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September 29, 2009 / Front Page

Reporter previews house tour; gets first good look at Franklin

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

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

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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Planners take OC council to task

Panel refuses to act on amendment regulating log piles

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...

Contract awarded to raze old OC hospital

The demolition work is expected to take six months, and will also include two other properties.

A local firm has won the bid to raze the former Oil City hospital and adjacent hospital-owned buildings. Bert Klapec Inc. of 673 N. More...

AP News

Rendell sets new budget deadline, despite barriers

HARRISBURG (AP) — Negotiators continued to haggle over the details holding up Pennsylvania’s state budget Monday, 10 days after Gov. More...

State Farm says deer crashes are most likely in W.Va.

Rounding out the top five states are Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Montana.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In West Virginia, where there’s roughly one deer for every two people and the largest city boasts an annual deer hunt within its boundaries, it’s no surprise the animals pose a common hazard for motorists. More...

Homeless Ga. sex offenders directed to woods

MARIETTA, Ga. More...

Sports

Brown to speak at annual Hayrake banquet

Greg Brown, known as the “Voice of the Pirates,” will be the featured speaker at the 21st Annual Hayrake Baseball League banquet, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Oil City VFW. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. More...

Panthers nip Bobcats, 2-1

CLARION — Sam Schwabenbauer’s second-half goal helped lift Keystone to a 2-1 victory over Clarion on Monday in an Upper Allegheny Valley League girls soccer match. Soccer, volleyball .. More...

Bulldogs place second in D-9 championships

BRADFORD — Redbank Valley finished second at the District 9 Golf Championships on Monday while six local golfers qualified for the district finals. Scholastic golf .. More...

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Crime victims get helping hand from stimulus funds

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The government’s economic stimulus money isn’t just for hard hats, contractors and teachers. More...

Money includes $225 million to combat violence against women

The federal stimulus includes $225 million to combat violence against women and $100 million for crime victims. Some victim services programs are also tapping other categories of law enforcement money. Violence against women More...

Income gap widens as poor take hit

Median income fell last year from $52,163 to $50,303, wiping out a decade’s worth of gains.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets. More...

Features

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Classifieds

“NEW AD” 1/4 mile on Rt 322 east of Hirsch’s Meats Oct 1 & 2, 9am-? More...

HOROSCOPES

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