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October 6, 2009 / Front Page

Homeowner: OC failed to help

‘Forced to buy house next door’

All Dave Reid wanted to happen was for the dogs next door to quit barking and the dog and cat feces to be picked up on the lawn of his home in Oil City. Now, half a dozen years later and some $8,000 poorer, Reid has fixed the problem. More...

Franklin fountain to go pink for breast cancer awareness

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

By KRISTI CUMMINS Staff writer

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.

By JOHN SPANGLER Staff writer

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Former Franklin Club back in business

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

By MATT CARROLL Staff writer

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.

By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

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.

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

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...

Obituaries

Raymond S. Woodard
A. Dail Myers
Cathy A. Drusko
Jane VanZandt
Thomas M. McGinty
Julia Ann Matthews Minnick
OTHER DEATHS