Toy sale and giveaway set
The sixth annual Everybody Wins used toy sale and free toy giveaway will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at…
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Police seek Grove City man accused of domestic assault
From staff reports Mercer state police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Jeremiah Kloos, 21, of Grove City. Kloos is wanted for a violent…
Number of missing hard to peg in deadly California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 1,000 people are unaccounted for after a deadly Northern California wildfire, but authorities warned Friday that the roster is…
‘Green Book’ is sure to put a smile on your face
If there is a big studio movie that’s more generally crowd-pleasing than “Green Book ” this season, I have yet to find it. In this landscape…
Recent Deaths 11/17/18
Donna Lee (Shilling) Smith, 79, of Sligo, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. John G. Sutley, 56, of Franklin, died Nov. 13, 2018. For complete obituaries,…
Cranberry High School honors veterans during annual program
(Editor’s note: Information for this story was contributed by Hannah Niederriter and Dylan Lu, students with the Cranberry Chronicles staff at Cranberry High School.) Cranberry…
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No tax hike in Cranberry budget
By JUDITH O. ETZEL-Contributing writer Cranberry Township property owners got some good news this week. Preliminary figures for the 2019 township budget show no property…
Titusville firm buys Vertical Seal in Pleasantville
By JUDITH O. ETZEL-Contributing writer A longtime manufacturing company in Pleasantville has been sold to Roser Technologies Inc. (RTI) of Titusville. Vertical Seal Company, a…
Northern California fire officials begin agonizing search for dead
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Sheriff’s investigators have begun the agonizing task of scouring through the wreckage of California’s most destructive fire on record in search…
Latest ‘Fantastic Beasts’ is a mixed bag of wonders
Like the bottomless trunk totted by “magizoolologist” Newt Scamander, “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is a mixed bag of wonders. Newt (Eddie Redmayne) can…
Crosby, DeSmith help Penguins snap 5-game skid
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins hope a decisive home shutout can put a recent week-and-a-half long swoon in the past. Sidney Crosby had a…
Light Up Night Christmas festivities to take place in Franklin
Franklin’s annual Light Up Night, set for Saturday, Nov. 17, will kick off with an early visit from Santa at 4 p.m. Santa will be…
All four lanes of Route 8 reopened
From staff reports All four lanes of Route 8 between Reno and Oil City were reopened by Friday afternoon, according to PennDOT. PennDOT press officer…
Wildfire torches famed movie site, sends celebrities fleeing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has scorched a historic movie site recently used by the HBO series “Westworld” and forced…
Victims of synagogue shooting remembered in Pittsburgh park
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nearly two weeks after a gunman shot to death 11 people inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, their lives were remembered Friday with a…
Take 5; Steelers get a break after drilling Panthers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger was still in the process of picking himself up off the Heinz Field turf when the scrum started, one that…
Recent Deaths 11/10/18
Joanie Lynn Nicklas, 34, of Miola, formerly of Marienville, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of The Derrick for…
Allegheny Drifters to perform
The next concert of the Oil City Arts Council’s Winter Concert Series will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the…