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June 14, 2010 / Front Page

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Dressed in red and black robes, 177 Franklin High School seniors walk in line through Fountain Park Sunday afternoon on their way to to Bandstand Park for their commencement program. More...

Franklin family rescues a stray

By HANNAH BAILEY
Staff writer

A small dog wandered up a driveway in Franklin at 7 a.m. Wednesday, June 2. His hair was matted and hanging in his face, feces was stuck to his back end, and he smelled of mildew. More...

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Community News

Rain holds off for Richey run

By AMY THOMPSON
Staff writer

The rain held off for the first Paul Richey Memorial Run, which featured a youth race, half marathon and 5K on Saturday. More than 200 people participated in the three races including 70 for the half marathon and 130 for the 5K. More...

FIRST BIRTHDAYS

Celebrating his first birthday today is Noah Mark Mc- Donough, son of Kristin McDonough of Rochester, N.Y., grandson of Matthew and Rosemarie McDonough, and great-grandson of Floyd and Virginia McDonough of Oil City. More...

Mong/30 years

Areta and Ken Mong of 356 South Edgewood Drive, Franklin, are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary today. Kenneth Mong and the former Areta Atwell were married June 14, 1980, at Grace United Methodist Church in Rocky Grove by the Rev. More...

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AP News

State-owned universities mull shared degree programs

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Leaders of Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities are proposing that students be able to enroll in collaborative degree programs that would combine courses and instructors from more than one of the system’s 14 un More...

Woman in wheelchair dies in fire

DEER LAKE (AP) — A fire at a split-level home in eastern Pennsylvania has claimed the life of a 44-year-old woman. Forty-four-year-old Sarah Drummer died in the fire Saturday night at her Deer Lake home. More...

People-powered transit debuts in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Emily Cashman walked out of the Franklin Institute on a recent Saturday afternoon and from the top of the steps “I-spied” the podlike green buggy across the street, turned to her father, Bill, and said, “L More...

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Sports

THE DAILY SCOREBOARD

Major League Baseball standings AMERICAN LEAGUE East Divi More...

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AP Sports

Spartans or Cavs: Izzo still undecided

Michigan State’s coach has said that the the situation will not go on forever.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo is trying to take his time as he weighs the pros and cons of leaving to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers or staying at Michigan State. Izzo indicated he’s still undecided. More...

Celts lead series, 3-2

Boston logs 92-86 win in Game 5

BOSTON (AP) — It’s looking a lot like 2008 again, with Paul Pierce carrying the Boston Celtics to victory in the NBA finals and leading them to the brink of yet another title. More...

Tigers edge reeling Bucs

The Pirates lose their eighth straight game, falling 4-3 to Detroit.

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera made an impressive swing look effortless. More...

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Entertainment

‘Red’ big winner at Tony Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — “Red,” the anguished two-man drama about painter Mark Rothko and the timeless tug of war between art and commerce, was a big winner Sunday at the 2010 Tony Awards, receiving the best play prize and five other honors. More...

‘Karate Kid’ opens at No. 1 at $56 million

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Karate Kid” has won a 1980s showdown at the box office against “The A-Team.” More...

Jimmy Dean dies at 81

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81. More...

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Conneautville man killed in Afghanistan

Sgt. First Class Robert Fike is one of two state Guardsmen to die in the blast.

HARRISBURG (AP) — Two Pennsylvania Army National Guard members from western Pennsylvania were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. More...

Hazardous waste disposal planned

The collection will be held Saturday, July 31, at the Cranberry Mall.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER
Staff writer

Rainy summer days are perfect for cleaning out the garage, the basement or the shed. More...

Benefit planned to help OC teen with muscular dystrophy

By HANNAH BAILEY
Staff writer

Ryan Shreckengost likes music, video games and surfing the Internet just like any other 13-year-old boy. But the Oil City resident isn’t just any other 13-year-old boy: he has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. More...

Police & Fire

Intimidation accusation

A South Carolina man incarcerated in Mercer County jail on charges he raped a 13-year-old girl is now accused of trying to intimidate the girl into recanting her allegations against him. More...

I-80 crash

An Ohio woman and a 3-year-old girl escaped injured in a rollover crash around 3:12 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 80 in Venango County. More...

Another I-80 crash

A 22-year-old Brockway man crashed his vehicle after falling asleep at the wheel around 2:57 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 80 in Venango County. More...

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Letters/Columns

Library use is growing, but funding is being cut

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Story brings back memories of Lincoln

Editor: Being a former student, I was really interested in the Lincoln School story (June 8, “Lincoln staff, teachers to pay homage to school”). I went to Lincoln until but not including seventh grade. More...

Current Quotations

“We had experience with these tense moments. They are not enjoyable moments, of course, and your mind does play tricks on you. ... More...

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Families of missing visit site of Arkansas flood

LANGLEY, Ark. More...

BP deploys deepsea sensors to better judge spill

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP mounted a more aggressive response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as it deployed undersea sensors to better measure the ferocious flow of crude while drawing up new plans to meet a government demand that More...

17th century inn up for sale in Philadelphia suburbs

BRISTOL (AP) — Local lore has it that Continental Army soldiers shot down the sign on the King George II Inn amid the Revolutionary War, prompting its owners to quickly change the name to the Fountain House. More...

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