Recent Deaths 4/13/17
Helen (Irwin) Grettler, 103, died April 7, 2017. Clair E. Wade Sr., 80, of Franklin, died April 11, 2017. Patricia F. O’Neill Beers, 76, of…
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Cranberry uses music to motivate
“You’re working out what?” asked Cranberry Phys ed teacher Ernest Keller. “HEART!” yelled back the gym full of fourth graders. “Our heart muscle, EXACTLY!” he…
Cranberry Twp. fraud
Madison Twp. burglary
Pet of the day 4/12/17
Name: Chewy Breed: Dachshund & Chihuahua Mix Age: 5 months Gender: Male Size: Small Color: Tan/ Blond House-trained: Yes Chewy can be found at Precious…
Salmon with polenta and warm tomato vinaigrette
Serves 4 Start to finish: 30 minutes 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 2 1/2 cups whole milk 1 cup cornmeal or polenta Kosher salt and…
Volunteer open house slated at Drake Well
TITUSVILLE – Drake Well Museum and Park and Friends of Drake Well will host a volunteer recruitment open house at 6 p.m. Thursday. The event…
Heritage Society receives more copies of 1968 film
The Heritage Society of Oil City is hopeful that high school classes celebrating their 50-year reunions the next couple of years will be interested in…
Xi stresses China’s North Korea concerns in talk with Trump
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday that Beijing is willing to work with Washington on…
Pens begin title defense vs. Columbus
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Forget about past history and playoff experience. The Pittsburgh Penguins insist those things won’t matter when the puck drops on Wednesday night…
Ready, aim, visit: American Revolution Museum at attention
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution is at the ready….
Recent Deaths 4/12/17
Wayne Everett Riddle of Grove City, (Irwin Township, Venango County) passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Sandra L. Schmude Hinebaugh, 77, of Okeechobee, Florida, passed…
Pet of the day 4/11/17
Bella is a sweet and loving little girl. She is current on vaccines and tested negative for feline leukemia and negative for fiv. We think…
Trip to Phipps
A trip to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh during its Spring Flower Show provided a brilliant preview to the season when much of…
Roasted Asparagus Toasts With Poached Fried Eggs and Cheating Bernaise
Start to finish: 1½ hours Servings: 4 For the asparagus: 16 thick asparagus, trimmed and peeled 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and black…
PennDOT survey results released
Almost 1,000 people participated in PennDOT’s northwest region online survey. In all, 994 customers participated in the survey for PennDOT District 1’s six-county service area,…
Franklin to cut some athletic meals, eyes other nonessential sports costs
Franklin Area School District board president Brian Spaid announced impending cuts to the athletic department at Monday night’s meeting. Effective next school year, student athletes…
US seeks help on Syria but leaves key questions unresolved
LUCCA, Italy (AP) — U.S. allies are moving ahead with their own policies for dealing with Syria after attempts by top Trump administration officials to…
Glasnow roughed up in 7-1 Bucs’ loss
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Eugenio Suarez and Scooter Gennett hit solo home runs and the Cincinnati Reds pounced on a wild night by Pittsburgh’s Tyler Glasnow…
Sheryl Crow argues for return to empathy on her new album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Last year, Sheryl Crow started a petition on Change.org to shorten the U.S. presidential election cycle. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter said she…
Recent Deaths 4/11/17
RuthAnn Feltenberger Wirtner, 74, of Bell Road, Emlenton, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017. Paul Brent Carter, 63, of Citra ,…
Clinton Twp. accident
Hydetown Borough DUI crash
Pet of the day 4/10/17
Name: Lilly Breed: Mixed Breed Age: 6 years Gender: Female Size: Large Color: Brindle Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Lilly can be found at Venango County…
Chimichurri-stuffed flank steak
Start to finish: 2 hours 40 minutes (Active time: 40 minutes) Servings: 8 servings One 3-pound flank steak 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided use 1…
VFW testifies and supports programs, legislation
Important Date in April The Air Force Reserve will celebrate 69 years on April 14. Since the formal establishment in April 14, 1948, the Reserve…
26 Franklin juniors inducted into National Honor Society
From staff reports Twenty-six juniors from Franklin High School were inducted into the school’s National Honor Society at a ceremony held Wednesday. Members were selected…
Seneca man honored for 50 years of teaching hunter education classes
From staff reports William “Bill” Lynam of Seneca was honored by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Senate for his 50 years of service…
G-7 ministers aim to press Russia to stop backing Assad
LUCCA, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering Monday for a meeting given urgency by the chemical attack…
Rangers end regular season with 3-2 victory over Pens
NEW YORK (AP) — With little at stake in the regular-season finale, the Rangers and Penguins just wanted to get through it unscathed. Now both…
‘Boss Baby,’ ‘Beauty’ outshine ‘Smurfs 3’ at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Smurfs are feeling a little blue this weekend. The third installment in Sony’s animated series, “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” made…
Recent Deaths 4/10/17
John Manning, 63, of Utica, died April 8, 2017. RuthAnn Feltenberger Wirtner, 74, of Emlenton, died April 8, 2017. Jack E. Bankson, 93, of Oil…
Cuddly companions
Tri-County Animal Rescue in Shippenville has some fine friends available for adoption. Clarion PAWS in Shippenville has some cats looking for a home or rather…
Clinton Twp. accident
Pet of the day 4/7/17
Name: Yo-Yo Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 1 year Gender: Male Size: Medium Color: Black/ Brown Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Yo-Yo can be found at…
Awareness events set ahead of Venango Relay For Life
The Venango County Relay For life is planning two events to generate awareness of the mission to end cancer. A kickoff event, Paint the County…
Barbecued Shrimp
Serves 4 to 6 Garlic Barbecue Sauce 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided 1 teaspoon chopped garlic 1 cup mild barbecue sauce 2 tablespoons Virgil’s Dry…
Sweden: Truck crash into Stockholm store is terror attack
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A large beer truck crashed into an upscale department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing at least two people, according to…
Autism awareness ribbons in OC damaged
From staff reports Autism awareness ribbons that had been hung in downtown Oil City were damaged between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday, according…
Abraxas students assist pinwheel effort
Ives Gonzalez, 16, of Chester, and other students from the Abraxas residential facility at Marienville helped place 331 pinwheels in front of the Venango County…
Trump defends attack on Syria; demands ‘end the slaughter’
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump cast the United States assault on a Syrian air base as vital to deter future use of…
Penguins top Devils, clinch playoff home-ice for first-round
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched home-ice advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and it was the role…
MTV dumps gender-specific categories for Movie & TV Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — MTV has scrapped gender specific categories for its upcoming Movie & TV Awards. In place of the Best Actress and Best…
Recent Deaths 4/7/17
Connie R. Lepley, 66, of Oil City, died April 5, 2017. Larry Winger, 65, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, died March 29, 2017. Martha Jean Kline, 65, of…
All lives matter
Today, I was in Franklin photographing an assignment in front of the courthouse. It was raining and I was getting soaked. I don’t notice this…
PEEPshow creations are sweet
The fifth annual Titusville PEEPshow will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Titusville YWCA. The show will feature many marshmallow…
Good and evil in Spain
In this April 1, 2017 picture (above), a man wears the traditional ‘Tora’ outfit used during the carnival while posing for a picture during a…
Machete cuts off man’s hand in fight, but it gets reattached
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man whose hand was cut off by a machete during a fight has had it reattached, and authorities say…
Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Don Rickles has died at age 90. Paul Shefrin, his longtime publicist and friend, said Rickles died Thursday of kidney…
Coloring book with Hitler image pulled from Dutch stores
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A chain of Dutch stores has apologized after inadvertently selling children’s coloring books featuring an image of Adolf Hitler. The…