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Clarion River to be memorialized in stamp

The Clarion River has long been recognized as being among the nation’s most “Wild and Scenic Rivers,” and now it will be honored in a United States Postal Service series stamp.
The 2019 release date of the stamp, which will show the river during fall, has yet to be announced.

Professional Healthcare Networking Mixer to be held at Penn Highlands Elk

The Community Education Center of Elk and Cameron Counties and Penn Highlands Elk are once again offering a Professional Healthcare Networking Mixer to college students and senior high school students pursuing careers in healthcare. The event will be held Jan. 3, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Johnsonburg Municipal Authority ends 2018 with good news on water treatment plant

The Johnsonburg Municipal Authority met on Tuesday evening for their last meeting of 2018.

Residents participate in candle lighting ceremony

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting on the second Sunday in December unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren who left too soon. As candles are lit on Dec.

RASD outsources food service to The Nutrition Group

The Ridgway Area School District Governing Board on Dec. 5, at the monthly Board meeting, voted to accept the proposal from The Nutrition Group to manage all food service in the District.

Mountain Fest proposed ATV day currently not permitted under state law

At a Ridgway Borough Council meeting on Nov. 19, Chamber of Commerce President T.O. Fitch submitted a request for the council to open borough streets to ATVs to support the inaugural Winter Mountain Fest, planned for January.

Area man carries casket for President Bush

All eyes have been on Washington, D.C. the past few days following the death of former President George H.W. Bush, and area residents watching the proceedings may have noticed a familiar face among the members of the joint services military honor guard.

RASD School Board elects officers, honors students of the month

A combined meeting greeted the Ridgway Area School District's Governing Board yesterday. The annual December re-organizational meeting was held before the regular board meeting.

Elk County Office Of Veterans Affairs spearheads a project

The first floor hallway of the Elk County Courthouse Annex in Ridgway will be the showdown for a battle, but all for a good cause! 

Santa Lucia will be celebrated next Sunday

Over the weekend, the group of ladies participating in the annual Santa Lucia service, lead by Marcia Hanes, gathered for an afternoon practice to fine-tune the details including song notes and lyrics, as well as the procession into the sanctuary.