2017


Pet of the day 7/6/17

Name: Ella Breed: Chihuahua Rat Terrier Mix Age: 5 months Size: Small Gender: Female Prefers a home without young children. Ella can be found at…









Recent Deaths 7/6/17

Edward “Big Ed” Lingler Sr., 63, of Franklin, died July 4, 2017. Ethel V. Gregonis, 93, of Grove City, formerly of Barkeyville, died July 5,…




Pet of the day 7/5/17

Jagger is a male kitten who loves to play and get attention. He has age appropriate shots and tested negative for fiv & leukemia.  Jagger can…



Dragons of the pond

Buzzing around the neighbor’s pond are literally dozens of kinds of dragonflies and damselflies. These amazing insects can be difficult to identify especially from photographs….







Recent Deaths 7/5/17

Margaret Cox Beck Wells, 100, of Oil City, died July 1, 2017. Bonnie J. Black, 84, of 505 Penn St., Sligo, died July 3, 2017. Dorothy J….


Pet of the day 7/3/17

Name: Dorito Breed: Boxer/ Terrier, American Pit Bull Age: 4 years Gender: Male Size: Medium Color: White/ Black Declawed: No House-trained: Yes Adoption Price: $60.00…






Police: 2 men badly beaten

From staff and news reports A Cochranton man was taken into custody after an armed robbery Saturday morning in Perry Township, Lawrence County. Tyler Michael…




Belt leads Giants over Pirates 5-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Francisco Giants’ recent run of success hasn’t surprised Brandon Belt. Belt also wasn’t surprised when he helped continue that success…



Recent Deaths 7/3/17

Fay Ann Himes Billock, 61, of Brockport, died June 30, 2017. Raymond L. McElhattan Sr., 94, of Punxsutawney, died July 1, 2017. Richard L. Vogan, 83,…



Woman faces 748 theft counts

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer An Oil City woman is facing 748 counts of identify theft-related charges for allegedly stealing nearly $40,000 while working as…












Giants beat Pirates 13-5

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Coming into Friday night’s game, the San Francisco Giants had scored 311 runs in the 2017 season, the fourth-lowest total in the…


Recent Deaths 7/1/17

Betty Lou Andrews, 95, of Hadley, formerly of Reno, died Friday, June 30, 2017. Joseph E. Klingler Sr., 97, of Greenville, formerly of Seneca, died Friday,…




Pet of the day 6/30/17

Name: Marley Breed: Domestic Medium Hair Mix Age: 6 months Gender: Male Color: Cream/ Grey Declawed: No House-trained: Yes Adoption Price: $50.00 Marley can be…


All fur coat and no knickers

This week’s adoptable animals are literally all fur coat and no knickers. However, they don’t fit the figurative meaning of the idiom. According to thefreedictionary.com,…