Clarion, Pa – A former staff member of The Clarion Call is running for office. Ron Wilshire, a Clarion University alumnus, will be a candidate for one of the three Clarion County Commissioner seats on the ballot Nov. 8. Commissioners serve four-year terms simultaneously. Unlike most previous elections, none of the three incumbent commissioners, Donna [...]

CLARION, Pa., April 22 – After the national anthem and an opening prayer, taxpayers voiced their concerns April 15 at the Tax Day Tea Party in the park across the street from the Clarion County Courthouse. The controversial, grassroots movement centers on the core principles of fiscal responsibility, free market practices and limited government. Clarion [...]

CLARION, Pa., April 15- Last week Gov. Ed Rendell announced the Federal Highway Transportation Commission’s rejection of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s joint application to make Interstate 80 a toll highway. The decision cuts out the funding the state could have gained for bridge, road and transportation projects. Clarion area residents, [...]

CLARION, PA., Feb. 25 – “Groceries are a necessity. Blowing the budget is not,” reads BiLo grocery store’s Web site. For years now, the citizens of Clarion, Pa. have been relying on BiLo for all of their grocery, pharmacy, and bakery needs. However, on March 13, Clarion’s BiLo grocery store will close their doors for [...]

CLARION, Pa., Nov. 24 — The Clarion City Council has unanimously decided to rename Ninth Avenue to Arnold Avenue in honor of George Arnold. Ron Wilshire, assistant vice president of university relations, said the decision had been discussed over several months by Borough Council after a letter requesting the name change was received from Clarion [...]

Clarion, Pa., Oct. 29 – Clarion Borough Police are investigating speed as the cause of an accident at the intersection of Main St. and Greenville Ave., in Clarion. According to Police Chief Mark Hall, police were dispatched to the scene at 2:46 p.m. after a trailer owned by Mark Hudson Construction, out of Hermitage, rolled [...]

CLARION, Pa., Oct. 18 – A particular debate has been simmering under the radar for some time on Clarion University’s campus. Students walk past the source of the debate on a daily basis. It’s in the posters found on bulletin boards and in the women’s restroom stalls advertising free pregnancy screenings at AAA Life Services. [...]

CLARION, Pa., September 28 – For most of Pennsylvania, autumn means shortened days, cold nights, beautiful reds and oranges in the trees. In Clarion County, the beginning of the fall season also means Autumn Leaf Festival is in town. Autumn Leaf Festival, or ALF, as it is commonly known, is the week-long festival that takes [...]

This page will be updated throughout the day with dispatches from the G-20 Summit, so check back often! We’ll also be tweeting all weekend. Yesterday’s coverage can be found here.

On the 24th and the 25th, news editor Julia Nene, online editor Mike Ramsey, and faculty adviser Dr. Laurie Miller will be in Pittsburgh covering the G-20 as it happens. Live or almost-live coverage will be posted throughout the weekend here. We will also be posting roving updates on our Twitter. It’s a good thing [...]

On April 20th, 2009, the Western Pennsylvania Virtual Education Job Fair began running online for the five Western PASSHE Institutions, California, Clarion, Edinboro, Indiana, and Slippery Rock. The purpose of this virtual job quest was to help seniors, graduate students, and alumni from the previous list of schools find possible job openings and submit online [...]

CLARION, Pa., April 23 — Safety and traffic concerns have forced Clarion Borough to consider changes to one of its busiest routes: South Street.

CLARION, Pa., March 24 — A new vehicle will be leased for the sheriff’s department, announced Clarion County Commissioner Dave Cyphert at the March 24 county commissioners’ business meeting.

Despite a turbulent economy, a record number of attendees gathered at the AAA Life Services Center’s annual fundraising dinner held on March 12 at Pinecrest Country Club in Brookville.

For more information on this event, check out this article by Stephanie Desmond.