Forum tackles public funding of libraries
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A public forum on Friday that featured seven candidates for Venango County commissioner posts provided a synopsis of how…
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Cranberry actively enforcing property code
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Cranberry Township supervisors unanimously adopted a newly revised property maintenance code last November after months of contentious debate…
Franklin street sweeping will continue
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets next week in the following areas: Monday – First shift: downtown parking lots…
Walk will be held for homeless veterans
From staff reports Female veteran participants are being sought for the Women’s Walk for Homeless Veterans, part of the VA2K Walk and Roll, on Wednesday,…
UPMC schedules Stroke Awareness Month events
From staff reports UPMC Northwest will host two free events to recognize National Stoke Awareness Month including a celebration for stroke survivors and free stroke…
St. Patrick Mission Fair is today
The St. Patrick School Mission Club will hold its annual Mission Fair today. Getting ready for the event are Madolyn Williams, Ava Ekis and Jillian…
OC puts out call for lifeguards
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Work is underway to ready the Oil City municipal swimming pool for the summer season. There is a missing…
Board to weigh options for 2020 deer season opener
From staff reports Although the opening of firearms deer season will begin on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving this year, officials will determine whether the…
Scrap metal clean-up day set in Canal Twp.
From staff reports Canal Township supervisors will host a scrap metal clean-up day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the township…
OC street sweeping planned this week
From staff reports The Oil City street sweeping schedule has been set for this week. Today – East Fourth, Allegheny (Wilson to Eighth), Lower Allegheny…
Piano students to give recital
From staff reports Piano students of Susan Piel will present their spring recital at 2 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary of the Franklin Alliance Church….
Taste of Talent dates scheduled
From staff reports The Franklin Fine Arts Council’s annual Taste of Talent Vocal Competition, which is open to individual soloists age 16 and over, will…
Gardening advice offered at OC’s Community Conversations program
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer The new Community Conversations program at First Presbyterian Church on Bissell Avenue in Oil City offered advice this week on…
Franklin sets street sweeping
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets next week in the following areas: Monday – First shift: alleys from 12th…
Oil City art students honored
Several students at Oil City High School were inducted into the National Art Honor Society. They include Laney McNellie, Destiny Hughes, Rachel Adams, Kira Doutt,…
Job fair scheduled in May at Venango Technology Center
From staff reports The School & Industry Partnership along with the Venango and Franklin chambers will sponsor a Student Employment Event on Tuesday, May 21….
Franklin students competing in national tourney
From staff reports Ten students from Franklin High School are on their way to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the Academic Games League of America’s…
Penelec to conduct tree trimming in region
From staff reports Penelec will conduct tree trimming along transmission and distribution circuits over the next several months. A company news release says locations include…
St. Stephen students pledge their care for Earth
From staff reports “Protect our Species,” the theme for 2019 Earth Day, caught the interest of St. Stephen School 5th graders as they prepared their…
Franklin woman honored with top award at Miami of Ohio
From staff reports A Franklin woman is one of 18 students at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, who received the 2019 President’s Distinguished Service Award…
Group completes service projects in New Orleans
From staff reports Clarion University-Venango’s CU Serve Club traveled to New Orleans during spring break to explore the culture and history of one of the…
Earth Day display at OC library
Natalie Cubbon, an employee at the Oil City Library, stands near an Earth Day display she set up at the library. Also shown is Austin…
Franklin street sweeping will continue
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets next week in the following areas: Monday – Third shift: Miller Sibley Complex,…
Good first day for multimedia sale
Friday was the first day of the Venango County Multi-Library Books and Media Sale at Mr. Bookman’s shop in the Gems Donation Station in Sugarcreek…
Master gardeners to provide class
From staff reports Penn State Master Gardeners of Venango County will provide a class on square-foot gardening. Participants will learn manageable ways to garden in…
Franklin students attend FBLA conference
Spring clean-up in Oil City
Valley Grove gifted students collect 1,888 items for food drive
From staff reports Students in the Valley Grove School District gifted programs participated in a food drive to benefit Family Service and Children’s Aid Society….
VA open house, claims clinic is today
From staff reports Veterans and their families may attend the Venango VA Clinic open house and Veterans Benefit Administration claims clinic to be held from…
Franklin school budget not expected to include tax hike
Franklin School Board President Brian Spaid announced Monday that the district is eyeing a 2019-20 budget that doesn’t include a tax hike. “The budget is…
OC council hears about several recreation matters
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Recreation, a broad topic ranging from city playgrounds to how public city parks can be used, was at the…
Volunteer groups gearing up for OC community clean-up
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A city-wide initiative designed to “clean up the city and build community spirit” will be held Wednesday in Oil…
Museum Day today gives history lovers free look at 3 county locales
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Residents of the Oil Region come face to face with aspects of history every day, whether it is a school…
Strawberry Delight opens today; repairs after crash finished
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer An ice cream stand that has been a fixture at the intersection of routes 62 and 157 for decades…
Franklin sets street sweeping next week
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets next week in the following areas: Monday – Third shift: business district; First…
Building uptick noted in Cranberry, including remodeling at Walmart
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township saw a substantial uptick in construction projects in March with 11 building permits listing an estimated construction…
Lots going on this year at Two Mile Run County Park
From staff reports Two Mile Run County Park is in for a busy 2019 season. “There are a lot of events at the park this…
Two Mile project ‘has really paid off for the county’
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Two Mile Run County Park is signing up local organizations and businesses to help with repair and upkeep costs…
Venango Human Services resource fair set April 24
From staff reports Venango County Human Services will hold its annual resource fair and awards presentation Wednesday, April 24, at the Quality Inn in Franklin….
VETS members always ready to fulfill their duty
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Fifteen years after its founding and hundreds of funerals and memorials later, the Venango Entombment Testimonial Service (VETS) Honor…
Mission accomplished
Area residents who took to the road Friday night to drop off several truckloads of supplies to help farmers affected by recent floods in the…
Sugarcreek may feel pinch of costly work
By SARAH TITLEY Staff Writer Franklin General Authority chairman Tim Dunkle revealed staggering costs for upcoming projects that will affect Sugarcreek Borough in a report…
Oil Region Library group preps for 2nd mega book, media sale
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer The Oil Region Library Association is having its second “mega” book and media benefit sale that will run for three…
More street sweeping next week in Franklin
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets next week in the following areas: Monday – Third shift: Odd side of…
Titusville library to hold essay contest
From staff reports Benson Memorial Library in Titusville is hosting an essay contest – “Revisiting the Founding Era” – for both adults and youths (ages…
Route 208 project expected to begin
From staff reports Work to improve nearly 1 mile of Route 208 in Grove City and Pine Township will begin April 15, weather permitting, according…
Cranberry students receive awards
Cranberry High School journalism students, from left, AJ Howard, Sara Uddin, Ava Fischer and Lindsay Perry received awards Wednesday in Hershey. The students were welcomed…
Gems Donation Station opens Friday; library association to benefit
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Ellen Gierlach’s plans to use her non-profit Gems Donation Station store “to benefit this area” will now include help given…
Authority chairman: Franklin council costs for projects will be high
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin General Authority chairman Tim Dunkle delivered a bleak message Monday to Franklin City Council members. “(Future projects) are definitely…
Local students win STEM Design Challenge awards
From staff reports A team of Cranberry students won second place in the sixth through eighth grade category at a STEM Design Challenge held March…