Chief: Harder to keep volunteer companies running
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Like so many other things in today’s world, keeping a small town’s volunteer fire department up and running is getting…
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Like so many other things in today’s world, keeping a small town’s volunteer fire department up and running is getting…
From staff reports The Venango County Emergency Food and Shelter Program will sponsor a county-wide food distribution in December. Items will include ham, milk, apples,…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, in what appeared to be…
HARRISBURG (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says preliminary figures indicate hunters killed more than 2,400 bears across the state this year. Officials say the…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger called the interception that ended Pittsburgh’s six-game winning streak fluky. On the surface, the Steelers quarterback is right. The only…
DETROIT (AP) — Patricia Hall went to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in 2016 hoping to learn more about the music performed by prisoners in World War…
Donald J. Wolbert, Jr., 71, of Tionesta, died Nov. 26, 2018. Ila Mae Partridge, 90, of Sandy Lake, died Nov. 25, 2018. Katherine “Kate” J….
Animal ID: 38223969 Species: Cat Breed: Domestic Shorthair/Mix Age: 1 year 7 months 22 days Gender: Female Size: Medium Color: Green Spayed/Neutered Declawed: No Housetrained: Unknown Site: Venango County Humane Society Location: Main cat…
This past week, South Korea’s defense ministry announced that five sets of remains from the Korean War had been unearthed during demining operations around the…
HARRISBURG (AP) — Thanksgiving is over but for many around Pennsylvania Monday marks the start of an unofficial holiday: the opening of deer rifle season….
CHICAGO (AP) — A wintry storm is battering much of the Midwest early Monday, bringing blizzard-like conditions that have grounded hundreds of flights and closed…
DENVER (AP) — For a man who tips the scales at close to 300 pounds, nose tackle Shelby Harris sure gets overlooked a lot. Ben…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie sequels are having their own Thanksgiving feast at the box office and fueling record industry-wide grosses for the long weekend….
Mary Jean Milford, 87, of St. Petersburg, died Nov. 23, 2018. Jeanette J. Rex, 77, of Shippenville, died Nov. 23, 2018. Richard “Dick” A. Judy,…
A woman with her face painted takes part in a march against sexism and gender violence, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Esteban…
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The buzz spilling out of Trisha Dixon’s classroom and into the hallways at Cranberry High School is a sure…
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The catastrophic wildfire in Northern California is nearly out after several days of rain, but searchers are still completing the meticulous…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh forward Jake Guentzel couldn’t find the back of the net for several games during the Penguins’ recent slump. Now that the…
The Associated Press From a public hanging on Nashville’s Music Row to the days when a young and still unknown guitar player named Jimi Hendrix…
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer In a battle between the internet and John C. Reilly, who among us wouldn’t root for the latter? Leave…
From staff reports Andrew Frederick, a senior majoring in management from Franklin, won the top prize with his business, AFC Signals!, in the first Clarion…
From staff reports Oil City and Franklin have announced their leaf collection schedules for next week. Oil City Tuesday – Innis, Orange, Division (Front to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of disasters…
DETROIT (AP) — A historic Detroit mansion owned by late singing legend Aretha Franklin has been sold. The Detroit News reports that, according to public records,…
Helen M. Bialo, 81, of Oil City, died Nov. 23, 2018. George E. Pennington, 86, of Parker, died Nov. 21, 2018. Helen Holtz Wile McMillen,…
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer The phrase “world creation” gets thrown around casually and frequently in cinema, but few modern directors are better at…
Name: Lucky Breed: Boxer Mix Age: 1 year Gender: Male Size: Large Color: White/ Black Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Lucky can be found at Venango…
Servings: 12 Start to finish: 1 hour 45 minutes (plus 2 hours, 30 minutes cooling time) 4 cups apple cider 3 3/4 cups (18 3/4…
NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers aren’t just ushering the official start of the holiday season with the usual expanded hours and fat discounts on big…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – When they take the field Sunday, Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr . will have waited 1,072 days for his rematch with…
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 23, 2018–Esteemed French auction house Tajan is the first to install permanent Artmyn 5D art scanning technology through an exclusive partnership with Invaluable that dramatically changes…
The firearms deer seasons – at least in those states where whitetails roam, and that’s most of them – are the busiest and most anticipated…
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania mom faces criminal charges for allegedly driving with her son on the hood of her car after the boy…
Priscilla is a female kitten. She is current on vaccines and will be spayed. Priscilla can be found at Tri-County Animal Rescue Center.
Servings: 20-24 Start to finish: 3 hours 30 minutes (plus 30 minutes for resting) 3 onions, chopped coarse 3 carrots, chopped coarse 3 celery ribs,…
By JIM MEYER Staff writer A shed and 20-foot mobile home were a total loss after a fire Monday afternoon in Clinton Township. Clintonville deputy…
Ed Turner guides the workers from Paul Bunyan Tree Specialists and King’s Landscaping in straightening the 27-foot-tall Christmas tree that was brought into Oil City’s…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rain in the forecast starting Wednesday could aid crews fighting California’s deadly wildfires while raising the risk of flash floods and…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan’s regular film sessions with the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t lack for clues on why one of the NHL’s marquee franchises is…
NEW YORK (AP) — The dance floor is thinning over at ABC. The Nielsen company says viewership is down for ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars”…
Frances Hajduk, 88, formerly of Venus, died Nov. 20, 2018. Lois J. Murphy, 87, of Butler, formerly of Rimersburg, died Nov. 19, 2018. Charlotte Lillian…
Name: Alagash Breed: Retriever, Lab, Terrier, American Staffordshire Age: 6 months Gender: Male Size: Large Color: Black/ White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Alagash can be…
Servings: 8 Start to finish: 2 hours, 25 minutes (Active time: 25 minutes) 1 recipe Classic Tart Dough (recipe follows) 1/2 cup packed (3 1/2…
From staff reports Clarion County has been awarded a $663,400 state grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program to further develop the Armstrong Trail in…
From staff reports The Oil City chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will conduct its annual public sight-in days Friday, Saturday and Sunday…
CHICAGO (AP) — An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor whom…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres might be for real. The Pittsburgh Penguins might be in real trouble. The proof came over the final 30…