It was a wild news week. A historic president was elected. Not to be overlooked, local elections also occurred.
That’s not to take away from non-political news. Superintendents were named and fires were fought.
For these stories and more keep reading the GantDaily Weekly Reload.
Obama Wins Presidency
CHICAGO – Illinois Senator (D) Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States of America.
According to Google, Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, Obama has won by a more than 2-1 margin.
Obama and running mate Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware ran against Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) and Alaska Gov. Sara Palin.
McCain urged unity in his concession speech in Arizona.
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Preliminary General Election Results in Clearfield County, Includes Absentee Ballots
CLEARFIELD – Preliminary results for the Primary Election are coming in from across the county.
As of this time 71 of 71 precincts have reported. This includes absentee ballots.
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Makin Named Superintendent of CASD
CLEARFIELD – At a special meeting Monday night, the Clearfield Area School District Board of Directors unanimously appointed Dr. Richard C. Makin, as the district’s new superintendent. Makin, who currently serves as the superintendent of the Purchase Line Area School District, will step into his new position in January.
Board Vice President Dave Glass said the board was “comfortable” with Makin from the start.
“It was unanimous among the board, since he first showed interest,” he said. “He was easily the most qualified individual that we interviewed.”
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Deluccia Named New DASD Superintendent
DUBOIS – Effective Thursday the DuBois Area School District will have a new superintendent, Timothy Deluccia.
Between 2000 and 2007 Deluccia has served the DuBois Area School District as an assistant to the superintendent, acting substitute superintendent and acting superintendent. He has worked with DASD professionally for two decades, and in education for 29 years.
“My acceptance speech would be that DuBois is an excellent school district,” began Deluccia after the vote.
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LT Supers Look to Hold the Line on Taxes
CLEARFIELD – With a planned budget of $2.974 million for next year, Lawrence Township Supervisors announced that the millage will remain at 18.
What allows the township to avoid increasing taxes was some revenue increase at the current rate, but also a reduction in staff in the police department. Nobody was fired but the township decided to keep the staff as-is instead of replacing those who either moved on to other things or had been promoted from part time. This leaves the department with nine full time employees and two part time.
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Yes They Did – Local Eatery Cooks Obama Burger to Help Celebrate Election
CLEARFIELD – On Nov. 4 one local eatery helped one area committee celebrate Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory.
At the request of the Clearfield County Democratic Committee, Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub assembled a special hamburger to commemorate the victory.
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Voter Turn Out Larger Than Normal in Clearfield County
CLEARFIELD – A “larger than normal” voter turn out showed up at Clearfield County polling places to cast their historical ballot on Tuesday.
“We expected the turn out to be larger than normal, and it was,” Board of Elections Director Linda Clark said.
She said the county has 51,549 registered voters. She said that 34,334, or 66.6 percent took part in yesterday’s election.
Clark noted that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), who won the election, didn’t take Clearfield County, saying that almost 55 percent cast their votes for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
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Area Fire Departments Battle Chester Street Blaze
CLEARFIELD – A number of area fire departments responded to a fire on Chester Street early Thursday morning.
According to Clearfield Borough Fire Chief Brett Owens the fire occurred at the home of Perry and Sue Rowles. The fire began at 12:49 a.m. Owens stated that no one was home during the fire and that there were no injuries to emergency responders. It is believed that a cat and dog perished due to the fire.
The fire was contained to the originating property, stated Owens. It is believed to have started in the left side of the house, looking at it from the front. A fire marshal will be called in to inspect the scene.
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Philipsburg Laundry Facility Fire Ruled Accidental
PHILIPSBURG – On Sunday, Philipsburg-based State Police initiated an investigation into a structure fire that caused more than $100,000 worth of damage to a coin operated laundry in Philipsburg. Police ruled the fire accidental.
According to the report, police conducted an origin and cause investigation. Police determined the fire originated in a clothes dryer, which was near the front door.
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