October 2016

Penguins bite Sharks

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Evgeni Malkin, Scott Wilson and Patric Hornqvist scored during a furious third-period rally to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to 3-2 victory over…



Recent Deaths 10/21/16

Michael David Knox, 63, died Oct. 12, 2016. Brenda L. Grazier, 56, of Titusville, died Oct. 19, 2016. Jack W. Staley, 64, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of…


Penguins, Sharks set for rematch

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The stakes are nowhere near the same: hockey immortality versus two points in the standings in the second week of a long…



Pet of the day 10/20/16

Name: Julius Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 5 years Sex: Male Size: Medium Color: Orange Declawed: Yes House-trained: Unknown Julius can be found at Venango…







Jones confident as Patriots loom

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Landry Jones is a realist. Call it the byproduct of spending the last three-plus years fighting for a job and fending off…


Recent Deaths 10/20/16

Christina Conner, 93, of Rimersburg, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Thomas E. Wallace, 69, of Marienville passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Jeremy Joseph…



Pet of the day 10/19/16

Name: Kizor Breed: Cane Corso Mix Sex: Male Size: XL Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Kizor can be found at Venango County Humane Society.








Pens blanked in Montreal

MONTREAL (TNS) – When they are in sync, the Penguins play an intelligent, detail-oriented game. And when they are not, they can play the way…



Recent Deaths 10/19/16

Margaret J. Gould, 80, of Fairmount City, died Oct. 17, 2016. Bryan L. Smith, 50, of Franklin, died Oct. 17, 2016.   For the complete article, please…


Big Ben has surgery; not out long term

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The cartilage in Ben Roethlisberger’s aching left knee is repaired. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are optimistic their franchise quarterback will return…


Autumn abounds

It seems like fall arrived overnight or at least within the last few days. Maples, oaks, sassafras and other trees create colorful displays across Pennsylvania’s…


Pet of the day 10/18/16

Name: Casper Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 7 years Sex: Male Size: Medium Color: White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Casper can be found at Venango…




Rollover crash on Deep Hollow Road

Emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle-rollover crash late Monday morning along Deep Hollow Road just outside Oil City. Franklin state police responded to the crash,…


Therapy dogs visit students

Melanie Finotti and her goldendoodle OzzieBear and Greg Baker and his Havanese Reggie visited first graders at Sandycreek Elementary School last week. Finotti and Baker…



Pens fall in overtime, 4-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jared Bednar’s streak is just chugging along. Gabriel Landeskog redirected a shot by Nathan MacKinnon past Marc-Andre Fleury 22 seconds into overtime…



Recent Deaths 10/18/16

Lois L. Simpson, 92, of Sligo, died Oct. 17, 2016. David Scott Hampson, 59, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Franklin, died Aug. 20, 2016. Pamela…




Pet of the day 10/17/16

Name: Face Breed: Terrier, American Staffordshire/ Retriever, Labrador Age: 7 years Sex: Male Size: Medium Color: Brown/ White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Face can be…






Steelers can’t swim with ‘Phins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – The Miami Dolphins left Ben Roethlisberger limping, and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t look much better. Roethlisberger missed…



Recent Deaths 10/17/16

Janet D. Bish, 68, of Hawthorn, died Oct. 15, 2016. Doris Jean Dolby, 82, of Strattanville, died Oct. 15, 2016. Margaret “Peg” McNamara, 94, of Oil City,…