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September 29, 2009 / Front Page

Autumn Leaf Festival

Randy Booth of Arizona, a former Clarion resident, (top photo) looks at his choices of stromboli in the front window of an Autumn Leaf Festival food booth Monday in Memorial Park along Main Street in Clarion. More...

Reporter previews house tour; gets first good look at Franklin

The Victorian residential architecture tour is part of the Applefest activities.

By KRISTI CUMMINS Staff writer

Even though I grew up just a half an hour away, I know virtually nothing about Franklin. That is, at least until recently, I didn’t know anything about Franklin. More...

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Community News

Pageant.

Hannah Smerker (right) was crowned Miss Teen and Paige Schwabenbauer (left) was crowned Miss Junior Teen at Saturday’s Autumn Leaf Festival Pageant. More...

Creative Cookbook contest deadline nears

Just a few days remain for readers to submit their favorite recipes for the newspaper’s annual Creative Cookbook contest. The grand prize winner will receive a $500 gift certificate to a local grocery store. More...

Resource officer may return to Keystone

By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor

KNOX — Keystone School Board and Knox Borough Council appear to be at least willing to talk about returning a resource officer to the district schools. More...

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Letters/Columns

Poland was betrayed by president’s decision

Editor: President Obama’s decision to scrap land-based missile defense in Eastern Europe is remarkable. More...

It was nice to return to hometown

Editor: I recently spent some time in Pennsylvania and enjoyed seeing the beautiful flowers around the oil derrick in Oil City and the sign for the 150th anniversary of oil. More...

Community effort helped make it happen

Editor: We recently brought the American Veterans Traveling Tribute to Titusville. It was certainly a community effort to make it all happen. More...

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AP Sports

Bucs, LaRoche crush Dodgers

Andy LaRoche belts .. two doubles, two homers and a single in the 11-1 romp.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Dodgers prospect Andy LaRoche homered twice, doubled twice and singled, driving in six runs as the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates again prevented Los Angeles from clinching the NL West with an 11-1 romp Monday. More...

Searching for answers

Super Bowl champs stunned by 1-2 start

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are beginning to hear the three words they were certain wouldn’t be associated with them: Super Bowl hangover. More...

Cowboys rally past Panthers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Terence Newman dove into the end zone, threw the ball into the air and exhaled. The Dallas Cowboys were headed to victory and their maligned defense was the main reason for it. More...

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Entertainment

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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. — The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 10 p.m. More...

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Planners take OC council to task

Panel refuses to act on amendment regulating log piles

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

Oil City Planning Commission to Oil City Council: get serious That’s the essence of a come-uppance letter sent by the longtime and all-volunteer city commission to Oil City Council. More...

Union responds to Cranberry comments

It wants to clarify its position on hiring out-of-state contractors.

An operating engineers union that maintains a local office in Oil City has issued a statement in response to published comments made at last week’s Cranberry School Board work session relating to the high school track improvement project and t More...