County extends COVID emergency through Dec. 31
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The Clarion County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 14 unanimously extended the COVID-19 disaster declaration through the end of the…
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Coroner identifies 2 killed in Clarion County crash
From staff reports Clarion County coroner Dan Shingledecker has identified the two people who were killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Redbank Township….
Abraxas students help Marienville garden come to fruition
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Earlier this year, Marienville Park barely resembled a park at all. Four months later, the same area boasts whimsical artwork,…
Clarion County gets nearly $1.1M for broadband project
From staff reports Clarion County has been awarded $1,096,125 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to design, build and launch fixed wireless broadband services to…
Clarion County wants more info for comprehensive plan
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The favorite place in Clarion County is the county’s park near Shippenville, according to a survey conducted as part of…
Clarion commissioners extend county’s COVID disaster declaration again
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously extended the county’s COVID-19 disaster declaration through the end of the year. The county…
C-L board member faces DUI charge
From staff reports A member of the Clarion-Limestone School Board faces an Oct. 19 preliminary hearing on charges he was driving under the influence of…
Redbank Valley School District: Teachers to strike
From staff reports Members of the Redbank Valley Education Association plan to strike today, according to a post on the Redbank Valley School District Facebook…
Jefferson Co. won’t prosecute violations of school mask mandate
From staff reports Jefferson County District Attorney Jeff Burkett on Friday said his office has been receiving phone calls from parents since the state-issued order…
Group in Brookville School District protests mask order
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer About a dozen members of “No Masks for BASD” (Brookville Area School District) turned out Tuesday morning to protest state…
Woman admits to theft of fire department’s money
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A Strattanville woman accused of the theft of over $70,000 from a fire department could spend up to 17 years…
Keystone schools ‘My Kid My Choice’ rally draws hundreds
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor More than 200 people turned out for a “My Kid My Choice Keystone School District” rally late Monday…
Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expire
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of jobless Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Monday, leaving only a handful of economic support programs for those who…
Clarion County pursues $448,000 in CDBG projects funding
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor The Clarion County commissioners propose to submit an application for $447,925 in Community Block Development Grant funding for…
Redbank Valley teachers issue strike notice
From staff reports The Redbank Valley Education Association said it notified the school district of the union’s intention to strike Sept. 13 if the labor…
Forest commissioners address several matters
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Forest County commissioners dealt with a few matters at their meeting Wednesday. The commissioners approved an agreement between the county…
PASSAGES promotes first ‘Raise the Bar’ project
From staff reports CLARION – PASSAGES, Inc. staff will be contacting bars and other establishments that serve alcohol in Clarion County for the first Raise…
Clarion man pleads guilty to arson
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The former tenant of a Clarion apartment building on Wednesday entered a guilty plea to aggravated arson, risking bodily injury,…
Penn Highlands center awaits state certification
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Penn Highlands Healthcare is awaiting certification from the state Department of Health in order to open its new…
Butler police officer stabbed, suspect dead
From staff reports A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning after he stabbed a Butler city police officer with a knife in the city of…