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Turnout ‘awesome’ for festival

Weather triggers large turnout
Warm weather and blue skies greeted those who attended the eighth annual Cranberry Festival on Saturday in Morrison Park. More...

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Community News

FIRST BIRTHDAYS

Celebrating her first birthday today is Gweneth Fern King, daughter of Tom and Andrea King of Necatrine. More...

Enrollment increase continues at UPT

TITUSVILLE – The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville continues to break enrollment records with the largest number of full-time students in campus history and increases in its minority student population. More...

‘Celebration of recovery’ set today in Clarion

CLARION — The Clarion County Drug and Alcohol Administration will sponsor a “celebration of recovery” from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Main Street Center in Clarion. More...

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Sports

Penn State braces for tougher Big 10 schedule

The Lions are 3-0 after three lopsided wins against unranked non-conference foes.

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Three nonconference games, three lopsided wins for Penn State, three top-10 rankings. Penn State stayed at No. More...

Gould’s kick dooms Steelers

Chicago kicker makes 44-yard field goal in Bears’ 17-14 win

CHICAGO (AP) — Hounded in the opener and harassed in the early going again Sunday, Jay Cutler simply wanted a shot at redemption. He got it and finally lived up to his lofty billing. More...

Martin wins Chase opener

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — When a young driver isn't sure how to approach an ontrack situation, they often ask themselves "What would Mark Martin do?" With a championship on the line, Martin fooled the competition and won. More...

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Entertainment

‘Mad Men,’ ‘30 Rock’ take top series Emmys

Close, Cranston grab honors for drama series acting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Mad Men” and “30 Rock” led a pack of Emmy winners who successfully defended their titles at Sunday’s show, but the snappy ceremony and a star turn by host Neil Patrick Harris made the evening f More...

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Award winners named

Here’s a list of winners at Sunday’s 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: .. Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC. .. Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC. .. More...

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Was ACORN too big for own good?

Videos with employees engaged in misconduct draw public ire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade’s end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two r More...

G-20 security driving away Pittsburgh’s bustle

Many owners are not .. sure what to expect from this week’s summit.

Hartner is like a lot of downtown business operators: He doesn’t know what to expect if thousands of protesters show up for the Group of 20 economic summit or, for that matter, how many customers will show up either. More...

Police & Fire

POLICE & FIRE CALLS

Man struck by vehicle A Seneca man was injured when he was struck by a vehicle during a three-vehicle crash Saturday in Cranberry Township. State police said Gregory McFarland suffered moderate injuries in the crash around 9:18 p.m. More...

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Court Reporter

DEEDS

The following deeds have been filed at the Venango County Courthouse. Sale prices are listed except in the case of nominal amounts such as $1. Janice Boozell to Twin Valley Homes, Sugarcreek Borough. More...

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Letters/Columns

Death of teenager leaves an empty spot

Editor: I would like to touch on the pain caused to my family and myself because adults allowed my 16-year-old son, Jeremy James Hollis, to drink, which led to his death 10 years ago. More...

The nation is in shock, but people will endure

Editor: This letter doesn’t lend insight nor opinion to the tremendous financial decline of our nation. Nor does it render opinion regarding the installment of clergy in the Lutheran Church who are designated homosexual. More...

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Obama touts health plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says requiring people to get health insurance and fining them if they don’t would not amount to a backhanded tax increase. More...

Obama: Video ‘inappropriate’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says there should be an investigation into the hidden-camera video involving employees at the activist group ACORN and a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp. More...

Iran: U.S. knows accusation wrong

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday that U.S. officials know they are wrongly accusing Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. More...

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Features

HOROSCOPES

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Deficiency limits proper lung function

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I would like to call your attention to a question you answered about emphysema. I think you should have mentioned alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. More...

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