Around The County

From staff reports Milling and paving work to improve Center Street in Oil City began Monday. The resurfacing work will extend from the intersection of…

From staff reports With just five days left for people to submit recipes for the newspaper’s annual Creative Cookbook contest, we have made it easier…

The 34th annual Applefest will be held Friday through Sunday, Oct. 7-9, in Franklin.  The event is hosted by the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce.  It features more…

The Foxburg Food, Art and Wine Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9.  The festival will feature a wide variety of artisans…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer CLARION – More than 250,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Autumn Leaf Festival, which begins Saturday. The nine-day…

From staff reports A bridge on Route 427 over a tributary to Sugar Creek in Plum Township, Venango County, has been restricted to single-lane traffic…

Oil City High School students (from left) Amanda Espy, Taylor Thomas, Hannah Hargenrader, Beatrice Bassi and Julia Serbati have been named to the school’s homecoming…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – Several local fire departments were among the 142 local volunteer fire companies across the state that were awarded more than…

From staff reports Andrew Burda, a Boy Scout with Troop 111 in Franklin and a student at St. Patrick School, was awarded the Ad Altare…

From staff reports The Heritage Society of Oil City has scheduled two viewings of a recently discovered 1968 film that showcases downtown Oil City. The…

From staff reports The kickoff event for the 2017 Venango County Relay For Life will be held at 6 p.m. today at Pioneer Flats at…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that Saturday’s strong storms spawned one, not two, tornadoes in western Pennsylvania. The first…

From staff reports The Veterans of the Vietnam War auxiliary organization Welcome Home committee is involved in connecting with current soldiers. The organization’s efforts to…

Nature artists will display and sell their work during McKeever Environmental Learning Center’s 14th Annual Nature Art Show Friday through Sunday, Sept. 23-25.  Hours for the nature art show…

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” will open at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin.  The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1,…

From staff reports Sunday’s ColorUsUnited 5K run/walk promises to be a blast – a big blast of color that is. The second annual race is…

From staff reports CLARION – Several local youths have been named as contestants in scholarship pageants to be held during Clarion’s annual Autumn Leaf Festival….

From staff reports Forty people including children, parents and butterfly enthusiasts attended a program on monarch butterflies Sunday at Oil Creek State Park. Young attendees…

From staff reports Officials at the United Way of Venango County are gearing up for the second annual ColorUsUnited 5K run/walk Sunday at Two Mile…

From staff reports Members of Oil City Firefighters Local 700 will collect donations along city streets Thursday for the annual Coats For Kids drive to…