Paving to begin on Route 68 on Tuesday
From staff reports CLARION – Flagger-controlled lane restrictions continue on Route 68 between Trout Run Court and South Street as part of the Clarion Curve…
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Obama honors Penguins at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House on Thursday for completing what he described as one of the…
Operation Overcoat begins
From staff reports CLARION – Northwest Bank, Children and Youth Services and Community Action launched Operation Overcoat Monday, Sept. 26. With public support, the sponsors…
Camp Holiday Hope set
From staff reports CLARION – Camp Holiday Hope a fun, free workshop for children ages 5 to 17 years who have experienced the death of…
Nearly 2M urged to evacuate as Matthew edges toward US
MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and nearly 2 million people along the coast were urged to…
Dangerfield gets some respect
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jordan Dangerfield never lost faith, even as the months passed and the dreaded visits to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s office informing…
Paisley Park visitors will see Prince’s studio, mementoes
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) – Prince’s handwritten notes still sit out in the control room of Studio A at Paisley Park, where he recorded some of…
Recent Deaths 10/6/16
Junior Laverne Aites, 76, of Rimersburg, died Oct. 3, 2016. Sarah J. Callendar, 90, of Parker, died Oct. 2, 2016. Marsha L. Martin, 64, of Strattanville, died Oct….
Florida gov.: State could be facing biggest evacuation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — People boarded up beach homes, schools closed and officials ordered large-scale evacuations along the East Coast on Wednesday as Hurricane Matthew…
Clarion Univ. gets grant for its Talent Search program
From staff reports CLARION – Clarion University is one of eight Pennsylvania institutions to receive funding through the U.S. Department of Education for its Talent…
Florida closes schools, orders evacuations as Matthew nears
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida canceled classes along its Atlantic coastline and theme parks kept a watchful eye as Hurricane Matthew picked up speed…
Penguins say PPG Paints is taking over arena
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins are shifting their arena naming rights from Consol Energy Center to PPG Paints Arena. The move comes as Pittsburgh-based…
‘Girl on the Train’ doesn’t stay on the rails
The Associated Press Tate Taylor’s “The Girl on the Train” may be technically set in the Westchester suburb of Ardsley-on-Hudson, but its cocktail of commuter…
Sheetz to sell its first bottle of wine in PA today
By SALLY BELL Staff writer Sheetz is set to sell its first bottle of wine in Pennsylvania at a Shippensburg store today, but it isn’t…
Rimersburg Lions Club sets fruit sale
From staff reports The Rimersburg Lions Club will hold its annual holiday citrus fruit sale through Monday, Oct. 24. A variety of citrus fruit is…
US subpoena tests privacy promise of app
PARIS (AP) — The company whose message-scrambling software is being adopted across Silicon Valley has had a first legal test of its commitment to privacy….
Penguins poised to defend Cup
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Cullen is well aware of the Stanley Cup hangover. The longtime NHL forward helped the Carolina Hurricanes raise the trophy in…
Affleck approves of ‘Batman v. Superman’ despite critics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Affleck is giving “Batman v. Superman” two thumbs up. In an interview with Washington’s WTTG-TV , Affleck calls his debut as…
Recent Deaths 10/4/16
Florence Katherine “Kate” Kanonchoff, 95, of St. Petersburg, died Sept. 29, 2016. Cathy M. Johnston Klingensmith, 55, of Rimersburg, died Sept. 30, 2016. Donna Mae LaVan, 71,…
Dangerous Hurricane Matthew nears Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew drenched Jamaica and Haiti on Monday, flooding streets and sending many people to…