A nagging concern that area residents, especially young people, believe that “our food is produced behind the counters in a grocery store,” has prompted the president of a local farm bureau to try and set the record straight. More...
$849 billion Senate measure sets up historic debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions. More...
Larry Baughman was re-elected to Valley Grove School Board and won a seat on Sugarcreek council.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer
Sometimes when it rains, it pours.
That was the case for Larry J. Baughman of Sugarcreek Borough, who won re-election to the Valley Grove School Board then won a seat on Sugarcreek Borough Council in the recent general election. More...
State Rep. Scott Hutchinson (RVenango/ Butler) took part Wednesday in a House Republican Policy Committee hearing where lawmakers listened to testimony raising concerns about a plan to toll Interstate 80. More...
Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain “shaking like a bell” when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago. More...
The study will be .. used for seeking loans and grant money to make repairs.
Sugarcreek Borough Council on Wednesday discussed looming sewer rehabilitation projects in the borough.
Work to both public and private sewer lines are on the horizon as officials work to cut down on excess fresh or ground water that enters the system. More...
Franklin state police are seeking help from the Venango County Crime Stoppers and the community in their investigation of thefts from motor vehicles earlier this summer. More...
MERCER (AP) — A New York truck driver was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 80 in western Pennsylvania.
State police in Mercer said Piotr Babiarz, 40, of Middle Village, N.Y., crashed at about 7 p.m. Tuesday in Findley Township. More...
A former Oil City man was sentenced to serve seven years in federal prison Wednesday for fabricating a story about a plot to harm a U.S. District Judge.
Loral Huffman, 45, currently an inmate in a New York state jail, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the case in November 2008. More...
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Jean Wagner McCleary, the principal of Rimersburg and Sligo elementary schools, invited me down for the Veterans Day program in the Union School District. She is a former West Forest High School student. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-91 Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak. More...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday — and earned a new contract, too — while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor. More...
‘H1N1 vaccine dangers’ was one of top 10 searches last month
The Internet’s power to make something “go viral” has surpassed the phrase’s original meaning.
Sneeze once, you might pass a virus to the person next to you. Post something online, the entire world might get infected.
Take the H1N1 vaccine: Late last month, the search term “H1N1 vaccine dangers” hit Google’s top 10 searches. More...
Battling a brush fire
