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October 10, 2009 / Front Page

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Rejuvenated Camp Coffman is ‘amazing, just incredible’

A year and a half after a major renovation effort got under way at Camp Coffman near Fertigs, the difference at the 85-year-old former Boy Scout camp now operated by the Oil City YMCA is “amazing, just incredible,” YM executive director More...

Internet firm plan would expand access

USA Choice Internet Services is going after $9.1 million in federal stimulus funding to provide fixed and mobile high-speed Internet access throughout Crawford, Forest Venango and Warren counties. More...

Special Sections

Community News

PennDOT implements changes at major intersections in Clarion

By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor

CLARION — Changes are under way to the major intersections of Main Street in Clarion, borough council has announced. More...

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Alex Cardy was crowned the Franklin High School homecoming queen during Friday’s Knights- Warren football game. Burt Hines escorted Alex. The school’s homecoming dance will be held tonight. More...

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Sarah Fox, daughter of Stacy and Tom Fox of Oil City, was crowned this year’s Oil City High School homecoming queen Friday night at halftime of the Oilers- Greenville game. More...

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AP News

Poll: Support for civil unions rising

NEW YORK (AP) — An increasing majority of Americans favors allowing same-sex couples to obtain most of the same rights as married straight couples, but only 39 percent support legalization of same-sex marriage, according to a poll released Fri More...

U.S. leaves Afghan base after attack

KABUL (AP) — Taliban fighters claimed Friday their flag was flying victoriously over an eastern Afghan village U.S. forces abandoned after suffering casualties in one of the war’s deadliest battles for American troops. More...

Hummer sold to Chinese company

DETROIT (AP) — Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomized America’s love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker. General Motors Co. and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. More...

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AP Sports

Foote wants revenge

DETROIT (AP) — Larry Foote wants to show and tell the Pittsburgh Steelers what they’re missing. “They made the wrong move,” Foote said. More...

Teixeira’s blast lifts Yankees past Twins

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night and a 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series. More...

U.S. holds slim lead over Intl.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Weir kept seeing American red on the scoreboard Friday, a familiar portrait at this Presidents Cup. More...

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Features

HOROSCOPES

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ADVICE

Push-ups, chin-ups are good exercises
Dr. PAUL G. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: You have written many times about the benefits that come from weightlifting regardless of a person’s age. Don’t you consider things like chin-ups and push-ups weightlifting? More...

PARENTING

Not all personality traits are problematic
JOHN ROSEMOND

Question: My 4-year-old son is not fully engaged when he has a friend over for a play date. His twin sister makes friends easily and the difference between them is glaring. More...

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Rendell signs state budget

$27.8 billion measure ends 101-day stalemate

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. More...

Rendell: Stimulus has created, retained jobs

The governor says cash .. infusion has produced the equivalent of about 1,000 full-time jobs.

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell says federal stimulus money has created or retained thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania and work is under way on hundreds of bridge, road and water system projects. More...

Area dealers say clunkers program was mild success

By JOHN SPANGLER Staff writer

It’s been about six weeks since the Cash for Clunkers program ended, and many local dealerships have reported they received their rebates from the government. More...

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An American Gold Finch holds a sunflower seed in it’s beak as it sits atop a withered sunflower head that stands in a field at Penn’s Cave, in Centre Hall. More...

Police & Fire

CRASH UPDATE

Clarion state police have released details about a crash Thursday afternoon on Route 66 in Knox Township in which two people were injured and a tractor-trailer struck a home. More...

TWO HURT

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 3:45 p.m. Thursday on Route 66 in Farmington Township, Clarion County. Tionesta state police said Ralph C. More...

MAN INJURED

A Franklin man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at about 11 p.m. Thursday on Route 8 in Cherrytree Township near Cross Creek Resort. More...

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Sports

Knights hang tough but fall to Dragons, 7-0

By ED BRANNON Sports editor

Franklin comes up short in upset bid on Homecoming night. If the Franklin Knights football team needed a lift, it came Friday night on Homecoming against the visiting Warren Dragons. More...

Homecoming heroics

Williams returns fumble 94 yards for game-winning TD
By CRAIG PHILLIPS Staff writer

Improbable, historic ... and now, very believable. More...

Panthers bounce back, top Warriors

By CHRIS MCKISSICK Staff writer

KNOX — The shortest touchdown pass of the game for quarterback Dan Reed and the Keystone Panthers proved to be the biggest in Friday night’s 27-24 overtime victory against Moniteau in a Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference contest. More...

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Lottery numbers

Here are the winning numbers drawn Friday in the Pennsylvania Lottery: Midday Daily Number: 7-2-2; Big 4: 6-8- 8-7; Quinto: 6-7-2- 6-1; Treasure Hunt: 06-13-14-16-21. Night More...

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Entertainment

TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS

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Saturday PBS Listings

The following are today’s television listings for the local PBS stations: WPSU 7 p.m. — Lawrence Welk 8 p.m. — Last of the Summer Wine 8:30 p.m. — As Time Goes By 9 p.m. — Are You Being Served? 9:30 p.m. More...

Sunday PBS Listings

The following are Sunday’s television listings for the local PBS stations: WPSU 7 p.m. — Jim Thorpe: The World’s Greatest Athlete 8 p.m. — Nature 9 p.m. — Masterpiece Mystery! 10:30 p.m. More...

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