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Bat Found In Clarion Home Tests Positive For Rabies

The state Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a bat found lying on the floor of a Clarion Township home has tested positive for rabies. A Brook Road family had reported that their two dogs had barked incessantly, alerting them to the live bat, which apparently could not fly.  The bat was killed, and was…

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Butler County Does Away With Jury Commissioner Positions

The Butler County commissioners voted this week to eliminate the positions of jury commissioners in the county. A 2011 law that allowed Pennsylvania counties to abolish the posts was shot down by a state court which ruled that it violated a Constitutional stipulation that new…

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Cooperstown Man Enters Guilty Pleas To Sex Charges

A Cooperstown man entered guilty pleas this week to sexually assaulting three teenage boys. 29 year-old Scott Smith also entered guilty pleas in connection with charges brought through accusations that he had inappropriately touched a fourth teen.  The incidents allegedly occurred in Smith’s home between…

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Freeze Warning Issued For Saturday Morning

The National Weather Service on Friday posted a freeze warning for our area for Saturday morning (5/25) from 3:00 AM until 8:00 AM. A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are…

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Bail Reduction Denied For Oil City Man Charged In 2003 Sex Assault

A bail reduction request for an Oil City man charged in the sexual assault of a young girl ten years ago was denied at the man’s preliminary hearing Wednesday. 39…

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Corbett Delays Common Core Academic Standards

Governor Tom Corbett has ordered a delay in the adoption of new educational standards known as “Common Core.” The new academic standards have been on track for enactment in July,…

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