PennDOT announces winner of ‘Paint the Plow’ contest
From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that the Venango County regional winner of the “Paint the Plow” safety outreach contest is…
Around The County
Bus trip planned again for March for Life
From staff reports Pennsylvanians for Human Life is sponsoring a bus to Washington, D.C., to attend the 46th annual March for Life and rally which…
Local woman to celebrate 99th birthday
Eunice Slye was born on Dec 3, 1919, the fifth child in a family of 11 children. Her mother and father were Harry and Ruth…
Tree of Hope
Charles Stevenson and Gayle Oxenham, members of the Helping Hands Relay for Life team of Venango County, decorate the American Cancer Society’s Tree of Hope…
Keeping the neighborhood shoveled
Elaine Armstrong says she had children for 20 of her 29 years on Wyllis Street in Oil City who would do most of the sidewalk…
Chief: Harder to keep volunteer companies running
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Like so many other things in today’s world, keeping a small town’s volunteer fire department up and running is getting…
County plans food distribution program
From staff reports The Venango County Emergency Food and Shelter Program will sponsor a county-wide food distribution in December. Items will include ham, milk, apples,…
Franklin native wins Clarion University BizPitch Competition
From staff reports Andrew Frederick, a senior majoring in management from Franklin, won the top prize with his business, AFC Signals!, in the first Clarion…
Leaf pick-up schedules listed
From staff reports Oil City and Franklin have announced their leaf collection schedules for next week. Oil City Tuesday – Innis, Orange, Division (Front to…
Christmas tree arrives in Oil City
Ed Turner guides the workers from Paul Bunyan Tree Specialists and King’s Landscaping in straightening the 27-foot-tall Christmas tree that was brought into Oil City’s…
Armstrong trail project receives state grant
From staff reports Clarion County has been awarded a $663,400 state grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program to further develop the Armstrong Trail in…
Oil City Ikes to hold sight-in days this week
From staff reports The Oil City chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will conduct its annual public sight-in days Friday, Saturday and Sunday…
OCHS music acts to perform at Trinity
From staff reports The Oil City High School Rhapsody in Blues, Women’s Choir and quartets Change of Tone and Un4Gettable will present a public concert…
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…
Venango treasurer’s office sets Sunday hours for military
From staff reports The Venango County treasurer’s office will be open for special hours, primarily for military personnel, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday,…
Franklin students qualify for National Academic Games
From staff reports Franklin High School senior Sam Burchfield and junior David Ferraro have qualified for the National Academic Games Tournament to be held April…
OC awarded grant for school security upgrades
By JIM MEYER Staff writer Oil City School Board members were told Monday by Superintendent Lynda Weller that the school district has been awarded a…
Cranberry Homecoming Court
Members of the Cranberry High School homecoming court include (from left): Lauren Varsek, Logan McFarland, Andrea Watson, AJ Howard, Madisyn Piercy, Jarod Oliver, Samantha Woolcock…
Archaeology history programs set at two libraries
From staff reports A program focusing on Venango County history as it relates to archaeology is scheduled at two local libraries this week. The presentation…
‘WWI Homefront’ program is Tuesday
From staff reports The Oil City Heritage Society will present a program on “World War I: the Homefront” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Venango…