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Between the occasional rainstorms Monday, Don Baird and Emily Wasel of Pittsburgh found a calm spot on Justus Lake at Two Mile Run County Park to relax and drop a hook and line into the water. More...

Pappas getting acclimated at Cranberry

The new superintendent attends her first official school board meeting.
By KRISTI CUMMINS
Staff writer

Monday was Maria C. Pappas’ first official school board meeting as Cranberry Area district superintendent. “I hit the ground running in the month of July,” Pappas said. “Everyone’s been so helpful.” More...

Special Sections

Community News

Farmington picks new supervisor

By RODNEY L. SHERMAN
Clarion News editor

FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP — Four candidates asked to be considered to succeed Farmington Township Supervisor Gene Frederick, who resigned from the board of supervisors last month. More...

Grant writing class set at Franklin library

The Grant Resource Center at Franklin Public Library will host a class on the basics of proposal writing from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, July 30, in the second floor meeting room of the library. More...

FIRST BIRTHDAYS

Celebrating their first birthday today are Kiley Ann Clark, daughter of Matt and Brittany Clark of Oil City; More...

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AP News

Homebuilders losing confidence in recovery

Analysts expect housing market to struggle for some time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homebuilders are feeling increasingly pessimistic about their industry, more evidence that the economic recovery is slowing. More...

On Wall Street

Dow ends day with rebound

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors are back to being optimistic about corporate earnings. More...

Nokia Siemens to purchase Motorola wireless gear unit

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-planned breakup of Motorola Inc., one of the founders of the U.S. electronics industry, came a step closer Monday with a deal to sell most of its wireless networks division. More...

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Letters/Columns

Racist brew leaves a bad taste for most Americans

Since when has it become racist to point out racism in America? That’s where this country finds itself, as many purporting to want a color-blind nation refuse to admit that not everyone shares their dream. More...

How do numbers compare?

Editor: Sheila Boughner’s July 16 front page article singing the praise of Commissioner Brooks while implying that Commissioner Beichner is wasting money is ridiculous. More...

Spin used to stop criticism

Editor: Now we finally see proof of how Commissioner Brooks plans to address his shortcomings! A woman files a right-to-know request to learn if Commissioner Brooks reneged on his promise to take a salary. She is going to find the answer is yes. More...

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AP Sports

Contador overtakes Schleck for lead

Alberto Contador zooms past Andy Schleck after the chain came off his bike.

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) — Andy Schleck lost the overall lead in the Tour de France to defending champion Alberto Contador on Monday after suffering a mechanical problem at a disastrous moment in a 15th stage won by Thomas Voeckler. More...

Bucs fall to Brew Crew

Fielder, Weeks hit homers in 3-1 victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks each hit home runs for the second consecutive game, Chris Capuano won for the first time in more than three years and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Monday night. More...

U.S. team begins training for worlds

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had some free agency business. Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul need to heal injuries. Time to start choosing their replacements. More...

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Entertainment

Lindsay Lohan faces Paris Hilton treatment in jail

LYNWOOD, Calif. More...

Mel Gibson story fuels online wars among gossip sites

LOS ANGELES (MCT) — David Perel’s celebrity news and gossip website, RadarOnline. com, was so overrun with Internet traffic Friday morning that it temporarily crashed. More...

TV & Local PBS Schedule

PBS SCHEDULE The following are today’s television listings for the local PBS stations: WPSU 7 p.m. — PBS NewsHour 8 p.m. — Nova 9 p.m. — Carrier 10 p.m. — POV 11:30 p.m. — Charlie Rose 12:30 a.m. More...

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Rendell renews transportation funding plea

Governor will ask legislative leaders to reconvene by Aug. 23

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell on Monday renewed his plea for the Legislature to cut short its summer vacation and try to reach an election-year consensus on increasing funding for highway, bridge and transit projects. More...

Sandycreek supervisors approve project

By MATT CARROLL
Staff writer

Plans for a long-awaited residential development — the first of its kind in Venango County — received final approval Monday. More...

Grove board wants to tighten eligibility requirements for athletics

By SHEILA BOUGHNER
Staff writer

The Valley Grove School Board wants to tighten the district’s academic eligibility requirements for student-athletes. The matter came up as part of a discussion of updates to the district’s athletic handbook. More...

Mom fights battle to help her autistic son

By HANNAH BAILEY
Staff writer

An Oil City resident and her autistic son are trapped between the proverbial rock and a hard place, seemingly unable to escape. Marri Shanks lost her husband, Jerry Shanks, last November; he suffered a stroke in August at the age of 61. More...

Police & Fire

Crawford County rollover

A Cochranton man was one of two people injured in a rollover crash around 11:11 a.m. Monday in Crawford County. More...

Rape arrest

A 23-year-old Franklin man was arrested in connection with an alleged rape Sunday in Rocky Grove. Sugarcreek police said Cody Eugene Echenoz was charged Monday with rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault. More...

Church burglarized

State police are investigating a burglary at Stoneboro Presbyterian Church in Mercer County. Police said someone entered the church between 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday. Once inside, the suspect damaged an office door and removed items. More...

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Court Reporter

VENANGO COUNTY DEEDS

The following deeds have been filed at the Venango County Courthouse. Sale prices are listed except in the case of nominal amounts such as $1. Dorothy L. Dille estate with executor Judith Lighty to Sharyn L. Manross, Cornplanter Township. More...

VENANGO COUNTY COURT REPORTER

Central Court

District Judges Douglas Dinberg and Andrew Fish presiding More...

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Sports

Rocky Grove’s Sanner selected to compete in Keystone Games

Pitcher Geoff Sanner, who will be a senior this fall at Rocky Grove High School, has been selected to play for the Great Lakes Region team in the Keystone State Games this weekend. More...

Three Franklin teams claim District 25 titles

Members of the Franklin 15-16 year-old District 25 championship team are (from left): Ben Janidlo, Nick Emerson, Brendon Evans, Andy Frederick and Tyler Johnson. More...

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Senate readies to restore benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a new face and a 60th vote for breaking a Republican filibuster, Senate Democrats are preparing to restore jobless checks for 2.5 million people whose benefits ran out during a congressional standoff over deficit spendin More...

Carrier deployed to South Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending the massive aircraft carrier the USS George Washington to South Korea this week, the military announced Monday. More...

Afghan deadline focus of meeting

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the end of 2014 — more than three years after President Barack Obama’s date More...

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