Clarion County gets its CARES funding
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County Treasurer Tom McConnell said Tuesday the county has received its $3.4 million in CARES Act funding. The problem…
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Butler Health System hires chief financial officer
From staff reports Butler Health System announced the hiring of Eric Huss as its chief financial officer. Huss comes to BHS, which includes Clarion Hospital,…
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
The Associated Press The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday…
Reset button: Pirates enter 2020 with new leadership, energy
PITTSBURGH (AP) — New Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek Shelton have used a lot of words to describe the situation they…
Review: Handsome, broken Aussies connect in ‘Dirt Music’
The Associated Press Everyone is sad in the Australian indie “ Dirt Music,” a sprawling story about a small fishing town, an affair and the…
Area commissioners hear about possibilities for rural broadband
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Members of the Northwest County Commissioners Association were told Monday it is possible to have broadband services in rural Pennsylvania….
Car show and picnic benefits Heavenly Gaits
From staff reports A car show and family picnic will be held to benefit the Heavenly Gaits Therapeutic Riding Center. The car show will be…
Hospitals not challenged amid rising cases, official says
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s hospital system is not challenged at the moment by a recent rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, and the…
Pucks and masks prevalent as 24 NHL teams open training camp
The Associated Press St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington is so accustomed to wearing a mask, he didn’t mind doing so for the past four…
Sheriff: ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera saved son before drowning
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Glee” star Naya Rivera ’s 4-year-old son told investigators that his mother, whose body was found in a Southern California lake…
Recent Deaths 7/14/20
Elizabeth Lyda Walter Clowney died July 8, 2020. Allen L. Frampton, 85, of Clarion, died July 4, 2020. Norma Grace Mealy, 87, of Leeper, died…
Venango, Clarion report additional cases over weekend
From staff reports The State Department of Health over the weekend announced three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Venango County and two additional cases…
Ready or not: Election costs soar in prep for virus voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The demand for mail-in ballots is surging. Election workers need training. And polling booths might have to be outfitted with protective shields…
Washington NFL team dropping ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of…
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in…
Autumn Leaf challenges mounting
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor News and information about the COVID-19 emergency changes daily – sometimes it seems almost hourly – and that…
Shelves of books still off limits in Clarion
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer After four long months, the Clarion Free Library is open, sort of. “We are open but not fully open,” library…
4 more states added to Pennsylvania travel quarantine list
HARRISBURG (AP) — State health officials in Pennsylvania have added four states — including neighboring Delaware — to the travel quarantine recommendation aimed at stemming…
With fans back, Dixon wins at Road America for 3rd straight
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Winning an IndyCar race is nothing new for Scott Dixon, particularly this year. But getting to celebrate as fans cheered…
Disney World reopens as coronavirus cases surge in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — “The Most Magical Place on Earth” has reopened after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the…