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Demolition of the former Oil City hospital began Wednesday morning as a crew from Bert Klapec Inc. More...

The Franklin Library is reducing its hours of operation by 16 hours a week beginning Monday. The new schedule will be noon to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. More...

Snow, rain mix possible through Sunday morning

Temperatures are expected to rise into the 60s the first part of next week.

It’s only mid-October, but area residents might wake up to a surprise the next few days as forecasters say the first snow of the year is in the air. More...

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Community News

Bronze bust of air ace Gabreski unveiled

Air ace and Oil City native Francis “Gabby” Gabreski was honored Sept. 30 with the unveiling of a bronze bust at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. More...

Man eyes Sugarcreek tax collector post

Kevin R. Close of Rocky Grove is a candidate in the Nov. 3 election for tax collector in Sugarcreek Borough. He is running as an Independent and could not file for the post until after the primary election last spring. More...

Friends for Food effort jumps past $2,200

The Friends for Food campaign received $1,200 Wednesday, bringing this year’s total for the 19th annual collection to $2,265. More...

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AP News

Penn State, schools waiting for money despite budget deal

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Penn State and all three other state-related institutions were still waiting Wednesday for their appropriations, despite the end of Pennsylvania’s state budget stalemate. More...

Charges lowered for 2 Philadelphia murder defendants

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has dismissed first-degree murder charges against two of the three Philadelphia men charged in a beating death outside a baseball stadium. More...

Pro wrestler, music video icon Albano dies at age 76

He was one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Captain” Lou Albano, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” music video, died Wednesday. More...

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Sports

One play that will be forever remembered

It was a play worth revisiting. According to Webster’s Dictionary, the meaning of the word incredible is: seeming too unusual to be possible. More...

Sneeringer, Carll shine for Fires

GUYS MILLS — Geena Sneeringer netted a hat trick Wednesday in Forest Area’s 6-0 victory over Maplewood in a non-conference soccer match. Soccer, tennis Amanda Carll finished with two goals and two assists for the Fires (9-5). More...

Blue Blazes, Green Hornets prevail

Kevin Daly scored a touchdown and kicked a pair of extra points to lead the defending champion Blue Blazes to a 22-0 win and Robert Hartle rushed for a pair of touchdowns as the Green Hornets cruised 24-0 victory Wednesday in Oil City- Cranberry Yout More...

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Dow Jones closes above 10,000 for 1st time in year

Investors hopeful economy on way back from downturn

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Dow Jones industrial average first passed 10,000, traders tossed commemorative caps and uncorked champagne. This time around, the feeling was more like relief. More...

States raise limits on creditors as debtors squirm

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — With many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money. More...

Towns crack down on meth makers

UNION, Mo. (AP) — The meth problem in Union has gotten so bad that someone with a drug habit stole the light shades outside Marilyn Roark’s house. She got them back, but they were unusable. More...

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Features

Most Americans at risk for heart disease, stroke

The study finds only 7.5 percent of people could be considered at low risk.

MILWAUKEE (MCT) — After nearly a quarter century of improvement, the number of Americans at low risk for heart disease and stroke has dropped substantially, raising fears about the future health of the country and the financial burden it faces More...

Survey finds higher incidence of autism

CHICAGO (AP) — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150. More...

Here are a few facts about vitamins

By BARBARA QUINN Monterey County Herald

I’m working on a nutrition related project and came upon some nice-toknows about vitamins. Allow me to share: .. Vitamins are substances that are “vital” to life. More...

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NEWS BULLETIN: Swine flu cases confirmed at area schools

State health department confirms one H1N1 case in Venango County and four in Clarion County

By Judith O. Etzel, Staff writer

Confirmed cases of the H1N1 influenza have been reported in two area school districts. One child in the Franklin Area School District has been diagnosed with swine flu. There are two confirmed cases reported at Brookville Junior-Senior High School. More...

Erie lawmaker contributes to health care bill

Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper proposed the Young Adult Health Care Coverage Act.

A provision in the health care reform legislation now being finalized in the U.S. House is a result of work by Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (R-3rd) of Erie. Her contribution is called the Young Adults Healthcare Coverage Act of 2009. More...

Need is especially prevalent this year

Friends for Food

By KRISTI CUMMINS Staff writer

October is halfway over and snow is already in the forecast, so that means the holiday season is just around the corner. And in the midst of an unforgiving economy, more people are struggling to provide for their families. More...

Youth strikes again in OC

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

In the wake of city council’s hiring Tuesday of 28- year-old Ryan Eggleston as the new city manager, youth has struck again in Oil City. More...

Oil City Youth Alternatives

Oil City Youth Alternatives team members (from left) Asti DeArment, Justin Findley, Travis McClure, David Koehler and Brad Downing work on a team building exercise Wednesday afternoon during the 2009 More...

Obituaries

Mary Eva Albaugh
William S. Harry
David E. Christy
Marian L. Sitler