Around The County

By STACEY GROSS Staff writer Polk State Center is almost $5 million under budget compared with last year, mostly due to the low number of…

From staff reports The “Oil City Uncorked” wine walk will be hosted by the Oil City Main Street Program from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday,…

From staff reports The ninth annual Fighter’s Ball will be held Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Quality Inn in Franklin. Doors will open at 6 p.m….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City is collecting items from residents and businesses to be put in the sesquicentennial time capsule. Oil City Mayor…

From staff reports Route 8 is closed to northbound and southbound traffic in Venango County for bridge rehabilitation work. A detour is posted using Old…

MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Tom and Cynthia Cloutier treasure spending time on their porch, eating dinner on their deck with a view of the mountains,…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A community 9/11 service of remembrance will be held Sept. 11 in Oil City’s Justus Park to coincide with the…

From staff reports The Franklin and Clarion County YMCAs will both host health equity tours next week. The Franklin YMCA tour will be from 3…

From staff reports The Oil Valley Film Festival will be held Friday through Monday, Sept. 10-13, for its sixth season. The event will feature 23…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer The libraries of the Oil Region Library Association have stopped charging fines for overdue books. “For fine-free, we’ve officially launched,”…

From staff reports The public meeting on the results of the ATV Trail Feasibility Study Public Survey, conducted by the Oil Region Alliance, has been…

From staff reports Lantern tours of historic Pithole City will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. The living history event will…

From staff reports As heavy hammers pounded and pry bars lifted, the sound of clanging steel could be heard on North Seneca Street in Oil…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer The Shine a Light on Suicide night kayak event will return to Two Mile Run County Park from 6:30 to…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer The Venango County Human Services department will participate in Tuesday’s observance of International Overdose Awareness Day. “We need to get…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen & Conservationists and the Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation invites youths to participate in the annual Art Poster &…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest’s third-dose COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be open to immunocompromised individuals requiring a third dose of Pfizer vaccine from noon to…

From staff reports Nominations are now being accepted for 2021 induction into the Venango County Conservation Hall of Fame, a program of the Oil City…

By STACEY GROSS Staff writer Parents and members of the Rocky Grove cross country team were able to strike a balance with Valley Grove School…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Jeeps of all ages and models invaded Knox Saturday, including a vintage Willys and a World War II survivor. Bill…

By STACEY GROSS Staff writer Venango, Clarion and Forest counties have all shown significant population declines over the past decade, according to the latest U.S….

From staff reports A car cruise will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Farmer In the Dell Restaurant at…

From staff reports The Band Hanna will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Pipeline Alley, Oil City. The program is part of the…

From staff reports PennDOT’s northwest region is urging motorists and residents to help reduce litter along roads by taking preventive actions and assist department employees…

From staff reports The Friends of the Oil City Library will hold a used book sale Saturday at the library while the Oil Region Festival…

From staff reports The Oil City Fire Department is now accepting donations for its annual Coats for Kids drive. The goal of the Oil City…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A buzz in downtown Franklin drew a crowd on Saturday as a swarm of bees took shelter on a tree…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Plans are moving forward for paving work on several Oil City streets. Oil City manager Mark Schroyer said at Thursday’s…

From staff reports With decreasing reports of sick and dead wild birds, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is lifting the recommendation to cease feeding birds. Much…

From staff reports Cranberry Township will host a car cruise and free bluegrass concert Saturday, Aug. 21, in Morrison Park. The car, jeep, and motorcycle…

From staff reports Students in Venango County school districts can once again receive free haircuts during the United Way of Venango County’s third annual Back…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Ronnie Beith, the beloved Franklin events and marketing coordinator, was honored for her tireless work for the city on Sunday….

From staff reports Community-Accessible Testing and Education will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations and education from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Cornerstone…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer People flocked to Fountain Park for Taste of Franklin on Sunday. “I feel like it was a good, family fun…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango Area Chamber of Commerce president Susan Williams said this year’s Oil Heritage Festival brought a large crowd to Oil…

KENNERDELL (AP) — In March 2017, Bill Spence got suddenly, catastrophically sick. A part of his pancreas died. His gall bladder failed. When he got…

From staff reports The state Department of Corrections announced additional steps it is taking to keep the incarcerated population protected against COVID-19. Effective Monday, incarcerated…

From staff reports The Oil Region Library Association will host the first Oil Region Festival of the Book from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,…

Oil City public works employee Casey Miller shovels debris from Wyllis Street on Tuesday while Nick Shoup walks across the road. The city workers milled…

From staff reports The average price of gasoline in the tri-county area this week is above the western Pennsylvania average of $3.31, according to AAA…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer The Oil City Fire Department is gearing up to unveil its new rescue boat next month, about nine months after…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer The Barrow-Civic Theatre’s youth theatre program presented “The Granny Awards” Thursday at the Barrow, and the production marked the first…

From staff reports Applications are being accepted for another round of the Northwest Commission’s Greenways Block Grant program’s funding for 2019-22. According to a commission…

From staff reports Officials in Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration say the prevalence of ticks in Pennsylvania is high right now, and they are pointing out…

From staff reports Polk resident Tami Walbourn Sari completed the Tahoe Rim Trail Run, a 104-mile race in Nevada that spanned two days earlier this…

From staff reports Venango County will sponsor a collection of household hazardous waste and electronics from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Fourteen puppies and eight adult dogs – all aboard an air-conditioned truck – completed a four-day journey from Texas to…

From staff reports The Days Inn hotel in Oil City remains closed, though the hotel manager had hoped to have it open by the Oil…

By STACEY GROSS Staff writer If you live on Deep Hollow Road or Riverside Drive and have high watermarks on your buildings or properties, the…

Some pre-Oil Heritage Festival events, including the Elks Club chicken dinner, Town Square concert, art show receptions, and pet show, were held Wednesday on the…