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.
The number of confirmed H1N1 flu cases is growing in western Pennsylvania counties. More...
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...
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...
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...
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 CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT OF BOY
— A 38-year-old Harrisville man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a 12- year-old boy in Butler County.
State police said John Robert Neal allegedly assaulted the boy between December and October at a home on Main Street in Harrisville. More...
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...
Editor:
In response to the letter from Herb Jankovich (“Steps toward socialism threaten our republic,” Oct. 12), he makes some good points, but his definitions are incorrect. It’s not socialism we need to worry about, but the continuance of the fascists relationships between Washington and the Big Business interests. More...
It was a play worth revisiting.
According to Webster’s Dictionary, the meaning of the word incredible
is: seeming too unusual to be possible.
The rain-soaked crowd which witnessed Friday night’s football game at the Oil Field will probably describe it as Oil City’s 33-27 victory over visiting Greenville on the final play of the game. More...
Chris Kunitz scores the game-winning goal on the 12th shot of a shootout.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Kunitz beat Cam Ward on the 12th shot of a shootout to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night and continue their early season road success. More...
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, according to research published Monday. More...
Youth strikes again in OC
