Rum and Cola Holiday Ham
(Family Features) Few things bring family and friends together quite like the holidays, and serving up an elegant, seasonal meal centered around a mouthwatering main…
October 2021
Olson Achieves Semifinalist Status
By HANNAH NIEDERRITER Student contributor Cranberry High School is home to many talented, successful individuals, and recently, Trevor Olson qualified as a semifinalist for the…
Friday Night Football Game
By ABIGAIL KREIDLER, KYLEE COPLEY and HANNA CRATTY Student contributors Almost every Friday night during the fall season, there is a football game. Every year…
Blood drives to be held Friday
From staff reports Community Blood Drive is asking people in the Franklin area to roll up their sleeves this week as it is in critical…
House returns to stave off default with debt limit vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House are scrambling back to Washington on Tuesday to approve a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit and…
Ready to run? Steelers show long-awaited balance in win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t getting ahead of himself. Yes, the Pittsburgh Steelers appeared to make progress — and plenty of it — during a…
Pennsylvania state-owned university enrollment drops
HARRISBURG (AP) — Total enrollment at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities has declined to the lowest level in decades, according to data released Monday. The State…
4 actors, 1 room unspool a shooting’s aftermath in ‘Mass’
The Associated Press Jason Isaacs was at a Starbucks when he sat down to read the script for “Mass” for the first time. It was…
Recent Deaths 10/12/21
Mona Fox, 66, of Franklin, died Oct. 8, 2021. Merle E. “Gene” Alden, 71, of Richland Township, died Oct. 9, 2021. Lawrence John Biernesser, 61,…
Pet of the Day 10/11/21
Marigold came in as a stray so we don’t have a lot of history on her. She is very sweet and loving and seems good…
Oatmeal Cream Cookie Sandwiches
(Culinary.net) Cooler weather often brings about nostalgic cravings for seasonal dishes and desserts. From grandma’s classic pies, to the sweet taste of apple cider touching…
VFW Testifies Before House
VFW National Legislative Director Pat Murray testified before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology and Modernization regarding pending legislation. Murray testified on important IT…
Auditions for Handel’s Messiah set Sunday
From staff reports Auditions for a community choir that will sing various selections of Handel’s Messiah will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, from 2 p.m….
Facebook unveils new controls for kids using its platforms
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to…
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon…
Another slow start dooms Broncos in loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Denver Broncos’ perfect September is gone, replaced by the reality of October. Two weeks, two losses to playoff teams a year…
Craig’s final Bond takes $56 million at domestic box office
The Associated Press After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. The final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig…
Recent Deaths 10/11/21
Colleen Ann Wiser, 48, of Sligo, died Oct.8, 2021. Margot K. Johnston, 83, of Oil City, formerly of Seneca, died Oct. 9, 2021. James R….
Trick-or-Treat Times 2021
Canal Township – 6-8 p.m., Oct. 30 Clarion Borough – 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31 Clintonville Borough – 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31 Cooperstown Borough – 6-8…
OC debate: What to do on East End
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City officials are contemplating whether to redevelop or rehabilitate the blighted East End of Oil City. The subject was…
Pair going to great lengths for Halloween display
By STACEY GROSS Staff writer “Work with what you’ve got” is the motto D.J. Kuziak and Scott Kennedy have used to start what they hope…
New river of lava threatens even more buildings on La Palma
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A new river of lava belched Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the…
Texas clinics cancel abortions after court reinstates ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas clinics on Saturday canceled appointments they had booked during a 48-hour reprieve from the most restrictive abortion law in the…
Kardashian West pokes fun at famous family as SNL host
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Kardashian West, sporting a hot pink catsuit, skewered everyone from her mom’s boyfriend to her famous sex tape and estranged…
County sets hazardous waste, electronics collection event
From staff reports A household hazardous waste and electronics collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the…
Biden will not block documents sought by House committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the…
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the…
Chopin portrait bought at flea market is from 19th century
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A peeling portrait of Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market in Poland hung modestly in a private house for almost…
Recent Deaths 10/9/21
Arthur Lynn Smith, 65, of Knox, died Oct. 8, 2021. Donna G. Hetrick, 87, of Brookville, died Oct. 6, 2021. Anna Mae Oliver Wilbert died…
Energy Bites
(Culinary.net) Having enough energy and fuel to make it through a long day can be challenging. No matter if you’re a stay-at-home parent, corporate worker…
Pet of the Day 10/8/21
Hello! I am Meadow! I used to be really shy when I first arrived here at the shelter. I started to really like the people…
Dangerous TikTok Trends
By MADELYNNE GATES Student contributor TikTok is a social media app that allows users to make dancing videos, lip-syncing videos, point-of-view videos, comedy, etc. The…
OCHS Homecoming
By ADDY KREIDLER, HANNA CRATTY and KYLEE COPLEY – Student contributors With each year during Oil City High School’s homecoming comes a new week of…
Senate avoids a US debt disaster, votes to extend borrowing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented…
Steelers, Broncos meet with plenty of questions at QB
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The number of Ben Roethlisberger doubters is growing by the week. Roethlisberger isn’t among them. Neither is Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio….
4 northeastern states team up to share gun crime information
HARRISBURG (AP) — The governors of four northeastern states agreed Thursday to share information about firearms purchases to help detect and investigate straw buyers and…
Recent Deaths 10/8/21
DeWayne F. Shorts, 94, of Cooperstown, died Oct. 5, 2021. Willie Mae Lockhart, 83, of Franklin, died Sept. 26, 2021. Melvin Eugene “Gene” Kifer, 73,…
Lemon-Garlic Tenderloin with Warm Sorghum Salad
(Family Features) Making the most of family meals means dishing up favorites that call loved ones together while also providing wholesome, nutritional flavor. As part…
Pet of the Day 10/7/21
Kobe was recently brought to us with Bo because their owners were moving and couldn’t take them. He is a ball of energy and super…
Sugarcreek budget doesn’t call for tax hike
By STACEY GROSS Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough administrator Joseph Sporer told council members Wednesday that a budget has been crafted without a tax increase for…
Venango Chamber seeks top citizen nominations
From staff reports The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its Outstanding Citizen Award. The award is given to an individual or…
Student in custody hours after Texas school shooting
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, injuring four people and then fleeing…
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation” of…
Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11
The Associated Press Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 — and if…
Review: Thai cave incident explored in riveting ‘The Rescue’
The Associated Press The outcome is right there in the title. And yet the new documentary “ The Rescue,” about the harrowing 18-day ordeal in…
Recent Deaths 10/7/21
Martha A. Caldwell, 96, formerly of Oil City and Washington, died Sept. 25, 2021. Eileen Swyers Henry, 83, of Strattanville, died Oct. 6, 2021. Theresa…
Veggie and Cheese Frittata Fingers
(Family Features) The school year can be full of challenges, but fueling kids for a full day of learning tops the priority list. Affordable and…
Pet of the Day 10/6/21
Poppy is a sweet girl who is a little timid at first. She is a big girl and has a lot of love to give….
Franklin woman charged for setting fire to home
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin woman is facing arson charges in connection with a fire in May in Frenchcreek Township. Franklin state police…
ORA hands out inaugural tourism awards
From staff reports The Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism has announced the winners of the inaugural Oil Region Tourism Awards. There were…