February 2017

Recent Deaths 2/24/17

Joanne M. Bonner, 84, of Victory Heights, died Feb. 20, 2017. Gordon Russell Goodman, 81, of Oil City, died Feb. 22, 2017. Dorothy C. Miller,…




Pet of the day 2/23/17

Name: Bear Breed: Boxer Mix Age: 2 years Gender: Male Size: Large Color: Black/ Rust Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Bear can be found at Venango…


Banana oat muffins

Servings: 26 muffins Start to finish: 40 minutes 1/2 cup (gently packed) pitted dates 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or other oil or butter) 2 medium…





Marte ready to take over in center field

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Starling Marte, the guy displacing Andrew McCutchen in center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates this year, hasn’t played the position regularly…



Recent Deaths 2/23/17

Dolores M. Hetzler, 85, of Emlenton, died Feb. 21, 2017. Ross W. Crist, 94, of Gibsonia, formerly Oil City, died Feb. 21, 2017. “Bill” Christian W….





Awarded for safety

Thirty-two accident free drivers of Klapec Trucking Co. were honored at KTC’s annual Safety Awards Banquet on Feb. 4 at Days Inn in Oil City….



Victory Heights Hill crash

From staff reports Franklin state police released details Tuesday about a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township that sent two…





Penguins handle Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes…


Recent Deaths 2/22/17

Diane A. Neville, 83, of Scranton, died Feb. 15, 2017. Donald Alexander Kilgore, 85, of Killeen, Texas, died Feb, 13, 2017. Nicholas C. Kolbrick, 77,…





Pet of the day 2/21/17

Name: Banana Breed: Beagle mix Age: 7 years Gender: female Size: Small Color: Brown/ black Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Banana can be found at Venango…


Springing forward?

Recent warm weather has some spring flowers peeking out and has raised the hopes of some that spring is just around the corner. Over the…


Better meatballs

Start to finish: 2 hours, 15 minutes (1 hour, 15 minutes active) Servings: 6 3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2 pound…


Victory Heights crash

One person was injured in this crash Monday afternoon on Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township. A dispatcher with Venango County 911 said the accident…






Recent Deaths 2/21/17

William D. McElravy, 87, of Clarion, died Feb. 18, 2017. Fern C. Blair, 91, of Shippenville, died Feb. 19, 2017. John B. Alexander, 54, of…





Pet of the day 2/20/17

Roxanne is a very sweet young girl, probably about 6-7 months old. She is very affectionate and loves to play. She is current on vaccines…


Coast Guard marks 75 years

On Feb. 19, the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve celebrated its 75th anniversary. The members of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve has a strength of 8,100….


Fish and Chips

Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 4 2 pounds of skinless and boneless cod or hake fish Oil, as needed for frying Tempura Batter (recipe…






Recent Deaths 2/20/17

Jeffrey S. Irwin, 51, of Cranberry, died Feb. 18, 2017. Gene Homan Schlosser, 82, died Feb. 17, 2017. Casimira C. “Kay” Skrobat, 95, of Oil City, died…