” Jordan, 88, of St. Petersburg, died Dec. 16, 2023. Mary Kathryn Greenawalt, 68, of Knox, died Dec. 15, 2023. Melissa Ann Mays,…
Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning
NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be…
Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
The Associated Press U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in…
‘Wonka’ waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Chalamet’s starring role
NEW YORK (AP) — “Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates…
Knox rejects storm water responsibility
By RODNEY SHERMAN For the Clarion News Knox Borough Council Dec. 4 agreed it will not take responsibility for backyard flooding at the South Main…
Clarion commissioners hear details on proposed Trinity housing
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County commissioners on Tuesday learned the details of a proposed 100-to-120-unit housing development. Tim Reddinger, general partner with Clarion…
Israel faces new truce calls as errant killing of captives adds to concern about its wartime conduct
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s government faced local protests and calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday…
Jones gets shutout, Domi has goal and 2 assists as Maple Leafs beat Penguins 7-0
TORONTO (AP) — Martin Jones stopped 38 shots for his first shutout of the season, Max Domi had a goal and two assists, and the…
Hundreds of coats, shoes, boots distributed to kids
From staff reports Keystone Coats for Kids announced it has distributed 433 coats, 212 pairs of tennis shoes and 169 pairs of boots this year…
Decades of combined service in Clarion County
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Four Clarion County employees were honored at a retirement party on Wednesday evening at the 911/public safety building in Shippenville….
Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over…
Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the…