Clarion County commissioners pose with Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 education programs specialist Kelsi Wilcox and Clarion Area High School junior Lex Welsh after presenting a proclamation recognizing “Remake Learning Days” during Tuesday’s commissioners work session. From left are Commissioner Braxton White, Wilcox, Welsh, Commissioner Wayne Brosius and Commissioner Ted Tharan.
Clarion Area High School junior Lex Welsh, who is the "Remake Learning Days" third-year youth ambassador, sits with Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 education programs specialist Kelsi Wilcox during the Clarion County Commissioners work session on Tuesday while the program receives a proclamation.
Clarion County Jail Warden Sherry Yates poses for a photos as she accepts proclamations for Nurses’ Week and National Correctional Officers and Employees Week during the commissioners meeting work session on Tuesday. Commissioner Braxton White, left, and Commissioner Wayne Brosius, right, can be seen next to her.
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes workplaces across the country, Clarion County officials moved to make sure taxpayer information — and employee responsibilities — don’t end up in the hands of a chatbot at this week’s Clarion County Commissioners meeting and work session Tuesday morning.
Commissioners approved a new artificial intelligence acceptable use policy aimed at limiting how county employees can use generative AI programs while protecting confidential county information.
JAMIE HUNT, reporter for TheDerrick.com, can be reached at jamiehunt.thederrick@gmail.com or 814-677-8323.
Clarion County commissioners discuss AI policy going forward
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes workplaces across the country, Clarion County officials moved to make sure taxpayer information — and employee responsibilities — don’t end up in the hands of a chatbot at this week’s Clarion County Commissioners meeting and work session Tuesday morning.
Venango commissioners embrace growth of Remake Learning Days
Venango County Commissioners approved a proclamation to honor May 1 through May 23 as Remake Learning Days at their Tuesday meeting, where they also heard about a number of Venango County events that are part of the hands-on learning festival.
Franklin school board discusses potential tax increase
As costs continue to increase across the economy, the Franklin Area School Board found itself staring at a $2 million deficit in its preliminary 2026-2027 school year budget that even the highest permitted tax increase would not be able to meet.
Neighbors help neighbors via letter carriers' annual food drive
Local organizations partnered once again with the U.S. Postal Service on Saturday for the 2026 National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, collecting donations throughout the day in both Oil City and Franklin to help replenish local food pantries.
Theory meets practice at house where crimes are simulated
A nondescript house sits on Wilson Avenue in Clarion. Neither the outside nor the inside hints at the investigative training — the searches for drugs and weapons, and the collection of evidence — that takes place behind its ordinary front door.
Precious Paws rescues dog and cats throughout the area
Precious Paws handled multiple rescues this week — including an abandoned dog in Cooperstown, a fatal hit-and-run involving another dog and a costly emergency surgery for an injured stray cat — highlighting the growing demand on the local animal rescue.
Community pays final respects to its beloved Dianne Marsh
The usual hum of Route 257 in Seneca was replaced Tuesday afternoon by the silent strobe of lights on over 40 emergency vehicles as a procession of fire engines and ambulances escorted one of their own to her final resting place.
Franklin discusses soon-to-be bike lanes
With bike lanes being installed on Liberty Street as part of PennDOT’s Liberty Street Betterment Project that will stretch over this summer into next, cyclists and e-bike riders will most likely have to begin using the bike lanes instead of the sidewalks when pedaling around downtown Franklin.
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