Around The County

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign is in full swing in Venango County as volunteers are ringing bells to…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Members of the Ignite Bible Club at Cranberry Area High School wanted to share the original Christmas story with their…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer After years in the planning, a new directional kiosk with a list of downtown retail businesses and restaurants will be…

From staff reports The Venango County Democrats, in collaboration with the Venango-Clarion chapter of the Northwest Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation, are continuing their annual tradition…

From staff reports The American Cancer Society’s annual Tree of Hope is on display in the Cranberry Mall and is a way to honor and…

From staff reports The Bridge Coffee House will host a creative writing workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Oil City Library…

From staff reports A Christmas wreath with green bulbs has been hung in front of the Cherrytree Township Volunteer Fire Department and the department is…

From staff reports Venango County dog licenses will be available starting Friday. State law requires that all dogs three months or older, or upon transfer…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A motion filed by the Venango County public defender’s office to bring in jurors from another county for the trial…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is inviting the public to view the online plans display for a project to improve safety and…

From staff reports The Oil City Main Street Program’s annual “Jingle Bell Run” 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Dec. 2. The event is held…

The Oil City and Cranberry co-op cheer program held a fundraiser Friday night at Oil City High School with the goal of sending the cheerleaders…

From staff reports Victory Elementary School was the overall winner of the Electric Lights parade held Saturday during Franklin’s Light-Up Night Celebration, receiving a prize…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A federal lawsuit filed earlier this year by Cranberry Township resident and property owner Randy Spencer against the township and…

From staff reports Leaf pickups will continue next week in Oil City and Franklin: Here is the schedule: Oil City Monday — East Second, East Third,…

From staff reports The American Red Cross will hold three blood drives next month. The first will be from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec….

From staff reports Several parishes, schools and agencies in the area are participating in the Nov. 28 campaign for Catholic giving as part of Giving…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer To a round of applause, Franklin mayor Doug Baker introduced James Shreffler as the city’s new events and marketing coordinator…

From staff reports The Venango County 4-H organization recently held its animal leadership banquet and awards ceremony. A total of 73 4-H participants who completed…

From staff reports The state Department of Environmental Protection has approved funding for Oil City’s rehabilitation of the Hasson Park restroom facilities and complete bandshell…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff Writer Veterans and their families who couldn’t attend the Cranberry Area High School Veterans Day program on Thursday were able to…

From staff reports The Caring Place in Franklin held an open house and ribbon-cutting last week to formally unveil the new name for the facility’s…

From staff reports Changes are coming to dog licenses in Pennsylvania beginning Dec. 1, due to changes in state law. From Dec. 1 to Jan….

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Bright sunshine made for perfect tree-decorating weather Friday in Franklin when the community Christmas tree chugged into town aboard the…

From staff reports The Sugarcreek Borough Police Department, in conjunction with Community Services of Venango County, will conduct its seventh annual food drive from 1…

From staff reports PennWest-Clarion’s Venango Campus in Oil City will hold its annual veterans program at 11 a.m. Monday in the Rhoades Center auditorium. The…

From staff reports The annual pajama collection project is up and running for the 12th year at Christ Episcopal Church in Oil City. The pajama…

From staff reports The City of Franklin will welcome its community Christmas tree on Friday. This year’s tree was donated to the city by Dixie…

From staff reports Local artist and Woods and River Coffee co-owner Marcy Hall is asking the community to give input and work together on the…

From staff reports The Venango County Conservation Hall of Fame 2023 induction ceremonies will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Rhoades Hall auditorium…

From staff reports Pink Pumpkins for UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Northwest, Seven Mountains Media and Northwest Hospital Foundation joined for Breast Cancer Awareness…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members heard an update Thursday on the East Second Street project and honored the late Henry B….

From staff reports Christmas Tree Lane, the annual fundraiser for the Cochranton Community Fair Parade, is scheduled to run Nov. 17 to 19. There are…

Sixth-grade students of teacher Eva Hollidge at Sandycreek Elementary School hosted a breakfast for veterans this week. Hollidge, who teaches health, science and social studies…

By MARK OLIVER City editor School board races next week in the Oil City and Franklin school districts feature ballot choices for voters, while the…

From staff reports Next week has been designated Military and Veterans Appreciation Week at Pennsylvania Western University, and ceremonies to mark Veterans Day have been…

From staff reports Crawford Area Transportation Authority will provide free transportation in Crawford and Venango counties on all Fixed Route buses on Election Day, Nov….

From staff reports Good Hope and Zion Lutheran churches in Oil City will again deliver Thanksgiving meals to the elderly, shut-in and homebound members of…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff Writer The Franklin Area School District will be joining a multidistrict litigation suit filed in the federal court of the Northern…

From staff reports The Harrisville Community Band will present their annual fall concert, Salute To Our Veterans, Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the…

From staff reports Tickets are still available for purchase for the second annual Oil Boom Historic Dinner, presented by Friends of Drake Well, Inc., which…

From staff reports The Oil City Civic Center announced it has received a $40,000 grant from the Dr. and Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Charitable Trust,…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff Writer Smedley Elementary School students received a special dedication outside the school from a former longtime teacher on Wednesday afternoon —…

From staff reports The Oil City Arts Council will hold its third Immersive Speakeasy from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the National…

From staff reports The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominees for its small business awards. For nearly 60 years, the SBA has been celebrating…

By LUKA KRNETA News editor A St. Patrick Catholic Church service, with a focus on prayers of deliverance in anticipation of the Franklin Business &…

By AUSTIN GRAY Contributing writer This week is National School Bus Safety Week, and PennDOT held its annual Operation Safe Stop event Wednesday. The day…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer It was back on July 20 when a discharge from a Petro Erie brine storage tank was identified in Reno,…

By AUSTIN GRAY Staff writer The former Sasol Phenolics site on Route 8 north of Oil City is now owned by Bert Klapec Inc. (BKI)….

Franklin – 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Oakland Township – 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Sandycreek Township – 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31 Sugarcreek Borough – 6-8 p.m….