Around The County

From staff reports The American Red Cross will canvass Venango, Clarion and Armstrong counties to install free smoke alarms and make homes safer as the…

From staff reports The Venango County Historical Society’s annual book and yard sale will be held during Franklin’s annual Applefest celebration. The historical society is…

Students at Sandycreek Elementary School in Franklin School District conducted a schoolwide bus safety experience with Franklin state police trooper Trooper McGee. Students had hands-on…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A popular golf outing that bore the name of an Oil City tavern is returning to a local golf…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Ed Stoner, who restored the Marienville switcher building with his son, has an unusual hobby. He is building a “little…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin Junior/Senior High School life skills teachers and administrators are teaming up to host a special dance for students with…

St. Stephen School students, from left, Kaleb Rossiter, Abigail (last name not provided), Evelynne Lineman and Kasey Cross check out books in a new library…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A man on a bicycle tour of Pennsylvania made a brief stop in Rocky Grove Wednesday afternoon to speak to…

A crew from J.C. Lee Construction and Supply lays concrete on one of the many updated ADA curb ramps along Innis Street in Oil City…

From staff reports The Tri-County Animal Rescue Center in Shippenville needs volunteers to help with dogs and cats. Volunteers perform a variety of tasks, including…

From staff reports Troop E of the Pennsylvania State Police in Erie will hold its third annual Sunny Day Camp on Saturday, Sept. 28, at…

From staff reports CATA buses in the area will run on a different schedule, starting Monday, Sept. 16. The Franklin, Oil City and Intercity routes…

From staff reports A group consisting mostly of veterans waves flags every Friday at the corner of Petroleum and Front streets in Oil City to…

From staff reports Venango County will sponsor a public collection of household hazardous waste and electronics from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28,…

From staff reports Owners of homes and businesses who were affected by the July 19 and 20 flash flooding received what they could have perceived…

From staff reports Oil City’s annual tire recycling program is set from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at the city garage on…

From staff reports Pennsylvania businesses and residents affected by flash flooding on July 19 and 20 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S….

From staff reports A local Boy Scout is conducting a food drive Saturday, Sept. 28, to benefit St. Patrick Church’s community food pantry. Non-perishable items…

From staff reports The Franklin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1835 will sponsor a “Patriots Day” free lunch on Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to…

The Stoneboro Fair hosted Hardcore Derby Promotions on Friday, opening with the Power Wheels Division, a group made up of 7- to 10-year-olds driving a…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Venango County Economic Development Authority executive director Emily Lewis says that despite some minor hiccups at the Cornplanter Square site…

From staff reports The Oil City Library is sponsoring a fund drive to help raise money for repairs to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in…

From staff reports The 10th annual Grove City College BEST Robotics will begin Saturday as students from area middle and high schools begin work on…

From staff reports The Northern Pennsylvania Regional College has hired its four core faculty members. The disciplines hired for are English and communications, natural sciences,…

From staff reports A public hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday in the Venango County Courthouse to consider changing some voting precincts. A legal…

From staff reports Nighttime roadwork is scheduled for the Eighth Street bridge in Franklin starting today. Crews will be working on the bridge from 6…

In addition to lending books, magazines, manuals, movies and other audio/visual and printed products, libraries can lend surprising things. A Wi-Fi hotspot can be checked…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Franklin state police say they continue to field frequent calls from people reporting telephone scams. In fact, one dispatcher told…

From staff reports The Pittsburgh regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs will hold a claims clinic from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday,…

From staff reports Allegheny Health Network is kicking off a trauma and injury prevention program in Venango and Clarion counties thanks to a $61,000 grant…

From staff reports Pennsylvania state police are reminding motorists to slow down and use extra caution while driving now that the new school year is…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A packet handed out at a parents and caregivers meeting Tuesday at Polk Center outlined the Pennsylvania Department of Human…

From staff reports Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania will host a produce express program to provide food for active military members, veterans and…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A month-long campaign to raise money for the repair of a 91-year-old Oil City monument hasn’t come close to…

From staff reports An Oil City program intent on helping local business owners spruce up their building facades is looking for applicants. “We are applying…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer It was a dog day at Clarion County’s Veteran’s Park on Saturday, as the Tri-County Animal Rescue Center hosted the…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Venango County commissioners have launched an effort to enhance the count in the upcoming 2020 U.S. census. “We will…

From staff reports Emergency repairs are expected to start next week on state-owned roadways that were damaged in a July 19 storm that caused extensive…

From staff reports The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced The Matric Group is now eligible for HuBZone opportunities and will be on the list of…

From staff reports Motorists are reminded that two Oil City bridges are scheduled to be closed to vehicular traffic as a result of the city’s…

From staff reports The Allegheny Valley Conservancy will hold its annual Allegheny River cleanup Saturday, Aug. 24, from the Kibbe Island launch at 1400 Stewart…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin School Board members were thrown a pitch Monday by an assistant high school baseball coach. The question on the…

From staff reports Community Blood Bank, the exclusive blood provider to UPMC Northwest, is currently in a critical blood shortage. The CBB has a less-than-one-day…

From staff reports The Parks and Recreation Committee of Cranberry Township will hold a family picnic day from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Morrison…

From staff reports The annual Wings and Wheels cruise-in drew thousands of automobile and aviation enthusiasts to Venango Regional Airport in Franklin on Saturday. Hundreds…

By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Parishioners at St. Stephen and St. Joseph churches in Oil City who were still digesting the news of the proposed…

From staff reports Final plans are being made for the annual Pink Splash for the Cure set for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Fountain Park…

From staff reports Members of the Titusville Fire Department, together with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will fan out across the Titusville area today, boots in…

Fifteen students completed the practical nursing program at Venango Technology Center and were honored at graduation exercises earlier this summer. The graduates include Corrie Aeschbacher,…