Senior centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…
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Tips for bringing wildlife into the backyard
Chances are you’ve looked outside a window and seen backyard wildlife roaming your property at one time or another. Maybe it was a robin,…
Woman accused of hindering boyfriend’s capture
From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing charges in connection with two incidents involving drugs and hindering the apprehension of her boyfriend earlier…
Historic Preservation award winners announced
From staff reports Winners of the 2018 Oil Heritage Region Historic Preservation Awards have been announced. Here is a rundown of the winners: – Mr….
Danish inventor convicted of reporter’s murder, gets life
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish submarine inventor Peter Madsen was found guilty Wednesday of torturing and murdering Swedish reporter Kim Wall before dismembering her body…
You again? Penguins face familiar foe in Capitals
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (AP) — Sidney Crosby has faced the Washington Capitals three times in the playoffs. All three times the Pittsburgh captain has led his…
Miranda, ‘Game of Thrones’ #MeToo figure take Webby Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Game of Thrones” and a key figure in the #MeToo movement are among the winners of this year’s Webby…
Recent Deaths 4/25/18
Elizabeth I. Wolbert, 84, of Lucinda, died April 24, 2018. Wallace D. “Rick” Hepler Jr., 70, of Oil City, died April 23, 2018. Bruce C. Hutchinson,…
Coding at the library
On April 17, 10 young people learned computer programming at the Oil City Library in the CODE VC program. They were taught by the young…
Franklin board moves ahead on citizen committee
By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Franklin Area School board will appoint members to its new citizen advisory committee next month. Board members approved a motion…
Mower, tooth in a box, Vishnu doll in New Jersey beach trash
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — The bizarre trash items plucked from New Jersey’s beaches last year might be enough to cause nausea or heartburn….
Captain: Cigarette butts start fire outside restaurant
By JIM MEYER Staff writer Firefighters were dispatched Monday afternoon to a fire caused by smoldering cigarette butts under an awning outside Casey’s Restaurant and…
OC board OKs high school credits for middle school students
By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Oil City School Board on Monday approved awarding high school credits to middle school students taking high school level courses,…
Wolf pushes to end ‘gun show’ exception to background checks
HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday asked the Legislature to pass a measure expanding background checks on firearms in Pennsylvania and end an…
Motive elusive after van driver kills 10 on Toronto sidewalk
TORONTO (AP) — Police in Canada’s biggest city are piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video trying to determine why a driver plowed a rented…
At Tribeca, virtual reality tackles harsh real-world issues
NEW YORK (AP) — “Once you walk through that door, you will be in Syria.” That’s the instruction a guide named Thea gives before entering…
Recent Deaths 4/24/18
Susan P. Kean, 82 , of Oil City, died April 22, 2018. Violet B. Garner, 96, of Meadville, died April 22, 2018. Bruce C. Hutchinson,…
Police: Waffle House suspect arrested near his apartment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect in an attack that killed four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee was arrested Monday not far…
Erie VA holds annual volunteers banquet
The Erie VA Medical Center held its annual volunteers banquet last Saturday. It was held at The Concourse at Union Station. It was reported that…
Local scouts visit Gettysburg
Under the direction of leader Terry Miller, North Sandy Boy Scout Troop 412, of Utica, traveled to Gettysburg on April 20-22. They hiked around the battlefields…