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July 29, 2010 / Front Page

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It’s fair time: Better get a ‘moove’ on

Clarion attendance expected to pick up
Blue skies and warm weather have been welcome guests this week at the annual Clarion County Fair at Redbank Valley Municipal Park. More...

Study says Amish expanding westward

HARRISBURG (AP) — The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario — and has even led parties to scout recently for suitable properties in Ala More...

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Community News

Shaughnessy on hand for playground ceremony

By JEREMY JOHNSON Staff writer

The former Pierce Avenue playground in Oil City’s Siverly neighborhood has been renamed the Jim Shaughnessy playground in honor of the star Oil City High School athlete of the 1960s. More...

FIRST BIRTHDAYS

Celebrating their first birthday today are Cecelia “Cece” Rose Dolgos, daughter of Nathan and Shannon Dolgos and granddaughter of Rick Doutt and Debra and Dennis Adam all of Polk. More...

GETTING IT RIGHT

.. Based on erroneous information given to the newspaper, the Bowen family reunion will be held at noon Saturday, Aug. 21,at the home of David and Brandy Ferricks at 14 Transit St. in Reno. More...

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AP News

Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes

A hacker finds a way to compromise ATMs by hijacking the computers inside them.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. More...

1 killed, 2 injured in bear attacks

Authorities in Montana say there were three separate attacks.

COOKE CITY, Mont. More...

National Archives reveals FDR papers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A handwritten letter from fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating President Franklin D. More...

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Sports

Knowledge is key to selling old archery gear

BOB & LINDA STEINER

Like most hunters, I love old guns, bows and hunting knives. Great outdoor gear whose nicks and scratches show they have stories to tell. Recently, we came into the possession of a pile of archery history. More...

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AP Sports

Colbert signs extension with Steelers

The team’s director of football operations agrees to a five-year contract extension.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert signed a five-year contract extension Wednesday, less than a week after the team re-signed coach Mike Tomlin through the 2012 season. More...

Jones powers Pirates

Buccos feast on Rockies’ pitching

DENVER (AP) — Garrett Jones homered twice and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame an early injury to starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf to beat Colorado 6-2 Wednesday, the Rockies’ eighth straight loss. More...

Alabama teen-ager shoots a 57

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Bobby Wyatt shot a 57 at the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship. More...

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Entertainment

Oil Heritage Festival art show winners announced

Here is a list of the winners from the Oil Heritage Festival art show: Best of Show — Mike Roser / Anna in Half / Graphics/ MM People’s Choice — Ashley Biltz / Abandoned / Photography More...

Children, middle school and young adult winners

Here is a list of children and young adult winners from the Oil Heritage Festival art show: Children Best of Show/elementary and middle school — Critter Fink / Yin-Yang People’s Choice Award/ elementary and middle school &mdas More...

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Venango event will start Monday

By HANNAH BAILEY Staff writer

Volunteers at the Venango County fairgrounds are gearing up for the annual Venango County Fair that will begin Monday. “It’s going very well, a lot of people are involved,” said Rainy Linn, treasurer of the fair board. More...

Family, friends remember Carbaugh

The Seneca resident was killed Saturday in an airplane crash.
By KRISTI CUMMINS Staff writer

Family and friends gathered Wednesday to pay their respects and share memories during funeral services for Rob N. Carbaugh, one of the two victims of Saturday’s plane crash near Venango Regional Airport. More...

Natural Heritage Inventory completed

Venango County contains a number of species of concern, according to the report.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

When it comes to natural beauty, Venango County has much to be proud of. More...

Here are the largest Amish settlements

HARRISBURG (AP) — The largest Amish settlements are in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana, but smaller ones are found in Illinois, New York, Kentucky and even such states as Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina and Nebraska. More...

Police & Fire

Three arrested for drug violations

Oil City police say three men were arrested for drug act violations as part of the city’s Weed and Seed program. More...

OC vehicle fire

A vehicle caught on fire Wednesday afternoon in Oil City as the occupants were pulling into their residence. Oil City firefighters said Clair and Brenda Dumond of 108 Parker St. More...

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Letters/Columns

GOP puts politics before our country

Editor: While Republicans, the Party of No, and their talk show backers sympathized with BP over the oil spill, their tiny little hearts opposed more weeks of unemployment benefits for the 2 1/2 million Americans and their families who had lost ben More...

Discourse needed, not the oft-rehashed din

Editor: The object of this publication in providing a contributory opportunity for their readership is quite boldly delineated by the headers “Letters” at the top of this section and amplified with “Opinion” at the top of th More...

An educational trip in an unusual place

PETER GREENE

I recently returned to Los Angeles — not because I love LA, but because it is where my son is. He is the main sight I go to see, and my daughter’s ability to get there for the weekend was an extra double bonus. More...

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A return to silence in a post-WikiLeaks world?

Some intelligence veterans say it’s time to rethink how classified material is shared.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dismayed by the massive war-documents leak, intelligence experts are raising alarms that post-Sept. 11 changes promoting information sharing have made it too easy to lose control of the nation’s secrets. More...

Vital plankton declining worldwide

Researchers say the likely cause of the decrease is global warming, which makes it hard for the plankton to get nutrients.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world’s oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. More...

‘Pennsylvania Guys’ spoof Katy Perry hit

The video shows the guys dancing in front of backdrops from Erie to Philly.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — “Pennsylvania Guys” may not be as cute as Katy Perry or as dapper as Snoop Dogg, whose summertime single “California Gurls” the local videographers are spoofing, but they have a hit on their hands all More...

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Features

Tests look at shelf life of blood

Best by date?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing surgery? You could receive blood that’s been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there’s growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well. More...

Images of food may make you feel fuller

By TIA GHOSE Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sometimes the eyes really are bigger than the stomach, at least where feeling full is concerned. How hungry we feel after chowing down may depend more on what our eyes tell us we’ve eaten, rather than how much we actually consumed. More...

Hands-only CPR can save lives

ATLANTA (AP) — More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research. More...

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