October 2016
Foxburg Borough accident
Pet of the day 10/31/16
Name: Polly Breed: Beagle Mix Age: 7 years Sex: Female Size: Small Color: Black/ Tan Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Polly can be found at Venango…
Health care updates and important dates to remember
The Month of November has many important dates. Here are just a few. * Nov. 6 – Daylight Savings Time. Turn your clocks back one…
Election Day promises to be a marathon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Grab some toothpicks to prop open your eyelids because Election Day promises to be a marathon. Polls open before dawn on Tuesday,…
Malkin, Crosby shoot Penguins past Flyers, 5-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins showed their resilience. Their coach hopes they can make it a little easier on themselves, though. Evgeni…
‘Madea’ stuns ‘Inferno’ in box office upset
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks and Ron Howard’s latest Dan Brown adaptation, “Inferno,” went up in flames at the weekend box office, handing Tyler…
Recent Deaths 10/31/16
Connie Lee Cotherman, 71, of Emlenton, died Oct. 29, 2016. Harriet R. Nelson, 92, died Oct. 29, 2016. Jennifer Rodemoyer Hutchinson, 38, died Oct. 28, 2016. John…
6 bids opened for ramp demolition
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Six bids were opened Thursday afternoon for the demolition of Oil City’s condemned parking ramp. Venango County commissioner Timothy Brooks…
A little Halloween fun
Kindergarten and first-grade students at Smedley Street School in Oil City walked around the block Friday to see the neighbors and their own family members…
Italy hit by strongest quake in 35 years, no deaths reported
NORCIA, Italy (AP) — Central Italy was hit by another powerful earthquake Sunday, toppling buildings that had recently withstood other major quakes and sending panicked…
Powder sprinkled into opera pit may have been human ashes
NEW YORK (AP) — A powdery substance a man sprinkled into the orchestra pit at New York’s Metropolitan Opera may have been an opera lover’s…
Indians-Cubs most-watched World Series Game 3 since 2004
CHICAGO (AP) — Cleveland’s 1-0 World Series win over the Chicago Cubs was the most-watched Game 3 in 12 years. Friday night’s game drew an…
Crossbow taken from Walmart
Harassment in Jefferson Co.
Vacuum taken from Walmart
WWII items taken
Off-Barrow presents ‘No Exit’
Audience members will drop their connection to the living world for Off-Barrow’s production of “No Exit” The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday…
Dylan tells Swedish Academy he accepts Nobel Prize
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Bob Dylan has accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature, the Swedish Academy said, adding that getting the prestigious award left…
Tense oil pipeline protest subsides at least temporarily
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — A tense protest over the Dakota Access pipeline subsided at least temporarily after some protest leaders urged activists to leave…