Around The County

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin School Board members this week approved the school district’s use of a grant for the Girls Excelling in Math…

From staff reports New traffic lights at the intersection of Route 8 and Pone Lane and Route 8 and the Polk Cutoff in Sandycreek are…

From staff reports A project to replace roadway reflectors throughout the Northwest Region is scheduled to begin next week, according to the Pennsylvania Department of…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer The Valley Grove School Board heard from facilities manager and head of maintenance Terry Tantlinger on an update concerning a…

From staff reports Volunteers are needed to help create wildlife habitat at Tionesta Lake for Saturday with the Ruffed Grouse Society. No special skills are…

From staff reports A $4.7 million resurfacing project on nearly 6 miles of Route 428 in Oil City, Cornplanter and Oakland townships, and Sugarcreek Borough…

By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer There was a vision when Chris and Speedy Ewing opened C&S Hardware in Oil City — a one-stop shop for…

From staff reports The Venango County Historical Society’s continuing Speaker’s Forum will host a presentation on the early history of the Venango County area on…

From staff reports The Erie Philharmonic will return to Oil City at 7 p.m. Friday, April 21, to perform a public concert at the Venango…

From staff reports The 56th Good Friday Laymen’s Service will be held April 7 in Oil City. The event begins at 6 a.m. at the…

From staff reports The Northern Pennsylvania Regional College will hold an open house event at five of its classroom locations from 5 to 6:30 p.m….

From staff reports The Venango County Patriots Project will meet at King’s Restaurant in Franklin at 9 a.m. Saturday. Those wanting to eat breakfast should…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin School Board members heard a report at their work session Monday about a threat assessment simulation training attended by…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Oil City School District’s curriculum and education committee laid out recommendations Monday for how the district should move forward…

From staff reports PennDOT is searching for volunteers to participate in the department’s Northwest Region Adopt-A-Highway program that involves cleaning litter from state-owned roadsides. Through…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest in Seneca will offer a free cancer support group from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Hillman…

From staff reports The Women’s Recovery Center is providing a women’s recovery support group gathering from 4 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday on the second…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A couple of special guests attended the Venango County commissioners meeting Tuesday. Gabriel Ojeda, 3, and Scott Kalamajka, 38, who…

From staff reports Oil City High School will present its 49th annual musical production, “Shrek the Musical”, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the…

From staff reports Barbara Doyle and Melissa Dolecki, who are Venango County Master Gardeners with the Penn State Extension program, visited 50 first-grade students at…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer After filling the temporary void in Franklin after the closure of Bossa Nova, and serving residents for about a year…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The Cooperstown community is coming to the aid of the small community of East Palestine, Ohio, in the aftermath of…

From staff reports The Oil City Arts Council will present its 2023 Photography Show “VISIONS” in Graffiti Gallery, at the National Transit Building Annex in…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer After filling the temporary void in Franklin after the closure of Bossa Nova, and serving residents for about a year…

From staff reports Businesses, organizations, groups and individuals are invited to sign up for Oil City’s annual Community Clean-Up Day scheduled Wednesday, April 19. “Clean…

From staff reports The Zonta Club of Oil City-Franklin and Zonta International are participating in today’s global celebration of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Rocky Grove High School will bring Disney characters to life this Thursday through Saturday as they put on their production…

From staff reports The Cochranton Presbyterian Church Women’s Association has collected Bibles and other used Christian literature to be distributed to Christians around the world….

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council heard from police chief Bob Wenner at the panel’s monthly meeting Wednesday about steps Wenner has taken…

From staff reports Venango County Human Services is accepting nominations for its annual awards event to be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April…

From staff reports Make-A-Wish has announced it needs volunteers in Venango, Crawford and Mercer counties. The agency is hosting virtual information sessions at 10 a.m….

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Valley Grove School District administrators and school board members honored two district employees at the board’s meeting Monday. Geoffrey Sanner…

The City of Franklin water department closed off part of the road around the intersection of 13th and Elk streets Monday night to repair a…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members on Thursday gave their support to a plan by the Oil City Junior Baseball Association to…

From staff reports PennDOT’s District 10, which includes Clarion and Jefferson counties, has announced the opening of the application period for the STAMPP Program. The…

From staff reports The Venango County Historical Society is sponsoring a program — “Bringing Back the Days of Monarch Park” — Saturday at the Franklin…

From staff reports Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Northwest will offer a free cancer support group from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27. The…

The Oil City Elks presented the Oil Region Library Association with $2,500 for the library’s Books on Wheels program. Pictured are Elks exalted ruler John…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest is sponsoring a better breathing clinic for people who often have trouble breathing or who have chronic lung conditions such…

From staff reports The Oil Region Astronomical Society will host a virtual public night, including a presentation on stars by Society president Dean Miskovich, at…

From staff reports Justen Dunkle, a junior at Oil City High School, has been selected as the recipient of the annual Cole McMahon “Heart of…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The Franklin General Authority has been pushing ahead on several new projects over the last few months, including assembling a…

From staff reports The Franklin Elks Lodge on Buffalo Street is hosting an in-person get-together Saturday for individuals who have been diagnosed with Down Syndrome,…

From staff reports Venango County Human Services is accepting nominations for the agency’s annual service awards. Service providers and community members who make a difference…

From staff reports The United Way of Venango County has announced a series of free workshops designed to inspire middle school students interested in volunteer…

Rocky Grove High School band students Miranda Gardner, RaeLynn Montgomery and Kaylee Knapp recently participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 3 Band…

From staff reports Community Blood Bank, which is the exclusive blood supplier to 19 hospitals and seven Stat MedEvac bases throughout the region, will hold…

From staff reports The Franklin Retail & Business Association has partnered with the Chocoholics Relay For Life Team to present “Dining for a Cause” this…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Hope 21 Ministry in Oil City is collecting dresses for its second “A Dress For You” event. Hope 21 is…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer A new business offering tarot reading services and metaphysical and witchcraft supplies has opened in Franklin. Whistling Owl Tarot and…