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I said when this Playoff began that there was a clear-cut favorite when the regular season came to a close.  There was no doubt in my mind who it was, and what others needed to do to prevent it from happening. The only way this season could end on the right note was if this […]

At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in northern Nigeria, police told CNN. The attack happened in the town of Mubi in Adamawa State as worshipers were gathering for the “fajr” dawn prayer around 5:20 a.m. local time, Othman Abubakar, a police spokesman said. The bomber […]

CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an opinion Nov. 16 in regard to Clearfield County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts Brian Spencer’s appeal of an administrative order handed down by Judges Fredric J. Ammerman and Paul E. Cherry. In July, the judges issued the administrative order to set strict deadlines for court paperwork to […]

CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Area School District avoided a deficit and ended the 2016-17 school year with a $1.333 million surplus. Business Administrator Sam Maney gave the school board a year-end financial report during Monday night’s combined committee and board meeting. According to Maney, the district originally projected a $4.678 million deficit. He said the […]

GLENDALE – Ronald Lynch, Glendale Elementary School instructor (left) recently presented a check for $1,350 to Carole Kruise, director of the Glendale Area Food Bank. It was the largest amount ever collected as part of their annual donation from Glendale School District students.   Now in the 25th year that Glendale students have been collecting […]

<p>x</p> CLEARFIELD – The community Christmas tree was delivered to the Courthouse Square Monday morning in downtown Clearfield. A light-up night celebration will be held from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Nov. 25 to officially kick off the holiday season. Community members are invited to bring homemade ornaments to decorate the Christmas tree.

1. AT&T takeover trouble: Shares in AT&T and its takeover target, Time Warner, could be on the move Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to block the $85 billion acquisition. The DOJ argues that the deal violates antitrust law because AT&T would likely “use its control of Time Warner’s popular programming […]

CLEARFIELD – Anna Catherman, owner of Anna Catherman Photography, is hosting an event celebrating families this holiday season, “Making Spirits Bright.” Proceeds will benefit the Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre Inc. (CAST). Anna Catherman Photography is offering mini-sessions for families on Nov. 25. The photographer’s session fee will be donated to the CAST to benefit its […]

It’s official: China’s biggest tech company is now worth more than Facebook. Tencent shares closed more than 2% higher in Hong Kong on Tuesday, valuing the social media and gaming giant at around $522 billion, according to FactSet. Facebook is currently worth a little over $519 billion. Best known for its mobile messenger WeChat, Tencent […]

Since the discovery of dark streaks on the slopes of Mars in 2011, astronomers have been excited about potential evidence of water beneath the surface of the red planet. If there are subsurface water flows on Mars, they could allow life — even on a microbial level — to exist as well. But further study […]

Singapore’s teens can add another feather to their caps. Not only are they the best in the world when it comes to science, math and reading, a new international education assessment suggests they have the best social skills. The findings on students’ collaborative problem-solving skills were released Tuesday and are part of the Program of […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to call US President Donald Trump on Tuesday following a rare meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad to discuss the future of Syria, a statement from the Kremlin said. Putin and Assad met for talks in Sochi, the Russian Black Sea resort, Russian state media reported Tuesday. During the […]

Two key figures in the North Korean military have been punished for “impure behavior,” according to a South Korean lawmaker, a move analysts say is likely intended to help leader Kim Jong Un tighten his grip on power. A closed-door briefing by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) identified the two officials as Hwang Pyong […]

Former Zimbabwean Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged longtime President Robert Mugabe to resign in a strongly worded statement delivered from an unknown location outside of the country Tuesday. In the statement, the former vice president said he refused to return to Zimbabwe until he was sure he would be safe, despite an invitation from […]

A federal judge has permanently blocked US President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with US immigration authorities. US District Court Judge William Orrick issued the ruling on Monday in lawsuits brought by two California counties, San Francisco and Santa Clara. Orrick said Trump cannot set new conditions on […]

In May 2014, we were scheduled to have our second interview with the business tycoon and TV celebrity Donald Trump at the newly-opened Trump International Golf Links outside Aberdeen, Scotland. We had been allotted two hours with the man who would, as we now know, go on to become America’s 45th President and we had […]

LaVar Ball denies being in a feud with President Donald Trump, but repeatedly refused to issue a “thanks” to the President for his involvement in the release of his son from China. “Why would I be in war with a guy … the most powerful man in the world?” Ball said Monday night when asked […]

The roosters were still asleep when Sri Wayunisih woke her daughter, Puteri. They could not afford to sleep till dawn. Wayunisih had taken a day off from working on the oil palm estates and Puteri had skipped school for this trip. The two of them were heading towards Sukadana, a coastal district in south-west Borneo […]

The Trump administration has announced it will end the Temporary Protected Status designation for Haiti by July 2019. TPS is an immigration status allowed by law for certain countries experiencing dire conditions, such as a natural disaster, epidemic or war. It protects individuals from deportation and authorizes them to work in the US. In May, […]

I was shopping for Thanksgiving with my wife in suburban St. Paul when the news came scrolling across my phone that Sen. Al Franken had been accused of sexual harassment. I saw the photographic evidence. I may have sworn. We had a quiet moment in the busy store, angry to learn that one of our […]

When the Justice Department sued to block AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner open-media advocacy groups and some politicians found themselves in an interesting position: Praising President Trump’s DOJ for tough antitrust enforcement while cautioning that they were still concerned there were politics at play in the decision. After Trump’s election, conventional thinking went that […]

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday night to allow the latest version of its controversial travel ban to go fully into effect, pending appeal. The third version of the travel ban places varying levels of restrictions on foreign nationals from eight countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Somalia and Yemen. […]

Marjorie Skripek, 90, of Clearfield died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at Penn Highlands Clearfield. Mrs. Skripek was born April 14, 1927 in Moshannon, the daughter of Mary (Cox) Hahn. She had worked with her husband in the family business, Skripek Electric. Mrs. Skripek was a member of the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church of Clearfield. […]

Four people remain unaccounted for after a nursing home fire in West Chester, Pennsylvania, last week. The residents are a 92-year-old man and his 89-year-old wife, an 85-year-old woman and a 93-year-old woman, West Chester District Attorney Thomas Hogan said at a news conference Monday. Hogan said “we have four people unaccounted for and we’re […]

The death of Charles Manson, the wild-eyed cult leader whose disciples staged a bloody murder spree in Los Angeles in August 1969, closes a particularly unfortunate chapter on the history of the tumultuous 1960s. The murders spanned two nights, and a number of the victims, including the actress Sharon Tate, were mutilated. The horror of […]