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Golden grains of corn
Brad Deeter watches the golden grains of corn flow from his combine to a grain truck Thursday afternoon as he harvests several fields near Cooperstown. Deeter was taking advantage of the mild, sunny weather the area has experienced the last week or so, and that trend is expected to continue for at least a few more days. More...
OC Council, planners meeting cordial
But planners don’t back down on position on log piles
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

Stung by a suggestion that Oil City Council was “bothering its citizens with trivialities” as evidenced by a proposed ordinance to regulate log piles in the city, two members approached the city Planning Commission on Thursday to discuss how to ramp up cooperation. More...

Meeting focuses on rural broadband
Leaders discuss a plan to bring wireless communication to more than 90 percent of Clarion County.
By TOM DISTEFANO Clarion News writer

CLARION — The goal: wireless broadband communication for more than 90 percent of Clarion County. The plan: a cooperative of private and public entities initially funded by grants and later by partnerships with Internet service providers. More...

OC native’s dinosaur drawing gets segment on ‘60 Minutes’
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer

It may have been millions of years ago that dinosaurs roamed the earth but it took longtime professional artist and Oil City native Phil Wilson less than an afternoon to re-create the image of one particular landlubbing creature. More...

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• Perzel among 10 charged in state legislative probe
HARRISBURG (AP) — A former House speaker, an ex-lawmaker and eight aides Thursday became the latest — and the first Republicans — to be charged in a 3-year-old investigation into the diversion of public resources and employees to Pennsylvania legislative campaigns. More...
• Lottery numbers
• article has image Friday the 13th phobia? You’ve got company
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 Community News
• article has image Spina bifida patient to be featured in ‘Wired Outdoors’
Arianna Evans of Tionesta always dreamed of going on a South Dakota merriam turkey hunt. She suffers from spina bifida and is in need of a kidney transplant, and that makes it difficult for her to get out and do the things she wants to do. More...
• Pennsylvania-American Water rate increase approved
• Friends for Food clears $30,000 mark
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 Police & Fire
• Oil City crash
Oil City police and firefighters responded to a two-vehicle accident at about 2 p.m. Thursday near the Country Fair store on Oil City’s South Side. Police didn’t have an accident report available Thursday evening, but the fire department said one person was taken to UPMC Northwest for treatment. More...
• Woman arrested for assault
• Head-on crash kills 3 Edinboro students
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 AP News
• Sheetz begins petition drive for beer sales in state
ALTOONA (AP) — The Altoona-based Sheetz convenience store chain has started a petition drive to convince Pennsylvania lawmakers that customers want to buy beer in its stores. Thwarted in the courts, chairman Steve Sheetz wants a law allowing convenience stores to sell beer — something he’s envisioned since the chain was founded more than 40 years ago. More...
• article has image Great Dane world’s tallest dog
• Hannity admits to airing shots of wrong crowd
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 Court Reporter
• Shippenville woman sentenced in Venango, Butler theft cases
Deborah Bergeron is ordered to serve 43 to 144 months in prison.
A Shippenville woman has been sentenced to serve 27 to 84 months in state prison for stealing items from several homes in Oil City and Franklin where she worked as a housekeeper. More...
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 Letters/Columns
• Why are we revising the Berlin Wall history?
Editor: The Focus Story on Page 2 of the Tuesday edition reflects the national news about celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. The article, like similar news stories all over the USA, makes no mention of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher or Pope John Paul II, who were principally responsible for the fall of the Soviet Union. More...
• Special interests have eye on health care measure
• Finally, the right sees trouble with the deficit
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 Sports
• article has image Oilers will nip ’Pickers
Last week: 26-6, .813 Season: 310-61, .836 We’ve been down this road before. Amidst the grumbling from readers who claim they were led astray by last week’s picks — particularly the six incorrect selections — it is appropriate to remind those concerned there are various other uses for this column. More...
• article has image Playoffs begin tonight in D-9
• article has image Bulldogs’ Smith named D-9 MVP
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 AP Sports
• article has image Steelers’ top priority: Stop Benson
Pittsburgh’s defense has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in the past 30 games.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Bengals’ Cedric Benson will be the latest to attempt what many NFL running backs have repeatedly failed to do: run for 100 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers. More...
• article has image Pens’ slide continues
• article has image 49ers hold off Bears
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 Features
• article has image Fed: Banks need consent on overdraft fees
New rule will take effect July 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Banks will have to secure their customers’ consent before charging large overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions, according to a new rule announced Thursday by the Federal Reserve. More...
• Deficit sets October record of $176.4B
• article has image On Wall Street
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