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September 23, 2009 / Front Page

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Clarion enrollment hits another record

Total headcount at university has risen by nearly 4 percent
CLARION – Clarion University has a record enrollment of 7,391 students at the end of drop/add for the fall semester. The figures were released at a meeting of the university’s Council of Trustees at Venango Campus in Oil City. More...

Humane Society raises about 40% funding for shelter

A $1 million facility is planned along a five-acre lot on Route 322 in Cranberry.
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

Nearly four months into a $1 million building fund campaign, the Venango County Humane Society has raised more than 40 percent of the money. More...

Special Sections

Community News

Mountain bike, trail rides planned at Two Mile Run

A park update is given at the commissioners meeting.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

Two efforts are under way to acquaint the public with the trails at Two Mile Run County Park. Park director Rich Mihalic reported on the upcoming events at the Tuesday meeting of the Venango County commissioners. More...

Lawmaker to be featured at hike-bike event Sunday

Want to forego the interminable press conference and the rubber chicken dinner circuit and instead take a hike with your elected federal official? Here’s a chance coming up on Saturday. More...

Convention announces speaker changes

A change has been made concerning the speakers at the 97th annual Venango County Township Association convention at the Oakland Township fire hall on Wednesday, Sept. 30. More...

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Sports

Injured linebackers concern Paterno

The Penn State coach is hoping Sean Lee and Navorro Bowman can play against Iowa.

UNIVERSITY PARK (AP) — Paging Dr. Paterno. Penn State Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno at times sounded like a physician giving updates when asked Tuesday to run down his team’s assorted ailments. More...

Pirates suffer 93rd loss

Buccos clinch last-place finish

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Scott Rolen had three hits and three RBIs, Joey Votto had three doubles and scored three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 10-4 on Tuesday night, clinching the Pirates’ third straight last-place finish in the More...

Burress gets two years in gun case

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress apologized to his family and tearfully kissed his wife and young son goodbye Tuesday before he was led away to prison to begin serving a two-year sentence on a weapons charge. More...

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Entertainment

TV Grid

Full Story

PBS SCHEDULE

The following are today’s television listings for the local PBS stations: WPSU 7 p.m. — NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 8 p.m. — Great Lodges of the National Parks 10 p.m. — Wallace Stegner 11 p.m. More...

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Unsafe walkway beside bridge over Oil Creek raises concern

An unsafe walkway alongside the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over Oil Creek has drawn the concern of a local man who fears it could bring harm to walkers using the span. More...

Cranberry to save by refinancing bond issue

Total savings for the school district could be $241,000.
By MATT CARROLL Staff writer

Cranberry Area School District could soon see more than $200,000 in savings by refinancing a 2003 bond issue. More...

Local districts buying into Common Cents

Cranberry, Forest, Franklin, Oil City and Redbank are taking part the statewide program.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

Three Venango County school districts are eyeing savings opportunities identified by consultants with the state’s Common Cents initiative. More...

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Brooke Steinecker (left), a native of Franklin and a 2008 graduate of Edinboro University, has been chosen to serve an internship with U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (right) in Washington, D.C. More...

Police & Fire

POLICE & FIRE CALLS

2 woman injured in crash Two area women were injured in a two-vehicle collision around 7:55 a.m. Tuesday on Bredinsburg Road in Cranberry Township. More...

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Letters/Columns

Plan may be admirable but it won’t reduce costs

Editor: The president says Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupting us due to spiraling costs. To control those costs, he claims we need to insure the 47 million uninsured. While that may be admirable, it won’t drive down costs. More...

About disc jockeys, state parks and eternity

Editor: Some of the biggest rants against any decent health reform are by stand-pat shout radio disc jockeys. More...

Gun permit process shouldn’t take long

Editor: Allow me to add my 2 cents worth on the problems with getting a gun permit in Venango County. The only reason this cannot be done in a timely manner is that either the chief deputy or the sheriff is not doing their job. More...

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Security forces ‘preparing for all contingencies’ at G-20

Authorities tout media nerve center

officials say they’ve thought of everything possible to keep the land, water and air around the Group of 20 economic summit safe. More...

Volunteers hope to show off Pittsburgh

Some of their tasks are mundane, but necessary for a smooth-running summit that presents the city in a good light.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have picked up trash, practiced foreign languages and prepared to greet the thousands of visitors arriving in Pittsburgh this week for the two-day Group of 20 economic summit. More...

AIDS protesters demand funding

PITTSBURGH (AP) — AIDS activists dressed in black, banging drums and carrying a small cardboard coffin marched through downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday, demanding the world’s most powerful leaders stop using the global economic crisis as a More...

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Features

Always Something

For Harvick, RCR, this has been the year for difficulties
By Monte Dutton NASCAR This Week

For Kevin Harvick, it’s been a rough year. For Harvick’s team, Richard Childress Racing, it’s been a rough year. More...

What's Up Next

Sprint Cup Race: AAA 400 Where: Dover (Del.) International Speedway (1.0 mi.), 400 laps/miles. When: Sunday, Sept. 27. Last year’s winner: Greg Biffle, Ford. Qualifying record: Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 161.522 mph, June 4, 2004. More...

Feud of the Week

Mark Martin vs. Juan Pablo Montoya More...

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