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PUC Announces This Year’s Impact Fee Money Distributions

Impact fee money from charges assessed against unconventional gas drillers operating in Pennsylvania is about to be distributed by the state for the second time. The Public Utility Commission, which is charged with collecting and distributing the money, says impact fees in 2012 totaled $202.4 million, down slightly from $204.2 million taken in during the…

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Oil City Man Acquitted Of Sexual Assault Charge In Wisconsin Court

An Oil City man has been acquitted by a Wisconsin court jury on charges connected with a child sexual assault investigation. 36 year-old Michael Poch was found not guilty last week of charges of the sexual assault of a person under 12, and victim intimidation.…

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Oil City Man Charged In Child Pornography Case

An Oil City man was arrested last week on ten charges related to the alleged possession and distribution of child pornography. 27 year-old Jordan Astrove was arrested in an investigation conducted by the state Attorney General’s office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigations’ Child Predator…

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Polk Woman Hurt In Rollover On Old Route 8

Officials say a Polk woman was seriously injured in a rollover accident on Old Route 8 in Irwin Township in southern Venango County. State Police identified 19 year-old Kaitlin Felix…

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Oil City Man Sentenced In New Castle Holdup

An Oil City man was sentenced last week to five to ten years in prison for a robbery committed in January at a bar and restaurant in New Castle. Investigators…

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Clarion County Again Eliminates Jury Commssioner Posts

Now that a new version of a law allowing Pennsylvania counties to abolish the posts of jury commissioner has been enacted, the Clarion County commissioners have again voted to eliminate…

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