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October 6, 2009 / Front Page

Franklin fountain to go pink for breast cancer awareness

Pink Splash for the Cure will be in honor of breast cancer patients and survivors.

October is breast cancer awareness month, and the second Pink Splash for the Cure event will be held today at Fountain Park in Franklin. The fountain will be dyed pink at 5:30 p.m. in memory and honor of breast cancer patients and survivors. More...

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Community News

FIRST BIRTHDAYS

Marking her first birthday on Sept. 21 was Lily Gabriella Sachs, daughter of Dr. Greg and Jill Sachs of Reynoldsville, and the granddaughter of Bob and Carol Siegel of Lucinda, Darlene Sachs of Pittsburgh and the late James Sachs. More...

Woman, family to shave heads for ovarian cancer

Kerry Stroup of Oil City .. was inspired by a Summerville woman’s efforts to fight the disease.

Kerry Stroup of Oil City read a couple of stories in the newspaper last month about a Clarion County woman’s efforts to fight cancer, and Stroup decided she too could make a difference. More...

McCullough/ 25 years

John and Leeann Mc- Cullough of 3849 Kennerdell Road, Kennerdell, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary today. John Mc- Cullough and the former Leeann Hart were married Oct. More...

AP News

Rendell: Budget close; urges cooling off

HARRISBURG (AP) — Fresh efforts to resolve Pennsylvania’s budget impasse generated a flurry of activity in the state Capitol Monday but a deal continued to elude the state’s policy makers, nearly 100 days into the current fiscal ye More...

House continues press for table games bill

HARRISBURG (AP) — State House members are headed toward a final vote on a Democratic-penned bill to legalize and tax table games at Pennsylvania’s slot-machine casinos. A vote is scheduled for today. More...

Woman accused of cat neglect back in jail

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman accused of improperly caring for hundreds of cats is back in jail after violating a court order to stay away from animals. More...

Sports

Keystone’s Love wins District 9 tournament

CLARION — Keystone's Jillian Love bested 35 other competitors and shot a 95 to win the District 9 girls golf championship Monday at Clarion Oaks Golf Club. More...

Fires burn Bulldogs

NEW BETHLEHEM — Geena Sneeringer posted a hat trick as Forest Area pulled away in the second half for a 7-1 win over Redbank Valley on Monday in Upper Allegheny Valley League girls soccer action. Scholastic soccer .. More...

Schmader wins Vulcan Invitational

BELLE VERNON — Clarion’s Jared Schmader won his third medalist title of the season as the Golden Eagle shot a two-day total of three-under par 140 to win the Vulcan Invitational on Monday. More...

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U.S. has no good system to track medical implants

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. More...

Sotomayor makes her presence felt on first day of Supreme Court’s term

WASHINGTON (MCT) — By midmorning on the first day of the Supreme Court’s term, it was clear new Justice Sonia Sotomayor will fit right in — and in particular with her talkative fellow New Yorkers. More...

Grad says Edinboro professor harassed him

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A recent graduate from Edinboro University contends a professor sexually harassed him with repeated references to the movie “Brokeback Mountain” and retaliated after he refused to date the professor. More...

Features

Chrysler splits Dodge brand into trucks, cars

Automaker announces surprise shake-up of executive team

DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler’s new Italian management on Monday announced a surprise shake-up of the automaker’s executive team, saying two recently appointed brand CEOs have left and that it was splitting Dodge into two groups, one foc More...

Advertising slump leads Gourmet, three other magazines to close

NEW YORK (AP) — Conde Nast Publications is closing Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, and three other money-losing titles as the high-end publisher tries to weather a devastating advertising slump. More...

Government report questions rescue claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of the government’s $700 billion financial rescue program was damaged by claims a year ago that all of the initial banks receiving support were healthy, a new report contends. More...

Former Franklin Club back in business

Doors will open to public in ‘five or six...weeks’

The former Franklin Club building received a new liquor license and was open for business during Applefest. More...

Venango prepares for H1N1 inoculations

The county hopes to provide public clinics when large quantities of the vaccine become available.

With the campaign to inoculate Americans against the H1N1 virus under way, Venango County officials are gearing up to provide public vaccination clinics when the vaccine becomes available in large quantities. More...

Oil City groups push for cleaner town

Council is asked to embrace the state’s Scattering Rubbish Act.

Neighborhood and business groups in Oil City are banding together to push for a cleaner community. More...

Photo

For many, Applefest is now a memory, but for Franklin city workers, including Scott Mook (left) and Dan Johnson, Applefest means several more days of work. More...

Police & Fire

Attempted Robbery

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY — A 20-year-old Bethel Park man was charged with attempting to rob a vehicle around 11:30 a.m. Saturday on Route 68 in Clarion County. More...

ASSAULT PROBE

ASSAULT PROBE — Clarion state police are investigating an aggravated assault around 1:08 a.m. Sunday behind a home on Greenville Pike in Clarion. More...

Letters/Columns

Words should inform not mislead readers

Editor: An article on Sept. 25 highlights the power of words. It bore the headline, “Netanyahu delivers tirade against Iran.” More...

Health reform? No, it’s government control

Editor: Health care reform? Actually, what the left wing extremists in Congress and Obama actually mean is health care deform! More...

Cartoon

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AP Sports

Pittsburgh still city of champions... and the Pirates

The Bucs complete their 17th straight losing season with 99 losses.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — They said the losing had to stop, and it didn't. They said the familiar pattern of a player getting good and then getting gone would stop, and it didn't. More...

Mendenhall proves worth

Second-year back gives Steelers solid 1-2 punch when Parker returns

PITTSBURGH (AP) — They gave Rashard Mendenhall a new blocker, and the opportunity to redeem himself following one of the most embarrassing weeks by any Pittsburgh Steelers running back. More...

Favre leads Vikings past Packers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Favre proved to the Green Bay Packers he has plenty of fire left inside, and in his right arm. More...

Entertainment

Can Letterman turn embarrassment into TV triumph?

Host’s act of self-disclosure may have put him in best spot possible to weather situation

NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman had his Hugh Grant moment. The question is whether his personal embarrassment will help fuel further professional triumph. More...

Star apologizes to wife, staff on show

NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman apologized to his wife on Monday’s “Late Show,” saying she had been “horribly hurt by my behavior.” The late-night host vowed to repair his relationship with his wife, Regina Lask More...

Politician-comedian feud’ mixes old media with new technology

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The old media story for politicians: television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away. More...