US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs…
BROCKWAY – The Brockway Center for Arts and Technology (BCAT) and Guardian Healthcare will offer free nurse’s aide training classes for area caregivers this autumn….
There already has been more college football than I figured there would be. (Doesn’t say much for me as a seer, huh?) It involved Austin…
It is impossible for me to overstate how deeply attached I have become to “Schitt’s Creek” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shamefully, I am one of…
With just two months left until the U.S. presidential election, Facebook says it is taking more steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the…
HARRISBURG – The state Department of Labor & Industry on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Venango and Clarion counties were below July’s…
HARRISBURG – The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) is advising the public to stay vigilant against a recently reported phone scam. The scam involves…
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County Treasurer Tom McConnell announced his resignation Tuesday during a county commissioners work session. McConnell said his last day…
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey stopped in Brookville on Tuesday to tour the Miller Fabrication Solutions facility. During his visit, the…
HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that he has renewed a 90-day disaster declaration, now for a second time, after he originally signed…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes fit just about everything he could into his major league debut. The third base prospect hit a tying homer for…
The Associated Press Like all cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is going to “Dancing With the Stars.” The reality TV star who became a…
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor People passing by the Clarion County Courthouse this week might notice the approximately 70 purple wooden crosses positioned…
From staff reports The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau will sponsor the “Trail Less Traveled Photo Contest,” which will run through November. Finalists’ photos will…
The Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Orlando Arcia’s pinch-hit single with two outs in the eighth inning drove in the tiebreaking run as the Milwaukee Brewers slipped past…
ROME (AP) — Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival — the first major…
Myrna L. Bailey, 84, of Tionesta, died Aug. 27, 2020. Eunice L. Bowser, 87, of Rimersburg, died Aug. 26, 2020. Katherine Marie Drenning, 67, of…
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Sunday announced Clarion County reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19, raising the county’s total to…
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — With an early harvest already underway, a wildfire a few miles west of John Bucher’s ranch added new urgency to getting…