PennDOT seeks input in highway safety survey
From staff reports PennDOT is seeking public input on traffic safety and driving behaviors through its online survey at www.PennDOT.pa.gov/Safety. “In 2021, 1,230 people died…
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Next Forest County music night is Feb. 10
From staff reports The Forest County Country Music Association will hold its next music night Friday, Feb. 10. Live music that ranges from country, gospel,…
Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
The Associated Press A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the government can’t stop people who have domestic violence restraining orders against them from owning…
China: Balloon over US skies is for research, wind pushed it
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday that a balloon spotted over American airspace was used for weather research and was blown off course, despite U.S….
Review: ’80 for Brady’ is a sports film fumble for the ages
The Associated Press Tom Brady has officially — and finally, he insists — retired from the National Football League. Based on his new movie “80…
Clarion recorder’s office has 35th annual surplus
From staff reports Even with revenue falling substantially in the office the second half of 2022, Clarion County register and recorder Greg Mortimer has announced…
Proposed solar ordinance on display in Forest County
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Forest County commissioners agreed at their meeting Wednesday to put a proposed solar ordinance on display. The ordinance would provide…
FBI searches Biden’s vacation home; no classified documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday without turning up any classified documents, the latest…
First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun…
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
PUNXSUTAWNEY (AP) — A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. People gathered…
Review: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ twists the home invasion horror
The Associated Press Knock. Knock. It being mid-winter (typically a doldrums in movie theaters), it’s a cozy relief to be able to throw open the…
Recent Deaths 2/2/23
Aldene K. Henderson, 90, of Pleasantville, died Jan. 30, 2023. Ruth Hopper, 82, of New Bethlehem, died Jan. 30, 2023. Thomas R. “Tom” Kemmer, 74,…
Former Knox man named to national metalworking board
From staff reports Neil A. Ashbaugh, a former Knox resident, has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the National…
National Fuel customers will see rate decrease with adjustment
From staff reports National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted to the state Public Utility Commission its quarterly adjustment to gas supply charges, and the…
Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first…
Anti-abortion activists aim to sway GOP White House hopefuls
CHICAGO (AP) — Emboldened anti-abortion activists are looking to the 2024 presidential election as an opportunity to solidify their influence over the Republican Party. Susan…
Powell likely to stress Fed’s inflation fight far from over
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is cooling, and parts of the economy appear to be weakening. But Chair Jerome Powell is likely Wednesday to underscore that…
Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charge in set death
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors linked Alec Baldwin to an expansive list of alleged failures in firearms safety as they filed a felony involuntary…
CEC seeks applicants for Youth Tour
From staff reports Central Electric Cooperative is happy to once again invite high school juniors to attend Youth Tour, a once-in-a-lifetime, all-expenses paid trip to…
Clarion Troop 51 hosts 85 Scouts at Klondike Derby
From staff reports The Colonel Drake District of the French Creek Council of Boy Scouts of America held its High Adventure Klondike Derby on Saturday…