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Foy easily wins sheriff battle
Eric Foy, a near shoo-in for Venango County sheriff after he defeated longtime incumbent Gene Price last spring and then wound up with both the Republican and Democratic nods, continued his winning ways Tuesday. The Cherrytree Township resident soundly outpolled Christopher Morgan, a Libertarian Party candidate, for the four-year sheriff’s job by a six-to-one margin. More...
Lewis, Moon capture OC Council posts

Venice Lewis and William P. Moon Jr., both Republicans, won election Tuesday to four-year terms on Oil City Council. Losing bids for council were Chad Rosen, the lone Democratic candidate who is serving on council as a member appointed to fill a vacancy last year, and longshot Libertarian candidate Vernon Etzel. More...

Oil City no longer bastion of Republican dominance
The city has a near-even split among registered Republicans and Demcorats.
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

Who would have ever guessed that in the realm of political loyalties, Oil City would find itself near parity as to Republicans and Democrats? Once a bedrock of GOP sentiment, Oil City now has a near-even split among registered Republicans and Democrats. The latest voter registration figures show the city lists 2,743 registered Republicans and 2,706 registered Democrats. More...

Baker uncontested winner in Franklin

Doug Baker, a retired Franklin policeman and incumbent Franklin City Council member, won election without ballot opposition Tuesday to the city mayor’s post. More...

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• article has image Are rankings unfair to U.S. higher ed?
The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world’s best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many — and is falling behind other countries. No, the topic isn’t health care — it’s higher education. More...
• article has image Climate debate off to rocky start
• Poll: Almost half of Americans reject H1N1 vaccine
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 Community News
• article has image Snyder unopposed for district judge
Michael D. Snyder of Franklin was unopposed Tuesday for the district judge job in District 3-3. Snyder, an attorney, won both the Republican and Democratic nods last spring in defeating Pamela Logsdon and Matthew Parson for the nominations. More...
• Voters pick school directors
• article has image Forest sheriff Wolfgang elected to third term
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 Police & Fire
• OC man charged in assault of baby
An Oil City man has been charged with assaulting his 3-month-old nephew at a Carroll Avenue residence on the city’s North Side. Oil City police said Lee A. Miller, 30, assaulted the child, who suffered a broken bone in his upper left leg. Miller had been staying with the boy’s parents at their home on Carroll Avenue, according to police. More...
• DUI arrest
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 AP News
• article has image Melvin elected to state high court
The Republican tops Jack Panella in a race that will change the balance of the court.
HARRISBURG (AP) — Republican Joan Orie Melvin has been elected to Pennsylvania’s highest court. The 53-year-old Melvin beat 54-year-old Jack Panella in the general election Tuesday that will change the partisan balance of the seven-justice Pennsylvania Supreme Court. More...
• article has image Democrats score big in local races across state
• article has image California hospice dog kept working even when old age came for him
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 Letters/Columns
• The massive spending has got to be stopped
Editor: Barack Obama and his cronies in Congress in just nine months have passed massive spending bills as bailouts, stimulus packages and a huge budget four times bigger than any budget in U.S. history for a grand total of $8 trillion. More...
• Employees of hospital show care and respect
• Join the relay in 2010
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 Sports
• article has image Remembering his roots
Kentucky coach Calipari to play his alma mater
New Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari has a lot on his plate these days. He ended his highly successful nine-year tenure at Memphis at the end of last season to take over one of the most prestigious programs in the nation. More...
• article has image Franklin Knights
• article has image Bulldogs hike mark to 19-0
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 Features
• article has image Auto sales show industry beginning to stabilize
Results signal some consumers are starting to spend again
DETROIT (AP) — After months of roller-coaster results, the U.S. auto industry showed signs of stability in October. More...
• article has image On Wall Street
• Q&A on how House finance bills would fix big problems
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