WJACTV.COM :: Special Needs Kids Have Their Own Prom
May 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
CLEARFIELD – This past weekend was prom weekend for several schools in the northern tier. Hundreds of students danced the night away. Accordign to WJACTV.com, on Monday morning, 75 special needs kids had their own prom, where they danced the day away instead of hitting the books. “The best part of it is seeing them happy, dancing, meeting new people from other school districts and socializing...
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Surface Transportation Board Approves Corman Rail Line Near Wallaceton
May 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, DC – The Surface Transportation Board today granted final approval for R. J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines Inc. (RJCP) to build and operate a new rail line using right-of-way previously rail-banked as well as new right-of-way, near Wallaceton, Pa. This is the first instance in which the Board examined a new rail line construction proposal combined with restoration of...
Read More...Ralston Challenges CASD Building Project
May 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM by Jessica Shirey · Leave a Comment
CLEARFIELD – During the public comment session at Monday night’s combined committee and board meeting, a familiar face – resident Gail Ralston – challenged the Clearfield school board about its decisions related to the high school expansion and renovation and the costs involved. In June 2011, the board approved renovating and expanding the high school campus into grades seven through twelve...
Read More...Half-off Deals: PA Camping on Sale Now
May 22, 2012 at 8:02 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
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WJACTV.COM :: Judge Denies Request for Continuance in Sandusky Case
May 22, 2012 at 6:47 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
BELLEFONTE – A judge has denied a request from former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky to delay the June 5 start of his child sex-abuse trial. According to WJACTV.com, Judge John Cleland on Monday morning denied defense attorney Joe Amendola’s request for more time to prepare his defense. Now, with the judge’s ruling, Sandusky’s legal team has 15 days to prepare for...
Read More...Residents Urged to Watch for Deer on Roadways
May 22, 2012 at 6:41 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe urged motorists to stay alert and slow down when driving after dusk and before dawn to reduce their risk of colliding with a white-tailed deer. “Each spring, deer congregate on the grassy areas along the state’s busy highways, and cover greater distances in search of food,” Roe said. “This activity...
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Fugitive of the Week: Holly Wolf
Clearfield County District Attorney, William A. Shaw, Jr., announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week for the week of May 21, 2012. Shaw identified the Fugitive as Holly Wolf, age 23, of DuBois. Shaw stated that Wolf is wanted for failure to appear at Criminal Call on May 17, 2012. On November 14, 2011, Officer Josh Johnston of the Sandy Township Police Department, filed a Criminal Complaint...
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CASD Approves Tentative Budget Without Tax Increase
May 22, 2012 at 6:00 AM by Jessica Shirey · Leave a Comment
CLEARFIELD – After a 3-mill property tax increase for the current-year, the Clearfield school board unanimously approved, 8-0, its tentative general fund and subsidiary fund budgets without any millage increase for 2012-13 at Monday night’s combined committee and board meeting. Board members Dave Glass, Mary Anne Jackson, Rick Schickling, Jennifer Wallace, Phil Carr, Dr. Michael Spencer, Susan...
Read More...Annual Triathlon Takes Participants on a Tour of Clearfield, Curwensville Areas
May 21, 2012 at 5:00 PM by Aaron T. Evans · Leave a Comment
(Aaron T. Evans) Participants from all over took part in the Clearfield County Conservation District’s Upper West Branch Triathlon on Saturday. Curwensville Borough Mayor Holly Komonczi, who also serves as the executive director of the county’s tourism authority, welcomed participants and encouraged them to enjoy the area. The race began at Gasbarre’s McKee Carbide and Tool Division...
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Five Boats Take Part in Third ‘Annual Anything That Floats’ Boat Regatta
May 21, 2012 at 1:02 PM by Marissa Elena Young · Leave a Comment
CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Revitalization Corp. hosted the Anything That Floats boat regatta at Lower Witmer Park Saturday afternoon, sponsored by GenOn Energy. Five boats competed in the race across the river and back to see if their strictly man-made boat would be the winner. The five teams were: RigMonkeyApp.com, Spanky’s Café Hot Ones, It Takes Two, Sweet Art Bakery and Duckin’ Boat. The...
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