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Public Notice Law Needs Modernization, but Newspaper Bill Would Hurt Taxpayers

14 hours ago | exploreclarion.com | Jake Bauer

In an age before the internet, it made sense that agencies and other parties were required to post public notice of meetings and significant actions in the local print newspaper. This worked for many decades while competition in the print newspaper market remained strong, but today with a greatly diminished printed press, public notices are best known by municipal leaders, lawyers, and residents for price gouging and pitiful customer service.
'Phil Deets Is Not the Problem': Commissioners Hire HVAC Expert to Get Stalled Project Back on Track

20 hours ago | exploreclarion.com | Ron Wilshire

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – “Phil Deets is not the problem,” said Clarion County Commissioner Wayne Brosius on Tuesday morning after the former CEO of Deets Mechanical was hired as a part-time temporary maintenance helper. His role is to help get the stalled courthouse HVAC renovation back on track. A 2-1 vote approved the hiring for the $45-an-hour position, with Commissioners Ted Tharan and Brosius voting yes and Braxton White voting no.
Keystone Baseball Earns Walk-Off Win Over Clarion-Limestone on Two-Run Single by Kord Stewart

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Mike Kilroy

KNOX, Pa. (EYT) — Kord Stewart hit a two-run, two-out walk-off single as the Keystone baseball team downed Clarion-Limestone, 4-3, on Monday afternoon. Keystone opened the bottom of the seventh with two quick groundouts, but Weckerly singled, Drew Keth walked before Stewart lashed an 0-2 pitch to left to score both Isaac Weckerly and Keth for the victory. Keth picked up the win on the mound. He went all seven, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits. He struck out six and walked two.
REBOOT: After Difficult Week, Karns City Avenges Loss to Rival Moniteau With Sharp, 7-3 Win Over Warriors

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Mike Kilroy

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (EYT) — The seniors on the Karns City softball team met at the end of a difficult week. They aired all of their feelings. “We said we need to get our stuff together,” said senior Lyrik Reed. “I won’t say the other word.”The Gremlins were coming off a disheartening 11-6 loss to rival Moniteau on their home field on Tuesday and also a 10-0 blanking at the hands of Cranberry in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference championship game on Friday.
WITH A PURPOSE: Central Clarion Sophomore Eliza Datko Has Seen Her Times Drop and Records Fall This Season as a Distance Runner for the Wildcats

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Mike Kilroy

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — There’s a lot of trips around the track in a given meet for Eliza Datko and the distance runner for the Central Clarion track and field team tries to keep her mind engaged, lap after lap. Even if that means checking out what’s happening in the long jump and triple jump pits or watching a teammate soar over the bar in the pole vault or the high jump as she passes. Again. And again. “I just think about how many laps are left,” Datko said.
QUICK OUT OF THE GATE: Central Clarion Jumps Out to Big Early Lead, Cruises to Win Over Keystone

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Mike Kilroy

Story by Steve SmailKNOX, Pa. (EYT)— The Central Clarion softball team scored five first-inning runs and pitcher Jenna Dunn benefitted from the early run support in tossing a six-hitter as the Wildcats came away with a 14-2, six inning victory over Keystone on Monday afternoon in Knox. Central Clarion pounded out 12 hits while also drawing 14 walks from a pair of Keystone pitchers. Nine of the 14 batters who received walks came around to score.
"I'm Strapped": Man Accused of Pulling Gun During Gas Station Confrontation

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Jake Bauer

BARKEYVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — A 25-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at another person during an argument at a gas station, state police said. Tyrese Kohlman, of Murraysville, was arrested on May 8 after an incident at the Speedway Fueling Station in Barkeyville Borough, according to a criminal complaint filed by Franklin-based State Police Trooper Justin Marvin. Police say Kohlman entered the convenience store and initiated a verbal argument with the victim.
Route 66 Traffic Stop Leads to Major Drug Bust

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Gavin Fish

FARMINGTON TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A 46-year-old man faces multiple felony drug charges after state police allegedly discovered a large quantity of marijuana and THC products during a routine traffic stop, authorities say. Scott Daniel Shea, of West Sunbury, was charged on May 6 following a March 15 traffic stop on Route 66 in Farmington Township, Clarion County, according to a criminal complaint filed by Marienville-based State Police Trooper Steve Ross.
State Police Calls: Harassment, Child Welfare, Indecent Assault and Stolen ATV

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Gavin Fish

State police responded to multiple incidents across Clarion County, including a reported child welfare case in Clarion Township, a harassment investigation in Knox, and a stolen ATV in Madison Township. On May 2, troopers responded to a location on Robinwood Drive in Clarion Township for a report involving the welfare of a child. A separate case of harassment was reported on May 7 around 6:00 p.m. on West Railroad Street in Knox Borough.
Driver Accused of Hitting Pedestrian in Rayne Township and Fleeing Scene

2 days ago | exploreclarion.com | Gavin Fish

RAYNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (EYT) — A McIntyre man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a pedestrian with his car on Chambersville Road and leaving the scene Saturday night, according to Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana. The crash happened around 7:24 p.m. on May 10, about 68 feet west of Carnahan Road in Rayne Township, Indiana County. According to the public information release report, 37-year-old Steven Marsh was driving a Saturn Ion eastbound when he struck a pedestrian in the roadway.