Workshop will address use, protection of local trails
From staff reports The Allegheny Valley Conservancy, Allegheny Valley Trails Association and Venango Conservation District are offering a workshop on how local trails can be…
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Casey comes to town bearing $400K for 100 Seneca project
Franklin announces pilot sidewalk replacement program
Man facing trespass, robbery charges after Franklin incident
Franklin Fourth of July Week festivities underway
OC native receives POW medal
Owner will renovate as he eyes tenant at OC property
County plans to apply for home rehab grant funding
Economic meeting focuses on progress at 100 Seneca
Parent offers OC board option for alternative sexuality curriculum
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City School Board members were asked Monday to consider an alternative curriculum to several lessons on sexuality and sexual…
Work on Franklin mural project in final stages
By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Franklin School District students spent the last several weeks of the school year preparing a mural to hang in Franklin’s…
Man sentenced for role in meth distribution in area
From staff reports A Tidioute man has been sentenced in federal court for distributing methamphetamine in western Pennsylvania, including Venango County, United States Attorney Cindy…
2 OC men facing drug charges after Postal Service action
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Oil City men are facing charges for receiving illegal drugs through the mail. Oil City police said in a…
Man accused of breaking into home, stealing safe
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for breaking into a woman’s home in Rocky Grove and stealing a safe out…
Woman accused of intentionally hitting vehicle
By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer A woman is facing charges for intentionally crashing her vehicle into a motorcycle in Sandycreek Township. Franklin state police said…
Venango County gets $400,000 home rehab grant
From staff reports The Venango County housing rehabilitation program has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund….
DCNR celebrates French Creek as 2022 River of the Year
From staff reports State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn on Saturday joined the French Creek Valley Conservancy and the Pennsylvania…
Cranberry Twp. grants Spencer conditional use permit
By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Cranberry Township supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to grant a conditional use permit to township resident Randy Spencer to operate a…
Franklin Council OKs funding for 12th, Liberty improvements
By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin City Council approved funding for improvements to the intersection at 12th and Liberty streets during the panel’s monthly meeting…
Plans announced for Heritage Festival art show
From staff reports The Oil City Arts Council and ARTS Oil City are once again teaming up to organize the annual Oil Heritage Festival art…
Oil City man facing drug charges
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges after he was found under the influence of drugs and in possession of methamphetamine Monday…
State Capitol rally urges action to fight crime, aid victims
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A group of crime victims and their allies rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday to call for changes, three days…
Kids under 5 should soon have access to COVID vaccines, but many parents are likely to say, I don’t feel comfortable’
PHILADELPHIA — Zoli’s parents plan to get their 4-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as shots for young children could finally become available later…
Economic leader shows off progress at 100 Seneca
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Scaffolding rises up the side of 100 Seneca, the imposing, five-story former bank in downtown Oil City, as renovation work…
Man who had been charged with homicide sues OC, two officers
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man who was charged with homicide in 2019 and spent more than a year in jail before…
Police probing theft at Oil City Automotive
From staff reports Oil City police are investigating a theft from Oil City Automotive early Thursday that involved five boys. Police said the theft occurred…
OC man gets hefty prison terms for sexual assaults
From staff reports An Oil City man was sentenced Tuesday in Venango County Court to hefty prison terms in connection with three cases in which…
Woman accused of assault for struggling with Franklin police
By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer A transient Franklin woman is facing aggravated assault and other charges in connection with incidents in Franklin and at UPMC…
Polk man killed in Mineral Township crash
From staff reports A Polk man died from serious injuries he received in a one-vehicle crash Saturday morning on the Jackson Center Polk Road (Route…
Ambulance services hope for help from state
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer There could be some help from the state Legislature on the horizon for struggling ambulance services in the area. “We…
Applicants still sought for Franklin council seat
From staff reports Early this month, it was announced at the Franklin City Council meeting that council member Fred Mays had tendered his resignation and…
Man accused of indecent assault, corruption of minors
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after being accused of inappropriate contact with two girls under 13 years of age at a…
Kennerdell woman charged in hit-and-run that injured boy
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Franklin state police have identified a Kennerdell woman as the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that…
Cranberry school board OKs preliminary budget with tax hike
By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer During the Cranberry Area School Board’s regular meeting on Monday evening, next year’s preliminary budget was passed — with a…
Police: 10-year old boy injured in hit-and-run
From staff reports Franklin state police said a 10-year-old boy on a dirt bike was injured at the intersection of Seneca Hemlock Road and Kennerdell…
Man held for court in OC homicide case
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man accused of killing his girlfriend in March at their Mineral Street home and then putting her…
Proposed Franklin budget doesn’t include tax hike
By BRAD LENA Staff writer Franklin School Board members will vote next week on a tentative budget for the 2022-23 school year that doesn’t include…
Environmental group to conduct water study
From staff reports The Venango PA Senior Environmental Corps will conduct a spring macroinvertebrate study at 10 a.m. Thursday, weather permitting. The study, which is…
$3M roadwork project set to start in Franklin
From staff reports A $3 million road restoration project along Pittsburgh Road and the 15th Street Hill in Franklin will start next month, according to…
Baby formula shortage hits home
By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer The nationwide baby formula shortage that has had parents desperately scrambling to locate the needed nutrition for their children is…
OC OKs paving contract; Pathways home raises concerns
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council on Thursday approved a paving contract for this year and a three-year garbage contract. The meeting also…
ORA receives $500,000 grant
From staff reports The state Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism was selected as a 2022…
Main Street Market earns Business of the Year award
By BRAD LENA Staff writer The Main Street Market in Polk Borough and its owners, Jim and Cathe Miller, were honored Thursday as the Business…
UPMC Northwest awarded highest safety grade
From staff reports UPMC Northwest is among 17 UPMC hospitals across the nation that received an “A” safety grade with The Leapfrog Group for spring…
Man accused of fleeing after trying to break into house
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Evans City man is facing charges for trying to break into a condemned house in Franklin and then fleeing…
Letter carriers annual food drive to resume
From staff reports After a two-year hiatus, letter carriers throughout the U.S., including northwestern Pennsylvania, will once again participate in the nation’s largest, single-day food…
PennDOT hears concerns on toll debate
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The debate over the state’s interstate bridge tolling project took another turn this week during a couple of hearings held…
Heritage Area could benefit through Senate legislation
From staff reports The Oil Region National Heritage Area stands to benefit from an amended version of the National Heritage Area Act advanced by the…
Penelec’s tree-trimming program underway to enhance reliability
From staff reports Penelec plans to spend $38 million to trim trees along nearly 4,200 miles of power lines this year, including stretches in Franklin,…
Care home staff picket for better conditions
By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Staff members at the Oil City Healthcare and Rehabilitaion Center on Grandview Road gathered in front of the facility Wednesday…
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