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‘A horrific outburst of violence’

Soldier kills 12, wounds 31 at Texas base

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base i More...

Beaver Township to OK Knox police at Keystone school

The decision depends .. on school board approval of a resource officer position.

By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — “We’ll OK it if they OK it,” was the approved motion by Beaver Township supervisors this week concerning the reestablishment of a school resource officer at Keystone School District. More...

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Community News

More contributions arrive for charity

Another $1,055 was collected Thursday in the Friends for Food campaign, bringing the total to $26,085. The fund-raising effort provides Thanksgiving dinners to families in Venango, Clarion and Forest counties who need them. More...

Knox lands loan for sewage project

HARRISBURG — State Sen. Mary Jo White (R-21) has announced the approval of a $2.28 million loan to help Knox Borough replace its faulty sewage system. More...

Autumn Leaf Festival theme contest begins

CLARION — The Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry is accepting submissions for the 2010 Autumn Leaf Festival theme contest. The winning theme must be catchy, appealing and marketable. More...

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Court Reporter

VENANGO COUNTY COURT REPORTER

Venango County Central Court District Judges Andrew Fish and Douglas Gerwick presiding More...

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Letters/Columns

The West Unit deal still has a foul smell

Editor: Hooray for Jan Beichner! Now it’s up to the rest of Venango County to speak up loud and clear about this “deal” going down between the county and the Oil Region Alliance (ORA). More...

Taxpayers get stuck once again

Editor: Isn’t it amazing how a small business lady like Jan Beichner could see how the taxpayers were taken by the Oil Region Alliance and how they still want to stick it to the taxpayers again? More...

The efforts will go on, despite the vandalism

Editor: As the owner of the Derrick Deli and the incoming North Side Business Association president, I wish to thank the person(s) who destroyed a majority of downtown Oil City’s cigarette receptacles Tuesday night for reminding me the ne More...

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AP Sports

No-huddle suits Big Ben

Broncos are expecting to see no-huddle attack

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians hears Ben Roethlisberger’s campaign speech so often, he probably can recite it. More...

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Bulls stun Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Luol Deng scored 15 points and helped stop LeBron James on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland’s three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night. More...

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Entertainment

Is Big Bird flying the coop on ‘Sesame Street’?

Show will mark its 40th anniversary on Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street! That’s what he decides on the “Sesame Street” season opener. More...

TV Grid

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STAR GAZING

Lansbury to get 1st Stephen Sondheim Award WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Angela Lansbury will be the first recipient of the Stephen Sondheim Award from a Washington area theater that has produced more of the composer’s works than any other More...

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H1N1 flu cases more than double in Venango

Venango is now listed 17th among the state’s 67 counties in the number of confirmed H1N1 cases.

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

The number of confirmed swine (H1N1) flu cases in Venango County has more than doubled in a week, according to new figures released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. More...

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Dave Barrett of Collins Plumbing and Heating of Oil City works Thursday afternoon on the new plumbing inside the former Salvation Army offices next to the main Salvation Army building along Sycamore S More...

Seitz says companies are still targeting area as place to locate

He says the Oil Region Alliance staff is working on six viable projects.”

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

While the economy struggles, the suit-and-tie fellow whose job it is to ramp up Venango County’s fortunes is thumbing through a stack of folder files on his desk. More...

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Maureen James (left) and Gail Welch pack the last of the winter coats for distribution Thursday in the Oil City YWCA gym during the annual Winnifred Tonkin Guild ingathering of apparel for local famil More...

Obituaries

Jerome L. McMahon
Bess Ella Mohney
Mary A. Parker
Patricia Heeter
Joan Hilda Cabot
Mary B. Garris
GETTING IT RIGHT
OTHER DEATHS

AP News

Top aides Feese, Bowman leave GOP jobs

HARRISBURG (AP) — Two high-ranking Pennsylvania House Republican aides who have been active in running political campaigns have announced they are leaving their state jobs, a caucus spokesman said Thursday. More...

Gubernatorial candidate advocates reforms

HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Knox on Thursday called for limits on campaign contributions to state political candidates, including a maximum of $500 per election cycle for donors who hold or want contracts with stat More...

Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect

WASHINGTON (AP) — His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. More...

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Sports

Knights to host Rockets in finale

For several area high school football teams, tonight marks the end to another season. For others, tonight’s games will be used as tuneups for next week’s first round of the playoffs. More...

Rockets will edge Knights

CRAIG PHILLIPS

Last week: 30-6, .833 Season: 284-55, .838 Expect tonight’s football schdule to offer plenty of actionpacked excitement as teams in District 9 and District 10 square off for bragging rights, region or league titles, playoff berths and wi More...

Bulldogs, Falcons and Bobcats advance in D-9 play

D-9 volleyball

NEW BETHLEHEM — Redbank Valley continued its unbeaten ways Thursday with a 25-16, 25-21, 25-19 triumph over visiting Elk County Catholic in the quarterfinals of the District 9 Class A Volleyball Championships. More...

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Ohio woman: I got away from serial killing suspect

CLEVELAND (AP) — Suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell seemed like a “civilized person” on the April evening that Tanja Doss went up to his third-floor bedroom for a beer — until, she said, he leapt up and began choking her More...

College students could use a few lessons in failure

News analysis

By JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer

Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics? What’s next? The former head of Lehman Brothers on financial risk management? More...