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Band festival hits high note despite the soggy conditions

The rain kept the attendance down but not the enthusiasm of the spectators.
The Oil City High School marching band brought back on old tradition on a new football field Saturday night with “Music in Oil Country.” The last time a festival of this type was hosted at Oil City was 19 years ago. More...

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Community News

Woman pens book on bariatric surgery support

June Rice of Oil City has a support group for local patients.
By AMY A. THOMPSON Staff writer

If people think weight loss surgery is taking the easy way out of addressing weight issues, then they haven’t spoken to June Rice of Oil City, leader of the local bariatric surgery support group. More...

Clarion students help residents extreme community makeover

More than 275 pitch in with the project.

CLARION — More than 275 Clarion University students helped local residents Saturday morning with odd jobs and litter pickup as part of the annual community service day, Extreme Community Makeover. More...

Diabetes education classes to be held in Forest County

The Penn State Extension in Forest County will offer two “Dining with Diabetes” classes beginning Wednesday, Oct. 7. The first session will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 at the Extension office in Tionesta. More...

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Letters/Columns

‘Pay as you go’ plan might be the answer

Editor: While I appreciate the problem of rising health care costs, the answer is not to add more debt to a government that already has more debt that the entire rest of the world combined. More...

In some cases, streets are safer than sidewalks

Editor: Perhaps you have seen me on my electric scooter on local roads — and not on the sidewalk. Don’t condemn me until you have “walked” a mile in my shoes. More...

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AP Sports

Pirates rally past Dodgers 6-5, delay clincher

Lastings Milledge hits a walk-off RBI single.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Right fielder Andre Ethier misplayed Lastings Milledge's two-run single for an error that allowed the winning run to score, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for four in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-5 and prevent L More...

Steelers’ run in Cincy ends

Bengals’ Caldwell catches game-winning touchdown

CINCINNATI (AP) — Sam Cooke's song "A Change is Gonna Come" played on a continuous loop in the Cincinnati Bengals' locker room, providing the musical score for a groundbreaking win. More...

Lefty wins tourney; Tiger wins Cup title

ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Mickelson had the smaller check and felt like the biggest winner. Tiger Woods was congratulated after he finished second in the Tour Championship. More...

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Entertainment

‘Meatballs’ sticks to movie menu top with $24.6M

Movie remains No. 1 at box office for second straight weekend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie fans lined up for a second helping of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” which took in $24.6 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for a second straight weekend. More...

Polanski arrested in Switzerland on U.S. request in sex case

ZURICH (AP) — Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police as he flew in for the Zurich Film Festival and faces possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, authorities said Sunday. More...

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Early retirements hurt Social Security

Job losses also contribute to first deficit since 1980s

WASHINGTON (AP) — Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that’s happened since the 1 More...

Hall of Fame for FHS grads in works

Planners seek help from the community to help decide qualifications.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

A Hall of Fame for Franklin High School grads is in the works. The planners are seeking community members to help decide what form the hall of fame will take and the qualifications for induction. More...

Under pressure for nukes, Iran test fires missiles

An official says Iran has .. perfected its short range missiles to defend the country of any attacks.

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country. More...

Police & Fire

POLICE & FIRE CALLS

Gas pumps shut down again An Oil City gas station closed its pumps for the second time in less than a week Sunday morning. The tanks at the Country Fair station on Spring Street were shut down for a period of time starting at about 4:45 a.m. More...

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AP News

William Safire, 79, speechwriter, N.Y. columnist, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who eagerly took on political figures and the English language, died Sunday at age 79. The Pulitzer Prize winner died in Maryland, assistant Rosemary Shields said. More...

Wal-Mart best symbolizes America, a new poll finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Half the respondents of a new poll say taxing the richest Americans by at least 50 percent is a great idea, while more than a third consider Twitter a fad that will likely fade. More...

Weather satellite may fail soon; lawmaker seeks replacement

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (MCT) — U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., says an important weather satellite is on the verge of dying, and he is pushing to see four hightech satellites constructed at a cost of $2.8 billion. More...

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Sports

Golden Eagles fall short against Cal, 35-31

CALIFORNIA — Clarion’s Jacques Robinson scored on a 44-yard touchdown pass with 4:40 left, giving the Golden Eagles a 31-28 lead, but Cal’s Chedrick Cherry scored on a 47-yard touchdown pass with 1:01 left. More...

Bobcats win tournament

CLARION — Coach Shari Campbell's Clarion High School volleyball team lived up to its ranking Saturday by winning the Ninth Annual Autumn Leaf Invitational at Clarion High School. More...

Kildoo leads Eagles to win at Cochranton

COCHRANTON — Grove City's cross country team flexed its muscles Saturday en route to winning five of the six team titles in the Cochranton Invitational. More...

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States tax rich at their own peril

Early data from New York shows higher tax rates have yielded lower-thanexpected state wealth.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — This year, New York’s deep-pocketed rich were required to dig even deeper to help shore up state finances. More...

Searching for ‘real’ America, political-style

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The guy who runs the planet’s latest G-20 summit city made an illuminating remark as he welcomed the world to his front door. More...

Merkel wins 2nd term in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday won the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago — nudging Europe’s biggest economic power to the right as it claws its way out of a deep recession. More...

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Features

HOROSCOPES

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Sciatic pain goes from the back to leg

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Dr. PAUL G

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 78-year-old, semiretired man. I am very active and look a lot younger. I work part-time as a truck driver delivering auto parts to garages. Now I am out of work because of pain in my lower back. More...

Acoustic tiles are easy to install and attractive

FIX-IT-YOURSELF

Dear Ms. Builder: We are remodeling our house and I would like to add an acoustical tile ceiling in our family/ play room. Is this a job that I can do myself and are there attractive tiles available? Any tips? — Cindy E. More...

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