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November 12, 2009 / Front Page

‘Untold courage, sacrifice, selflessness’

Frank C. Adelsperger of Oil City, commander of James M. Henderson Post 32 of the American Legion, salutes the wreath he placed at the base of the veterans monument in the Central Avenue plaza island. More...

Venango commissioners OK deal for promotional video of county

The Web site video .. will come at no cost to the county.

By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

Venango County is going to star in a movie. The commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement with CGI Communications Inc. More...

Special Sections

Community News

OCHS Class of 1954 holds 55-year reunion

The Oil City High School Class of 1954 held its 55-year reunion Oct. 10 at the Quality Inn and Conference Center in Franklin. Thirty-nine class members attended along with class adviser Ray Goodwill and his wife, Naomi. More...

Public meeting set on Marcellus shale

CLARION — The League of Women Voters of Clarion County is sponsoring a Tuesday, Nov. 17, public meeting to provide information about the Marcellus shale gas drilling activity in the state. More...

North Clarion debates busing plan

By TOM DISTEFANO Clarion News writer

FRILLS CORNERS — North Clarion School District is considering combining its elementary and high school bus routes, and the school board heard from district bus contractors at its work session this month. More...

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AP News

Obama honors veterans at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Va. More...

Dobbs, praised and criticized, to leave CNN

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly More...

Connecticut woman attacked by chimp reveals her disfigured face on ‘Oprah’

Charla Nash says she wants to focus on getting healthy.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn’t angry. More...

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Sports

Region 1 teams may run the table

CRAIG PHILLIPS

There’s an old adage which goes, “you are what you eat,” and it says here unbeaten Mercyhurst Prep has eaten a lot of cream puffs since opening the season with a 28-14 win over Mercer. More...

Seasonal changes force area hunters to adapt

BOB & LINDA STEINER

Fall is the time of too much for Pennsylvania’s hunters. This is not only true in the variety of game that is now legal to hunt, but also the ways in which the woods and wildlife are changing throughout the autumn season. More...

Clarion’s Hoggard, Foster earn player, coach of year awards

LOCK HAVEN — The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Western Division postseason football honors Wednesday and Clarion University’s Alfonso Hoggard was named the offensive Player of the Year and head coach Jay Foster ear More...

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C.D.C. now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in U.S.

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they’ve been using. More...

Oil prices tick higher as OPEC revises figures

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices ticked higher Wednesday as OPEC said the world would consume more crude in 2010 than previously expected, and China said its economy improved. More...

Lottery numbers

Here are the numbers drawn Wednesday in the Pennsylvania Lottery: Midday Big 4: 0-1-7- Daily Number: 1-6-2; Quinto: 7-1-4-4-8; Treasure Hunt: 01- 08-16-26-27. Night More...

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Features

Learning to talk to your doctor: It doesn’t get easier as you age

By JUDITH GRAHAM Chicago Tribune

Changing physicians can be wrenching for older patients. My mother never got over it when her longtime doctor retired. More...

Smart Rx: Drugs that work and won’t break the bank

Rising drug .. costs force many to seek cheaper medications.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last year pharmaceutical companies spent more than $4 billion urging patients like you to “ask your doctor” about their drugs. More...

Powerful warning: Button batteries can look like treats to a toddler

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MCT) — Maybe through the eyes of 18-month-old Shelby, the tiny button batteries for their jack-o’-lantern candles looked like cookies. Or cereal. To her 3-year-old sister, Bailey, the discs looked like pennies. More...

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Veterans honored during march, ceremony in Oil City

By KRISTI CUMMINS Staff writer

At about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, shots were fired and the march from Justus Park across Veterans Bridge in Oil City began to begin Venango County’s public ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day. More...

OC Main Street program officials may go after state fund, after all

The new state budget contains funding and the city has been encouraged to apply for state money.

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

A change in tactics has prompted volunteers and others pushing for the Main Street program in Oil City to go after state funding. More...

Franklin, Grove win appeals on tax assessments

Both school districts regain their place as payee rather than a payer of real estate taxes.

By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

The Franklin and Valley Grove school districts have regained their place as payee rather than the payer of real estate taxes. More...

Obituaries

Anna Gifford
John Cecil Miller
Phillip J. Miller Sr.
Bernice E. Lawrence
Wendell S. Vath

Police & Fire

Man injured in ATV wreck

A man was injured in an ATV accident at 1 a.m. Tuesday on Monterey Road in Perry Township, Clarion County. More...

Woman arrested for assault

A Franklin woman was arrested for domestic assault after she attacked another woman Tuesday. Franklin city police said they were called to 256 Grant St. at about 6 p.m. More...

Oil City man arrested for rape of child

An Oil City man was arrested Wednesday on rape and other charges. Oil City police said they served a warrant Wednesday to Anthony Petrelli, 37, of 503 Plummer St., charging him with four counts each of rape of a child and related charges. More...

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Court Reporter

VENANGO COUNTY COURT REPORTER

Trial verdicts More...

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Letters/Columns

Make sure the trial is in Venango

Editor: This is in response to the Oct. 23 letter from Louise Kifer (“The gun or bear trap: One is going to get you”). It’s a shame what was done to you, and it was done for no financial gain. More...

Only D.C. could hatch this plan

Editor: On Page 2 of the Nov. 2 issue was a short news storm informing us that the Gitmo detainees have a higher priority than American citizens to get the swine flu shot. More...

Higher CEO tax rate might help economy

Editor: For several years the U.S. economy has been in the doldrums. Unemployment has reached multiple decade highs. Although the stock market has begun to recover, most Americans haven’t seen substantial relief. More...

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AP Sports

Steelers: Different team with Polamalu

Pittsburgh’s defense was severely weakened when the All-Pro safety was hurt in Week 1.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers watched a snowsplattered Troy Polamalu make a seemingly impossible, one-handed scoop interception on a mushy field against Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers last season. More...

Pitt’s secret weapon

Ex-Knight Byham is a key player for Panthers

By ED BRANNON Sports editor

While his alma mater struggled on the football field this season, former Franklin Knight standout Nate Byham is enjoying a banner senior season as tight end for the 8-1 Pitt Panthers. More...