Venango group offering garden beds for summer
Venango Area Community Gardens has 4-by-4-foot raised garden beds available for use by community groups, churches and other organizations. The beds are built by students…
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Trout stocked in local waterways
From staff reports Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission workers and several volunteers placed about 3,300 fish in Justus Lake at Two Mile Run County Park…
Military members to benefit via Second Harvest program
From staff reports Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania’s Military Share Program, a produce express initiative, is expanding to Venango County. The program distributes…
OC workers to install new water main on Cowell
From staff reports The Oil City water department will install a new water main on Cowell Avenue during the first weeks of April. Daily start…
Franklin crews to sweep city streets
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets next week in the following areas: Monday – Third shift: Business district and…
Sandycreek students compete in STEM event
A team of four Sandycreek Elementary fifth-grade students coached by Connie Palmer and Kelley Bilotto participated in the Thermo Fisher STEM Challenge against 19 other…
Franklin gets grant money for downtown project
From staff reports A $135,850 project in Franklin is part of the $54.7 million in funding that will be infused into the state’s transportation infrastructure…
Silver Cornet Band rehearsals to begin
From staff reports The Franklin-based Silver Cornet Band will begin rehearsals for its 163rd season on Monday. Rehearsals are held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m….
Teacher hopes her students ‘drive to be better, try to help others’
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer One of teacher Jess Vogan’s goals is to introduce the junior and senior students in her learning support program at…
OC STEM team presents winning project to school board
By JIM MEYER Staff writer As they prepare to take their invention to Harrisburg, members of the Oil City Area High School STEM team presented…
Cranberry students get much praise at board meeting
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry students involved in several artistic ventures came in for some hearty praise from the school board at a…
Emlenton man assigned as new game warden
From staff reports Ethan Beale, of Fenelton, Butler County, has been named game warden for eastern Venango County, Northwest Region Director Richard T. Cramer announced…
Franklin street sweeping set
From staff reports Franklin’s street division will be sweeping streets next week on two shifts. The Gurney Road side of Franklin Heights will be swept…
5 members picked for FHS Hall of Fame
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Five new members out of 45 semi-finalist nominees have been selected for induction into the Franklin High School Hall of…
Next step announced in Catholic schools plan here
From staff reports Venango Region Catholic School on Thursday announced the next step in its ongoing planning efforts aimed at strengthening and maintaining Catholic education…
Extension granted to defendants in suit against Franklin schools
From staff reports In a lawsuit that alleges Franklin Area School District administrators failed to act diligently to prevent a middle school girl from being…
FLEX Presents event set April 5 at Barrow
From staff reports Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange, a young professionals organization of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, will host FLEX Presents from 6:30…
Girl with local ties earns medal at Special Olympics
Annamarie Nieves, granddaughter of an Oil City couple, traveled to the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in the United Arab Emirates, where she represented the…
Suicide myths, awareness signs outlined at forum
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in Pennsylvania, and Clarion County is not immune from the rising rate…
Clarion University to present 2 Holocaust remembrance events
From staff reports The Clarion University Holocaust Remembrance Committee, Office of Social Equity and Presidential Commission on Racial Equity will join to present Holocaust remembrance…
Collection event set at mall parking lot
From staff reports A collection event for household hazardous waste and electronics will be held in the back parking lot of the Cranberry Mall from…
Grove robotics winners hope to head to Kentucky
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Valley Grove Elementary School students Aaron Wetjen, Quinten Boozell, Lucas Hickey and Maddox Songer, recent award winners at a state…
Oil City seeking funds for playground work
From staff reports Oil City’s public works department is looking for a little help. “We need $10,000 for sod to be installed at the Land…
Candidates sparse for some races
From staff reports Voters will pick their favorites for party endorsements in Venango County’s townships and boroughs in the May 21 primary election. In several…
Cranberry duck egg project takes students beyond usual curriculum
By JIM MEYER Staff writer Students at Cranberry Elementary School are hatching duck eggs in a project that is both engaging and educational. “It goes…
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes scheduled in Franklin
From staff reports The PPC Violence Free Network and Shelter will hold its sixth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Sunday, April…
Cranberry supervisors hear updates on 2 projects
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Plans are moving ahead on two Cranberry Township projects. At a supervisors meeting Thursday, Barrie Brancato, chairman of the…
Polk Fire-Rescue seeking $10,000 for equipment upgrades
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer The Polk Fire-Rescue department is on a mission to raise $10,000 to upgrade emergency scene equipment used for traffic control…
Franklin Authority OKs bid below estimate for circular clarifier work
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin General Authority members heard good news Tuesday when city engineer Al Wodzianski presented the panel with a project bid…
Country Springs awarded Personal Care Home of the Year
From staff reports Affinity Health Services, Inc., has named Country Springs Personal Care Home the Personal Care Home of the Year for 2018 during a…
Valley Grove students advance
Valley Grove Elementary students Aaron Wetjen (from left), Quinten Boozell, Lucas Hickey and Maddox Songer, recently competed in the Western Pennsylvania VEX IQ State Championships….
Military items command attention
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Hundreds of military-related items were on display during the Jefferson County Historical Society’s annual military show at the county’s fairgrounds…
Venango veterans can benefit from Second Harvest program
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Most military veterans understand what “tough times” mean as they serve their nation. After the fact, though, hardships can…
Fire official says change smoke alarm batteries with clocks tonight
From staff reports With daylight savings time starting at 2 a.m. Sunday, state officials are once again reminding people to change the batteries in their…
OC team finishes first at regional STEM event
From staff reports The Oil City Area team took first place for its project at the regional PA Governor’s STEM Competition held last week at…
Venango group offering garden beds for summer
From staff reports Community members may sign up with Venango Area Community Gardens to request a raised bed for the summer for the use of…
Sugarcreek Council OKs 417 tank work
From staff reports A water tank in Sugarcreek Borough will receive some much needed love this year. Borough council members voted at their meeting Wednesday…
Venango bridge rehab projects resume April 1
From staff reports A two-year project to preserve and rehabilitate three bridges over Interstate 80 in Clinton and Scrubgrass townships in Venango County will resume…
CLA students raise $3,270 for ‘Ultrasound Program’
From staff reports Ninth- and 10th-graders at Christian Life Academy decided to raise money for a program that would benefit people outside their school, and…
Grove students to sing anthems at Otters game
From staff reports Valley Grove School District students from the sixth grade and junior high choirs will sing both the Canadian and U.S. national anthems…
Fetterman will be at OCHS Sunday on listening tour
From staff reports Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will bring what is billed as a statewide listening tour on the subject of legalizing recreational marijuana…
Advance Auto coming to former East End Thorne’s
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A two-year effort to find tenants for a pair of sprawling supermarket buildings in Oil City has paid off…
Titusville business creates wildlife habitat garden
From staff reports The National Wildlife Federation, America’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization, announced McMullen House Bed & Breakfast in Titusville has created a…
Franklin church starting GriefShare program
From staff reports Community members who have experienced the death of a family member or friend may register for a GriefShare program at Atlantic Avenue…
Northwest Commission seeks input on transportation plan
From staff reports The Northwest Commission has launched an online survey to gauge public input and opinion as it advances on an update of its…
Children’s Day at Cranberry Mall set
From staff reports Children’s Day at the Cranberry Mall will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 7. This year’s theme is “Children’s…
Franklin hears more health center opposition
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin School Board members heard discussion again Monday about the health resource centers that are being proposed for schools across…
Clarion University expands nursing program to Somerset Co.
From staff reports Clarion University will begin offering its associate of science in nursing degree in Somerset County in the fall semester. Administrative offices and…
OC Main Street seeks new vendors for farmers market
From staff reports The Oil City Main Street Program is seeking vendors for the Oil City farmers market, which has typically operated on Thursdays from…
Get on the Trail Business Contest to kick off Tuesday
From staff reports The Get on the Trail Entrepreneurial Business Plan Contest, which rewards new and expanding businesses that submit business plans to provide goods…