Cranberry Adventures with ‘The Pirate Queen’
By KRISTEN HOGUE Student contributor It’s play season at Cranberry High School and opening night is quickly approaching. This year’s school musical, directed by Preston…
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Legislation Introduced to Add Diseases For Agent Orange Exposure
Last Wednesday, Reps. Josh Harder (D-Calif.) and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) introduced VFW-supported H.R. 5610, the Fair Care For Vietnam Veterans Act. This important bipartisan legislation…
Theft by deception
Venango courthouse towers will get facelift
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The towers at the Venango County Courthouse are in line for a facelift once the weather improves. Josh Sterling, the…
Alabama fire chief confirms deaths as fire destroys 35 boats
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — Boaters leaped into the water to escape a fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River early…
In appreciation: Kobe Bryant, a life defined by hard work
The Associated Press It was April 14, 2016. It was the first full day of Kobe Bryant’s new chapter as a retired NBA player. All…
Eilish, who gives voice to troubled youth, tops the Grammys
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with…
Recent Deaths 1/27/20
Howard Glen Lehman, 90, of Oil City, died Jan. 23, 2020. James O. “Jim” Ashbaugh, 85, of Ephrata, formerly of Franklin, died Jan. 23, 2020….
Terroristic threats
County eyes Franklin site for recycling center
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County is still in the process of securing a location for a countywide recycling center with just a little…
Oil Heritage Society announces programs
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Oil City Heritage Society has planned a tentative schedule of public programs for the year. Nick Hess will…
Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 35
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days after a powerful…
Hockey’s young stars shine in NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Young Laila Anderson delivered one of the most poignant moments of the weekend when she introduced the Blues’ four All-Stars. The…
‘Sesame Street’ comforts children displaced by Syrian war
NEW YORK (AP) — “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying…
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Pennsylvania’s December jobless rate rises, payrolls shrink
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in December for the fourth straight month, as payrolls shrank and the labor force hit another record high….
Oil City sets kindergarten registration
From staff reports Registration for kindergarten classes in the Oil City School District for the 2020-21 school year will be held Monday, March 30, through…
Death toll stands at 22 in Turkish earthquake; 1,000 hurt
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 Saturday, with more than 1,000 people injured,…
Doubts loom over nominating process for Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Questions have loomed for years around the nominations process for the Grammy Awards. But the doubts reached a new level this…
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