Clarion News

Children gathered Monday, June 29, at the Clarion Free Library to see puppeteer Steve Abrams perform a variety of acts, including Aesop's Fables.

Photo by Natasha Mattis Melaine Lowrie, a high school student, Athena Pack, Christy Weaver, John Valimont and Sam Sears are immersed in the pit searching for artifacts.

The funding from the Neighborhood Stabilization and Low Income Housing Tax programs is one of 99 projects across the state intended to provide more affordable housing.

The Clarion County Sewage Association has distributed a notice to member municipalities saying 'Local agencies were never informed of a deficit and since DEP has not paid grant reimbursement monies due for 2008, we have no operating funds.' The document urges the reader to contact Governor Ed Rendell, state Rep.

By votes of 6-2, the Clarion-Limestone school board June 17 gave final approval to a $12.5 million budget and a 6.2 percent tax increase.

Federal money that was to have been allocated for work on the Beaver Creek ponds and wetlands in Salem Township might not be there after all, according to a discussion at the June 16 meeting of the Clarion County Conservation District.

Office of Emergency Services Director Mike Rearick was at the county commissioners' June 16 work session to discuss the county's impending contract with MCM, a firm from McMurray.

A Clarion County man's lack of a federal firearms dealer license concerned federal prosecutors more than his ties to militia groups in Western Pennsylvania, testimony revealed Monday in U.S. District Court, Downtown.

A Clarion County man known for hosting parties where he demonstrated homemade weapons pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to illegally selling firearms.

U.S. Representative Glenn `GT' Thompson, R-Howard, announced he requested the $500,000 for the Clarion Northwest Central Regional Interoperability Strategic Telecommunications Plan that has been included in a House funding bill.

The biggest educational opportunity for military veterans since World War II is now available to those who served their country and Clarion University is one of the participants.

With no discussion, and not even mentioning the fact, the North Clarion school board June 15 voted to hold property taxes for 2009-10 at the same level as 2008-09. District superintendent David Stake simply asked the board to 'approve the millage rate for 2009-2010.' And board members did -- unanimously.

On May 22, the Clarion County Commissioners found out they could get $5,500 from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to help pay for the purchase and installation of security cameras inside and outside of the courthouse.

The Clarion-Limestone School Board will consider a property tax increase of 6.2 percent, close to the maximum increase allowed without voter approval, according to the draft agenda reviewed at the June 10 work session.

Dr. Brian Maguire and friends Dan Williams and Steve Condon read the story of 'Big Al' to children at the Clarion Library's 2009 Summer Reading Program Kickoff.

The Tribune-Review can be reached online or at 412-321-6460. A Clarion County man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges of hitting a teen over the head with a bottle, leaving his face partially paralyzed.

Electronic ballot gaffes and confusion continue to draw concerns By Rodney L. Sherman, Clarion News Editor CLARION - Some Clarion County residents remain concerned that their electronically cast ballots are accurate and recorded while some candidates remain concerned they have been credited with all the votes intended for them.

'The Millcreek Township Planning Commission hereby recommends that the Board of Supervisors of Millcreek Township considers for the PA Wilds/Bureau of Forestry Phase I corridor proposed development a canoe launch, parking area and camp site at the area directly across from where Cather's Run Road and Gravel Lick Road intersect.

Center Business Manager Mary Jude Trice pitched the proposal at the center's May 19 joint operating committee meeting.

At a special meeting held May 20, supervisors Bergen Dilley, Melvin Leadbetter and Wayne Dunkle appointed Lisa Deemer to replace Mildred N. Shofestall, who passed away May 7. Shofestall was the Clarion Township tax collector for the past 28 years.