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Not-so-glamorous life of Drake examined

UPJ prof outlines findings of research at public program
The former railway agent and onetime drygoods salesman who launched the petroleum industry along Oil Creek on Aug. More...

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Luke Butryn, a fourth-grader at Hasson Heights Elementary School in Oil City, grabs a climbing rope and swings over a section of a Halloween-themed obstacle course inside the school gym Thursday. More...

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Community News

Final state budget allocation leaves Keystone short

The district will get .. about $112,000 less in funding than it anticipated.
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor

KNOX — Keystone School District will receive about $112,000 less in state education funding than it anticipated before a 101-day delay in the passage of a state budget. More...

Man sentenced, another facing trial in death of former Franklin pastor

The Rev. Mark McCalla died of a gun shot wound in June 2008 in West Virginia.

One man has been convicted and sentenced, and another man is scheduled to face trial in December in connection with the June 2008 shooting death of a former Franklin pastor. More...

Saturday national Make a Difference Day

By KRISTI CUMMINS Staff writer

Saturday is National Make a Difference Day, and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is doing its part to add to the nation’s largest day of volunteering. More...

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AP News

9 deaths linked to Blair robes

The Warren company expands a recall on the highly flammable women’s garments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Highly flammable women’s robes sold by Blair are now linked to nine deaths, and the company is expanding a recall to include more products imported from the Pakistani manufacturer. More...

Panel approves Keystone Exams for schools

HARRISBURG (AP) — State regulators signed off Thursday on tougher graduation requirements for Pennsylvania students, a move designed to improve the value of a high school diploma that critics called costly and unnecessary. More...

Sam’s Club cuts costs, offers more essentials

Officials from the store tell investors that it wants to steal customers from rivals.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal- Mart Stores Inc.’s Sam’s Club, the nation’s ninth-largest chain store, hopes to beat back the recession by cutting prices on specific items, offering more everyday goods like food and health and beauty it More...

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Sports

Knights to host winless Falcons

Maybe a blast from the past will help the Franklin Knights football team to its first victory of the season tonight at home against Central Tech. More...

Bulldogs win KSAC title

STRATTANVILLE — Redbank Valley clinched its first Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference volleyball title Thursday with a sweep of homestanding Clarion-Limestone, 25-12, 25-11, 25-14. Scholastic volleyball .. More...

Knights will notch first win

CRAIG PHILLIPS

Last week: 32-6, .842 Season: 222-43, .838 Coach Dave Smith’s Franklin Knights have been counting the days for their first victory and it should come tonight. More...

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Garbage trucks lead to discovery of dead girl

The quick discovery of the body may have saved precious evidence that could lead to her killer.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. More...

Poll: Belief in global warming cooling

Just 57 percent think there is solid evidence the world is getting warmer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans seem to be cooling toward global warming. More...

Will new executive pay rules cause brain drain?

NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration’s decision to cut the pay of top executives at companies on taxpayer life support will help quiet the popular outrage over excessive compensation. But it introduces a new concern: brain drain. More...

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Sepsis is dangerous blood infection

Dr. PAUL G. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: A 62-year-old female goes to the doctor on Wednesday for a urinary-tract infection. An antibiotic is prescribed and the patient is compliant in taking it. On Friday at 10 p.m., she vomits uncontrollably. More...

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First case of H1N1 confirmed in Forest

Tiny Forest County is now in the mix of Pennsylvania counties that have confirmed cases of H1N1 flu. Figures released Thursday by the state Department of Health show the county has one confirmed H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu. More...

Cranberry cuts off ties with OC library

Supervisors vote to stop paying for residents’ use of the facility.
By MATT CARROLL Staff writer

Facing a hike in library rates, Cranberry Township supervisors on Thursday instead voted to stop paying for township residents’ use of the Oil City Library. More...

Cornplanter supervisor: Board was in place that could’ve ruled on expansion

By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

With a lawsuit on the way contesting a Cornplanter Township zoning permit, one township official wants to set the record straight about why the permit was awarded. More...

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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...

Police & Fire

TAVERN BURGLARY

— State police are investigating a burglary at a Toby Township tavern between midnight and 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Clarion County. More...

HIT-RUN

HIT-RUN — State police are investigating a hit-run around 11:28 p.m. Wednesday on Old Route 8 in Venango County. Police said the driver of a 2006 Jeep was traveling south on Old Route 8 when the vehicle traveled off the east berm. More...

ABUSE ORDER VIOLATION

ABUSE ORDER VIOLATION — A Franklin man was charged with violating a protection from abuse order around 2:43 p.m. Tuesday at Joy Manufacturing in Franklin. More...

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Court Reporter

VENANGO COUNTY DEEDS

The following deeds have been filed at the Venango County Courthouse. Sale prices are listed except in the case of nominal amounts such as $1. Timothy L. Sirofchuck to Timothy L. Sirofchuck, Rockland Township. Charles C. and Shirley A. More...

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Letters/Columns

Uncle Sam is facing a mountain of debt

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The gun or a bear trap: One is going to get you

Editor: I am a 71-year-old woman living by myself with three dogs. I have always decorated my yard with holiday items. I had an 8-foot, blow-up, lighted pumpkin with a cat on top and two geese in my front yard, and they were stolen. More...

Current Quotations

“He’s not going to go crazy in a mall. There’s no way he would do something like that. I read it and I was laughing, and I was like, More...

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AP Sports

Angels force Game 6

Morales gets key hit in 7-6 victory

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Just when all looked lost, the Los Angeles Angels took a cue from an old friend. With their Rally Monkey doing his best work in years, the Angels sent the AL championship series back to New York. More...

Judge refuses to dismiss Ben’s suit

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge denied a motion Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino in Lake Tahoe. More...

Favre concerns Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nearly all the players in the Pittsburgh locker room can remember a Brett Favre highlight or big pass he completed when they were youngsters. More...

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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. — Washington Week with Gwen Ifil and National Journal 8:30 p.m. More...

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