Tri-county area adds 48 virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced 48 new cases of COVID-19 and two new virus-related deaths were reported from the…
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Armstrong Trails hosts ‘First Walk’
From staff reports Armstrong Trails is hosting a First Walk at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Armstrong Trails is located in Armstrong and…
Trump’s $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed…
Steelers to sit Roethlisberger for finale against Browns
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to let Ben Roethlisberger rest up for the playoffs. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Roethlisberger will…
Joe and Jill Biden to appear on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will have a special pair of guests alongside the music stars at this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration on…
Tri-county reports 15 new virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced 15 new cases of COVID-19 and three new virus-related deaths were reported from the…
Fate of Trump’s $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the…
Steelers can exhale after a wearying run to AFC North title
PITTSBURGH (AP) — This time, JuJu Smith-Schuster saved his dancing for the locker room. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver who drew the ire of opponents…
Netflix reworks leftovers with food-based reality game show
NEW YORK (AP) — Just in time for anyone facing a heaving, post-holiday refrigerator comes a TV show about what to do with all those…
Recent Deaths 12/29/20
Carroll Walker “Carl” “Spud” Conner, 93, of Rimersburg, died Dec. 23, 2020. John Harman Cunningham, 86, of Clarion, died Dec. 26, 2020. Margaret “Midge” Eakin,…
Tri-county adds 240 cases over holiday weekend
From staff reports The state Department of Health over Friday, Saturday and Sunday announced the tri-county area reported an increase of 240 cases of COVID-19….
Trump signs COVID relief, averts federal shutdown
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to…
Steelers rally past Colts to end skid, lock up AFC North
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Their once-promising season on the brink of a full-out collapse, the Pittsburgh Steelers headed to the locker room for halftime at Heinz…
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite premiering simultaneously by streaming service, “Wonder Woman 1984” managed the best box office debut of the pandemic, opening with $16.7…
Amended Clarion County budget gets final approval
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County commissioners on Tuesday gave final approval to an amended 2021 budget for the county. The spending plan, which…
FBI at home of possible person of interest in Nashville bomb
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as…
Gingerbread monolith delights San Francisco on Christmas Day
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In true pop-up art fashion, a nearly 7-foot-tall monolith made of gingerbread mysteriously appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas…
Pirates’ Polanco breaks wrist in winter ball, OK for spring
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco broke a bone in his right wrist playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic. The Pirates said…
Tri-county area reports 70 cases, 3 additional deaths
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced 70 new cases of COVID19 were reported from the tri-county area, as well as…
Weather-related crashes reported in area
From staff reports Over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day several vehicles were involved in weather-related incidents in Venango and Clarion counties. A Venango County 911…