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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...
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. On Monday, district officials asked the school board to take advantage of low interest rates and consider a resolution to refinance $6.9 million in debt. 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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• article has image 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. The discovery of an alleged bomb plot in Denver and New York set off a series of counterterrorism bulletins — warnings that come as security officials finalized plans for the gathering of world leaders in Pittsburgh on Thursday and Friday. More...
• Volunteers hope to show off Pittsburgh
• AIDS protesters demand funding
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 Community News
• Mountain bike, trail rides planned at Two Mile Run
A park update is given at the commissioners meeting.
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
• Convention announces speaker changes
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 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. State police said Heidi Phipps, of Franklin, was traveling west around a bend on Bredinsburg Road near Orchard Park when she lost control of her 2004 Honda Accord. More...
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 Court Reporter
• VENANGO COUNTY COURT REPORTER
Trial verdicts Commonwealth vs. Owen Eugene Ginnery Sr., 50, of Titusville; found guilty in a non-jury trial of a felony count of failure to comply with sexual offender registration requirements and misdemeanor counts of possession of a small amount of marijuana and use-possession of drug paraphernalia. 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
• Gun permit process shouldn’t take long
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 Sports
• article has image 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...
• article has image Pirates suffer 93rd loss
• article has image Burress gets two years in gun case
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 Features
• article has image Always Something
For Harvick, RCR, this has been the year for difficulties
For Kevin Harvick, it’s been a rough year. For Harvick’s team, Richard Childress Racing, it’s been a rough year. More...
• article has image What's Up Next
• article has image Feud of the Week
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