Around The County

From staff reports Oil City’s facade improvement program received a boost Monday when the state announced $50,000 will go toward the project. The project is…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Robin Melvin of Cambridge Springs has been named chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at…

From staff reports Clifford Street and a portion of Elm Street in Oil City will be closed to through traffic today due to utility work….

From staff reports Following months of speculation, Tim Horton’s in Franklin closed Monday. Paper signs announcing the closure were taped to Crosby’s, which has housed…

From staff reports Pennsylvania State Police responded to 376 crashes – none of them fatal – and made 179 arrests for driving under the influence…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A trip to Denver for a regional championship not only provided 40 students and six adults with the chance to…

From staff reports The Venango County Senior Volunteer Program, in cooperation with the AARP Tax-Aide Program, is looking for volunteers age 55 and older to…

From staff reports Northern Pennsylvania Regional College announced the appointment of Linda M. Fleming as vice president for academic and student affairs, according to a…

From staff reports TITUSVILLE – The United Way of Titusville Region’s “Live the Shirt” campaign has reached 84% of its $190,000 campaign goal, with $160,000…

From staff reports Second Harvest mobile food pantry will provide food assistance to people in the Emlenton area from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday,…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Cranberry Area School Board voted Monday to go ahead with a major reconstruction project of the grounds at…

Victory Elementary School kindergarten students, above, earlier this week paid a visit to the Caring Place in Franklin to help bring holiday joy to the…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation next month will have plans on display for its Route 62 bridge-replacement project over Little Sandy Creek…

A group of local volunteers traveled to Arlington Cemetery to participate in the nationwide ceremony “Wreaths Across America” on Dec. 14. They placed several wreaths…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The longtime director of Polk State Center announced her retirement at a meeting Wednesday of the Polk Center board…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Cranberry Area School Board recognized a number of students for academic and athletic excellence during its board meeting…

From staff reports A new prison warden was appointed to the Venango County jail at a special meeting of the prison board Monday. Kelly McKenzie…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer On a cold, wet, Saturday afternoon about 200 volunteers met at the Clarion and Immaculate Conception cemeteries to place wreaths…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The response to the simplest of emergency response projects has been “overwhelming and still growing,” according to the group…

From staff reports Several local people were among the 104 new state police troopers who graduated Friday from the State Police Academy in Hershey and…