Around The County

From staff reports Students in Cranberry Area School District have been advised that school officials are creating a plan for educational studies while the schools…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Teachers at Oil City’s South Side elementary schools and at Venango Region Catholic School are sending videos to their students….

From staff reports Cranberry School District has announced it has received approval to implement student meal service during the school closure. Beginning Thursday, families will…

From staff reports The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations in response to…

By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer The 2019 Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) show Venango County’s four school districts with relatively closely-aligned scores, while scores from Clarion…

East First Street in Oil City between Central Avenue and State Street was closed for almost seven hours Saturday while crews worked to fix a…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The timing for a major area fundraising campaign to aid non-profit organizations couldn’t have been worse. The fourth annual…

From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will sweep streets in the following areas next week: Monday through Wednesday – Third shift, business…

From staff reports Paul J. Kaylor, a native of Kennerdell, has been promoted to captain in the U.S. Navy. He is the son of the…

From staff reports Two area food pantries have changed how they will distribute food items. — The Cranberry Food Pantry will have its regular food…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Days Inn hotel in downtown Oil City has been scheduled for a sheriff’s sale in May. A notice…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City School Board members heard a presentation Monday about extensive building renovations being proposed for Hasson Heights Elementary School….

From staff reports A Titusville facility is receiving $500,000 from a $2.8 million state revitalization fund, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday. Titusville Iron Works is…

From staff reports The start date for the project to reconstruct more than 17 miles of Route 8 in Venango County has been rescheduled due…

From staff reports Several area agencies, organizations and schools have canceled or postponed events as a result of the coronavirus. Other area facilities, including YMCAs…

From staff reports Area school districts are hustling to meet new and stricter guidelines for facility cleaning in response to the coronavirus. In the Cranberry…

From staff reports Northern Pennsylvania Regional College has been approved by its board of trustees to offer a two-year associate degree of applied science in…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Fond memories will be up for grabs Saturday when items from the former Franklin Club go up for auction. The…

From staff reports A campaign to collect items for women deployed on active duty in the U.S. military is picking up steam. “We received many…

From staff reports A school safety drill will be conducted Friday, March 20, at the Oil City high school and middle school. The drill will…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Manpower within the Franklin Police Department has been a talking point at several recent city council meetings, but what are…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough Council members were given an update Wednesday on renovation progress at the original Kmart building on Allegheny Boulevard in Reno….

On Feb. 27, 2020, Franklin’s Jesse G. Greer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1835 presented the Commission to Remember Our Heroes with a check for…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer The Miller-Sibley recreation complex is one step closer to renovation, Franklin city manager Tracy Jamieson told city council members Monday….

From staff reports Area counties will benefit from more than $32.2 million distributed to them from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s $487.5 million in liquid…

From staff reports Pack-the-Plaza will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday in Oil City’s Central Avenue Plaza. Designed as a non-partisan and non-sectarian…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry School Board voted Monday to sign on with a consulting firm in an effort to secure grant funding…

From staff reports The Rev. Elizabeth Yale, priest in charge of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Franklin, will conduct a candlelight prayer vigil against gun…

Several Oil City water department employees worked to repair a broken water main Friday on Clearfield Street. The call for the broken pipe came in…

From staff reports Area school districts are receiving state funding to assist with security and safety-related expenses. State representatives R. Lee James and Donna Oberlander…

From staff reports A water line break early Tuesday morning in Oil City caused a few residents to notice a disruption in service. Jason Herman,…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Substitute superintendent Pat Gavin had a lot of good things to say about Franklin students during Monday’s Franklin School Board…

A class of 12 students recently received certificates of achievement in the evening welding technology program at Venango Technology Center. The program was coordinated by…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer International Women’s Day will be celebrated Sunday, March 8, around the world. Not to be outdone, some local women…

New signs explaining the rules for permit parking in a public lot off Center Street in downtown Oil City are in place, and five new…

From staff reports Second Harvest mobile food pantry will provide food assistance to people in the Emlenton area from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday,…

From staff reports Venango County is sponsoring a collection of household hazardous waste and electronics from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 28 in…

Rocky Grove High School students, from left, Jasey Donovan, Jackson Donovan, Grace Beach and Anabell Hawkins took first place in a regional Pennsylvania Governor’s STEM…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City School Board members heard about several matters Monday that will come up for votes at next week’s meeting….

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police say there has been a recent uptick in reports of individuals trying to sell or offer goods and services…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans a summer reopening of the nearly quarter-century-old bridge that carries Pithole Road over West…

From staff reports The Kahle Lake dam will benefit from a $43.5 million multi-year funding plan released by the state and the Pennsylvania Fish and…

From staff reports St. John’s Episcopal Church and Grace Lutheran Church in Franklin have partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank and Central Elementary School of…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest Hospital is putting some of its smallest patients in the driver’s seat. Pediatric patients can now drive themselves to the…

By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board acted on two significant items at its work session Monday evening. The board unanimously approved a…

From staff reports Attendees at the fifth annual Nature Art Showcase and Sale cast ballots for the People’s Choice award while they viewed more than…

From staff reports State Rep. Lee James has scheduled two days for area residents to receive free assistance with their property tax and rent rebate…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A legislative measure that would halt the proposed closing of the Polk and White Haven state centers, residential facilities…

From staff reports Darling’s Oil City Pharmacy, located at 811 Grandview Road, has opened for business. “Oil City is the perfect place for a locally…

From staff reports Thirty-two regional teams competed in the Bash at the Berry Dome VEX robotics competition on Saturday at Cranberry Area High School. Two-team…