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October 21, 2009 / Front Page

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After some cold, wet and wintry weather last week, Tuesday’s warm temperatures and sunshine were a welcome change for many area residents. More...

Survey to put spotlight on local history

More than hunters and leaf peepers are heading outdoors this fall in northeastern Venango County. More...

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Community News

Firm seeks Clarion right-of-way for cable

CLARION — A plan to run a fiber-optic cable from Cleveland, Ohio, to New Jersey would bring the underground line along Liberty Street in Clarion. More...

Clarification

The Oil Region Alliance is the lead organization for the development of the McClintock Trail. In 2008, construction of a permanent share-the-road segment of the trail along Waitz Road was completed. More...

Former Cranberry teacher pleads guilty to corruption charge

A former Cranberry High School teacher accused of having a relationship with a student has pleaded guilty to a corruption of minors charge. More...

Letters/Columns

Perhaps it is time for us to change course

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Hospital needs to set its standards higher

Editor: I am writing to let everyone know about my experience with UPMC Northwest (our local hospital). My son was seen at the ER on Oct. 9. At that time they did a strep throat test, and the results were negative. They also did a flu test. More...

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AP Sports

NASCAR This Week

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Yankees crush Angels, 10-1

CC Sabathia’s arm .. and Alex Rodriguez’s bat help Yankees take a 3-1 series lead.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has done something remarkable in every game of his charmed October. CC Sabathia is settling for every time he takes the mound. More...

Pens win sixth straight

Five Pens score in win over St. Louis

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Cooke had a goal and an assist, four other Pittsburgh players scored, and the Penguins earned their sixth straight win by beating the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Tuesday night. More...

Entertainment

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PBS SCHEDULE

The following are today’s television listings for the local PBS stations: WPSU 7 p.m. — NewsHour with Jim Lehrer 8 p.m. — Great Performances 10 p.m. — Art in the Twenty First Century 11 p.m. More...

Web site offers expanded coverage

With easy registration, subscribers will have immediate access to the entire site

TheDerrick.com now features all the local news and sports you’re used to getting in our print edition of The Derrick and The News-Herald. More...

Testing being done to eliminate sewer overflows in Clarion

The project is being conducted by Pennsylvania American Water Co.

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Clock is ticking for CDC’s $1 million expansion project

The planning commission again puts off its ruling on the Cornplanter Township facility.

The clock is ticking for the Child Development Center’s proposed expansion of its Cornplanter Township facility. More...

Housing project eyed for Oil City

An Oil City housing project that has been stalled for the past five years is gaining momentum. More...

Police & Fire

One-vehicle crash

A DuBois man was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 6:56 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 80 in Clarion County. State police said George Bogle, 30, was traveling west on I-80 when he fell asleep and failed to negotiate a curve. More...

AP News

Revised calculations put 1 in 6 Americans in poverty

WASHINGTON (AP) — The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed. More...

Scientists identify fossil bones of smallest dinosaur

The creature weighed less than two pounds and stood about 4 inches tall.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fossil bones housed at a Los Angeles museum belong to the smallest dinosaur discovered in North America, scientists said Tuesday. More...

Almost 40 years late, unit honored for Vietnam battle

The veterans of Alpha Troop are the Presidential Unit Citation.

WASHINGTON (MCT) — Pfc. Paul Evans was rocking and rolling on his M-16 on a long-ago afternoon in Vietnam, spraying fire toward an unseen enemy hidden deep within the jungle. More...

Sports

Bulldogs spike Brookville to improve to 16-0

NEW BETHLEHEM — Redbank Valley is two matches away from completing an undefeated season after sweeping visiting Brookville, 25-8, 25-14, 25-17 in a nonconference volleyball match Tuesday night. Scholastic volleyball More...

Area golfers set for West Regional

Returning PIAA state qualifier Ryan Prokay of Grove City heads a group of five area golfers who will compete today in the 4th Annual Western Pennsylvania Golf Championships at Tom’s Run Golf Course in Blairsville. More...

Spence, Schmader capture KSAC titles

Berries sweep team titles STRATTANVILLE — Cranberry’s McKenna Spence and North Clarion’s Nick Schmader set course records in winning their respective events Tuesday and the Berries swept both team titles in the Keystone Shortway More...

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Old Guard: New York state auctioning historic armories

Units ditching older buildings in favor of more modern digs

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The turret offers a great view of the nearby Adirondack Mountains, the weapons bunkers can serve as wine cellars and the cavernous gymnasium could be turned into the ultimate rec room. More...

Congress pressed to act to curb child-abuse deaths

Research shows that an estimated 1,760 U.S. children died from abuse and neglect in 2007.

NEW YORK (AP) — Armed with grim statistics, experts and activists are mobilizing this week to demand expanded federal efforts — including more money and tougher oversight — to reverse a recent rise in the number of children dying f More...

Alien Halloween costume spooks immigrants

Immigrant advocates .. are calling on retailers to pull the disguise from their shelves.

MIAMI (AP) — A Halloween costume that depicts a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words “illegal alien” is reigniting debate over a long-used term based on the U.S. More...

Features

Lumber company wins Forest Stewardship Award

Industrial Timber & .. Lumber Corp., an Ohio-based company, has local ties.

Industrial Timber & Lumber Corp., an Ohio-based company with local ties, has received this year’s Forest Stewardship Award from the National Hardwood Lumber Association. More...

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Gasoline prices have jumped 14 cents in region

After a number of weeks of decreases, gas prices in western Pennsylvania are heading up. More...