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VoTech Drive

Hydie Houston, of Sandy Lake, a visiting pastor at the First Presbyterian Church on VoTech Drive in Oil City, prays for Gabi, an 8-year-old miniature schnauzer during a pet blessing service Tuesday ou More...

OC board on lookout for school vandals

By MATT CARROLL Staff writer

Oil City School Board has taken steps toward finding those responsible for damage to a district building and preventing future vandalism The board at its regular meeting Monday moved to approach Venango County Crime Stoppers and offer a reward for More...

Weed-and-Seed Hot Spot

Ryan Shimko, 12, of Oil City and his mother, Stacy Shimko, surf the net Tuesday afternoon on two of three computers set up at the Free Methodist Church Fellowship hall at the corner of Willow and Plum streets in Siverly. More...

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Community News

Oil Heritage Festival Queen candidates for 2010 announced

Candidates for the 2010 Oil Heritage Festival Queen are: Jessica Buckholtz is the daughter of Joe and Rhonda Buckholtz of Seneca and a student at Cranberry High School. More...

EDUCATION

Graduates Michael Molitoris, son of Daniel and Donna Molitoris of Tionesta, graduated as an honors scholar with a master of arts degree in communication sciences and disorders from the University of Houston, Texas. More...

12th Street Island work to begin today

By MATT CARROLL Staff writer

Work is scheduled to begin today on the 12th Street Island street and sidewalk improvement project in Franklin. City officials said construction will result in limited or no parking on 12th Street along the island for one to two weeks. More...

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AP News

‘Socially inept’ judge suspended without pay for two months

HARRISBURG (AP) — A district judge described by his attorney as “socially inept and challenged with women” was suspended without pay Tuesday for two months for behavior that included calling female lawyers repeatedly and making uni More...

Man killed, woman shot in apparent domestic

ALLISON PARK (AP) — Authorities in western Pennsylvania are investigating the shooting death of a man and the wounding of a woman an apparent domestic dispute. More...

Native American petroglyphs on islands in Susquehanna tantalize investigators

Investigators think markings are 500 to 1,000 years old.

SAFE HARBOR, Pa. (AP) — From a few yards away, they look just like rocks. More...

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Sports

Oil City, Franklin tab new coaches

By ED BRANNON Sports editor

A pair of Region 5 basketball coaching vacancies were filled Monday night by two men making their debuts at the varsity girls level with the hirings of Paul Flickner at Oil City and Bill Hager at Franklin. More...

Clarion Dugout team won the Clarion 8 and under tournament

The Clarion Dugout team won the Clarion 8 and under tournament over the weekend with a 5-0 record. More...

Elks won the 2010 Oil City Little League championship.

Elks won the 2010 Oil City Little League championship. Some members of the team are (front, from left): Josh Puleo and Morgan Hadley; back, Devin Klingler, Travis Perry and Noah Puleo. More...

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Filibuster broken, jobless benefits may flow soon

Move clears way for final vote in Senate today

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats broke through a stubborn Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 21/2 million Americans still unable to find work in the frail national economic recovery. More...

Former Auschwitz inmate recalls escape

NOWY TARG, Poland (AP) — With every step toward the gate, Jerzy Bielecki was certain he would be shot. The day was July 21, 1944. More...

Illinois woman found dead in trash-filled home

Authorities cut a hole in the roof and tunnel down to remove the victim from the house.

CHICAGO (MCT) — A 79-year-old Skokie, Ill., woman was found dead Monday night in a home so crammed with trash, police said a hole had to be cut in the roof to reach the woman. More...

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Features

Oil spill coverage shifting into new phase

Some fear Gulf will be forgotten as news cameras drift away from region

NEW YORK (AP) — The cap that has stopped oil from gushing uncontrollably into the Gulf of Mexico inevitably means that news cameras will begin drifting away from the disaster scene — a relief to some, a fear to others. More...

China surpasses U.S. as top energy consumer

PARIS (AP) — China is now king of the world in energy consumption, surpassing the U.S. years ahead of forecasts in a milestone that left the Asian giant immediately rejecting its new crown. More...

Relief effort fails many at risk of foreclosure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s effort to help those at risk of losing their homes is failing to aid many and could spur a rise in foreclosures that would further depress the housing industry. More...

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Approval for Rouseville project delayed

Plans now must pass muster with new engineering firm

By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

Plans for a project by Electralloy Corp. at the former Pennzoil Refinery site in Rouseville are still awaiting final approval by the Venango Regional Planning Commission. More...

Local bluegrass family band plays at Wheeling Jamboree

By HANNAH BAILEY Staff writer

A bluegrass family band from Neiltown hit the big stage this month at the Wheeling Jamboree in West Virginia. More...

Franklin board OKs support contract

By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

The Franklin School Board on Monday ratified a new four-year contract for the district’s secretaries and aides. More...

Marcellus shale activity impacts Clarion row office

CLARION — A Clarion County row office is seeing a sizable uptick in activity and revenue in 2010 as the Marcellus shale boom begins to kick in throughout the country. More...

Obituaries

Mary C. Kinch
Leah E. Flick
Cathyleen B. Bemis
Jeanene Marie McCune
Creta C. Smith