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…
Around The County
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…
Venango planning commission approves Cranberry tire store
By JIM MEYER Staff writer The Venango County Planning Commission on Tuesday gave conditional approval to the construction of a retail store, Chris’s Tire Service,…
Hoops fundraiser for moms battling cancer now set for Monday
From staff reports The fundraising event that had been scheduled Wednesday at Venango Catholic High School to help the families of two Oil City elementary…
Radio station signals in new era, keeps familiar presence
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer For nearly 60 years, Clarion County residents have been entertained by WWCH, the sole AM-radio station in the county. However,…
Cranberry students win press awards
Cranberry High School students, from left, Lindsay Perry, Jenna Seigworth, Sara Uddin, Ava Fischer and AJ Howard were winners in the Student Keystone Press Awards….
7 siblings in area bluegrass band are making their mark
By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Echo Valley is a bluegrass band consisting of seven close-knit siblings from New Galilee who live on a farm, are…
Cranberry looks at police tax
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer An entry in Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2019-20 budget could wallop Cranberry Township residents with a $50 per person…
5 area students earn Clarion scholar-athlete awards
From staff reports Five area residents were among the 174 Clarion University students who earned scholar-athlete status. They are: Taylor Moltz, of Oil City, a…
OC will conduct North Street survey for CDBG application
From staff reports The City of Oil City intends to include a North Street reconstruction project in the city’s 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)…
Nominations open for FLEX Young Professional of Year
From staff reports Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange (FLEX), the young professionals organization of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, is accepting nominations for the…
Kelly introduces Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
From staff reports U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th District, along with other members of the House from both parties, introduced the Craft Beverage Modernization and…