Around The County

By SAXON DAUGHERTY  Staff writer  A handful of Oil City businesses and community members have come together to make the construction of a pavilion at…

Oil City firefighters were out on the downtown streets Friday raising money for the city’s annual Jolly July 3rd fireworks display. Charlie Hoobler is pictured…

By JON HAAGStaff writer  The 83rd annual Rocky Grove Fireman’s Festival begins today. The event has been scaled back this year due to a lack…

By BETH PFOHLStaff writer This coming Wednesday Bandstand Park in Franklin will be filled with spectators waiting to catch the first glimpse of this year’s…

From staff reports Entries are being accepted for the Oil Heritage Tiny Tot contest sponsored by Youth Alternatives. The Oil Heritage prince and princess competition…

From staff reports Oil City firefighters will be out on the streets Friday collecting donations for the Jolly July 3rd fireworks display. The firemen will…

From staff reports Oil Region Library Association will partner with Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in a Fishing Tackle Loaner Program. The public can come…

From staff reports Rehabilitation and restoration work is scheduled to begin Monday on the Sugarcreek Truss Bridge on Sugarcreek Drive over Sugar Creek in Venango…

From staff reports A bicycle rodeo will be held Thursday, June 30, in Franklin to help children learn bicycle skills and safety tips. The free…

From staff reports Work began Monday on one of three murals currently under contract to be put up in downtown Oil City over the next…

Local ventriloquist Jimmy Swogger is pictured with Kermit the frog at the Scotch Hill Community Hall Building Committee’s second annual ham dinner in Leeper on Saturday,…

From staff reports  Haley Brand and Jenna Seigworth, students at Cranberry High School, have been selected for the 2016 Middle School Honors Performance Series at…

From staff reports The historic, single-lane steel truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Sugar Creek Road is expected to close for a complete renovation on…

From staff reports A Rocky Grove High School student raised close to $2,400 during her Jump for a Cure pole vaulting fundraiser Sunday at Egbert…

From staff reports A court-based program that provides advocates for abused and neglected children in Venango County needs more volunteers. The non-profit Court Appointed Special…

Hasson Heights Elementary’s annual fourth grade spelling bee was held May 23. Winners were Kristen Carbaugh, first place; Derek Love, second; and Dylan Bly, third.

A hawk perches on the radio tower up off Grandview Ave. in Oil City Tuesday as a Grackle harasses it by dive bombing the raptor….

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer Heavenly Gaits Therapeutic Riding Center of Knox is creating new horse-riding trails to honor a young girl who died of…

Glenn Means of Franklin had his picture taken with Muhammed Ali in Las Vegas when Ali was there celebrating his 45th birthday in 1987. Means…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer The Clarion County Relay for Life raised more than $41,000 at the event held Saturday. The event made a last…

By JON HAAG  Staff writer Slippery Rock University has retrofitted the old Har-Mer Elementary building in Harrisville with a state-of-the-art graduate study facility designed to…

Many runners and walkers took advantage of beautiful weather Saturday, June 11, to participate in the Paul Richey Memorial 5K and Half Marathon. The event…

From staff reports  With several weather forecasting services predicting a high likelihood for severe thunderstorms today, the U.S. Forest Service is postponing the National Get…

From staff reports Weather experts say severe storms could be coming to the region Saturday. Becky Elliot, an Accuweather meteorologist, said the storms are most…

By JON HAGG Staff writer The Oil Region Indie Fest will celebrate its ninth year as the area’s go-to music festival as independent and original…

From staff reports A photo posted earlier this week on the History & Genealogy of Cooperstown, Pennsylvania’s Facebook page has garnered a bit of attention….

From staff reports OIL CITY – A free Narcan training will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at the Rhoades Auditorium…

WARREN, Pa. (AP) — The National Weather service says a tornado touched down in northwestern Pennsylvania during a severe storm over the weekend. Meteorologists say…

From staff reports Child Development Centers paid tribute to 16 service award recipients and the winners of two special awards during its 2016 Staff Appreciation…

From staff reports Two projects that will improve travel on more than seven miles of roads in Venango County is scheduled to get underway this…

The Oil City YMCA’s Summer Day Camp at Camp Coffman is underway. The camp has started and is providing 40-60 area youths with outdoor exploration…

From staff reports A rainbow formed over Sleepy Hollow golf course Sunday evening following a thunderstorm. Another was seen over Seneca. The National Weather Service…

From staff reports Penn State Master Gardeners in Venango County recently delivered the Poison Prevention Program to five classrooms, reaching more than 101 first-grade students….

From staff reports Franklin’s water and fire departments will flush fire hydrants in the Rocky Grove area this week. The work will be done between 8…

From staff reports Work to repair portions of the rock fall protection net on Route 8 in Oil City is scheduled to begin Monday. The…

By DREW FRYE Staff writer The Silver Cornet Band of Franklin kicked off the season with their first concert of the summer at Bandstand Park….

From staff reports The summer playground program in Venango County has expanded its locations to include the 11th Street playground in Franklin and the Morrison…

By JON HAAG Staff Writer Oil City Library will hold the kickoff event for its summer reading program Tuesday. Children from the area can register…

From staff reports A flag retirement ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in Franklin’s Bandstand Park. The Flag Day event, which…

Maddison Davis, a fourth grader at Hasson Heights Elementary School, was awarded the perfect attendance award. Maddison attended school every day for her entire elementary…

From staff reports Every week at Hasson Heights Elementary we celebrate an “Artist of the Week” throughout the school year. The “Artist of the Week”…

BUTLER (AP) — A judge has again dismissed a lawsuit that landowners filed against people and groups who oppose fracking in a western Pennsylvania township….

From staff reports Dr. Howard Kirtland, who founded the Kirtland Cancer Foundation in Franklin, greeted the Rocky Grove softball team last week at his office….

By DREW FRYE Staff writer The 42nd annual De-Un-Da-Ga pow-wow was held over Memorial Day weekend at the Custaloga Town Scout Reservation. The event was…

From staff reports A total of 250 Venango County veterans have died since Memorial Day 2015, according to Richard Mulholland, director of the county’s Veterans…

From staff reports People visiting Pennsylvania’s popular outdoor spots over the Memorial Day holiday weekend can enjoy a day of free fishing, thanks to the…

From staff reports Oil City High School handed out diplomas Wednesday to 144 graduates in the Class of 2016. The district’s 139th commencement exercises were…

After school on Tuesday, students from Titusville Area Schools will partner with community members to clean up cigarette butts and other debris in Titusville parks….

By BETH PFOHL Staff writer At Franklin High School, AP English and the “Paradise Lost” trial are synonymous. The trial is the culmination of four…