Around The County

From staff reports Venango County Children, Youth and Family Services, in conjunction with Venango County President Judge Oliver J. Lobaugh, are holding a Family Finding…

From staff reports Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange, the young professional group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, will hold its annual meeting at…

With a rainbow filling the sky, Jeff Nelson, of Titusville, passes through the cones at the aid station at Titusville Middle School Saturday during the…

Max Schang and Charlie Barath will perform in the next installment of the Oil City Arts Council’s “Arts in the Transit” concert series that will…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer The new Goodwill Industries store and donation center has opened for business in Oil City’s East End. The…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Some answers to questions surrounding the Sugarcreek Borough Police Department were given at Wednesday’s borough council meeting. Council members, after…

What do a bowling ball, ticket to the Pittsburgh Symphony and a Jack Butler pastel painting have in common? They are all part of a…

From staff reports Two popular events that were scheduled Tuesday – the Autumn Leaf Festival Kiddies Parade in Clarion and the Pink Splash for the…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Franklin state police and Franklin city police are inviting members of the community to join them for coffee from 9…

By JIM MEYER – Staff writer The International Association of Firefighters Local No. 700 is gearing up for its fifth annual Coats for Kids drive…

The Pink Splash for the Cure will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Fountain Park in downtown Franklin. This annual celebration is…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Autumn Leaf Festival in Clarion has provided many memorable events over its 65 years, but Saturday will see one of…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest will offer a free women’s health program focused on health and wellness from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17,…

From staff reports A project to replace the 96-year old bridge that carries Route 208 over McKees Run in Clinton Borough and Clinton Township will…

From staff reports The macro-invertebrate study that was scheduled today by the Venango PA Senior Environmental Corps across from Agway in Oil City has been…

From staff reports The Venango PA Senior Environmental Corps will conduct a macro-invertebrate study of Oil Creek at 10 a.m. Thursday. The study is open…

From staff reports The Venango PA Senior Environmental Corps will conduct a macro-invertebrate study of Oil Creek at 10 a.m. Thursday. The study is open…

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer Seventieth birthdays are meant to be celebrated with gusto, even if you have to travel thousands of miles…

The Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad will run the Fall Folliage rides from Wednesday, Oct. 3, to Sunday, Oct. 21.  The rides will depart at…

The Oil City High School marching band led the Oil City homecoming parade down West First Street to the Central Avenue plaza Thursday and then…

From staff reports Area motorists who experienced punctured tires when metal shavings spilled out of a truck on Sept. 10 are being redirected to an…

From staff reports The Oil City High School guidance department has scheduled a financial aid night at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, in the high…

From staff reports The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has received a $20,624 Orphan or Abandoned Well Plugging program grant to close two oil wells in the…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Field trips, teacher conferences and extracurriculars were on the agenda for Valley Grove School Board members at their work session…

The Webelos den of Cub Scout Pack 97 and the Batson family retired 35 faded and worn American flags Saturday at the Batson home in…

From staff reports The Forest County 4-H program held its annual Round-Up Sept. 8, at the Forest County 4-H Center. The 4-H members participated in…

A new business specializing in collectibles has opened in downtown Oil City. Collect 76, located at 110 Center St., is owned and operated by Anthony…

The Tarbell house will hold a series of fall tea parties at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, Oct. 26, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14.  The…

National Association of Certified Quilts judge Stacey Koehler, of Pittsburgh, looks at an entry to judge it on workmanship, design and overall appeal at the…

Mathew Rudolph, a Venango County 4-H member, competed with his horse, Fritz, at the District IX 4-H horse show at the Crawford County last weekend….

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a…

From staff reports The Cranberry Mall will hold its annual Boo Bash to celebrate the Halloween holiday from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24….

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…

From staff reports The City of Oil City has scheduled a tire recycling collection for city residents from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at…

From staff reports Twelve area youths – seven girls and five boys – are vying for the 2018 Cranberry Festival king and queen titles. The…

The “In and Amongst the Tombstones” tour at Oil City’s Grove Hill Cemetery drew more than 160 people on Saturday despite the rainy weather. The…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer At age 15, Guy Emanuele from Cedar Avenue in Oil City was driving trucks filled to the brim…

The Cranberry Festival will be held at Morrison Park of Seneca from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15.  Pre-festival events will be held…

From staff reports National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. is warning northwest Pennsylvania customers of a recent phone scam. Scammers are contacting customers via a local…

From staff reports IA Construction will resume paving streets in Franklin today and Friday, weather permitting. Paving is scheduled for Pearl Street, the 1100 block…

From staff reports Cub Scout Pack 37, of Franklin, will hold a sign-up event for the Family Scouting program at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the…

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a…

From staff reports A tire recycling collection event, sponsored by Venango County, will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in…

From staff reports Here is a look at this week’s PennDOT maintenance schedule in the area: Venango County Bridge repair and brushing – Petroleum Center…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer In a promise that “some of these stories are quirky,” two local history-related organizations will hold a “In…

The production of the Red Eye Theater Project will take place from 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, until the performance 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15,…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Four adults and three children were located Thursday morning after being lost in the woods overnight during a trail ride…

From staff reports A dispatcher with Venango County 911 said Wednesday evening’s storms led to at least nine fallen trees, four accidents, traffic light outages…

From staff reports Work to rebuild more than 500 feet of the Route 62/Route 8 (Allegheny Boulevard) retaining wall in Sugarcreek Borough is on schedule…