Around The County

From staff reports Four members of Boy Scout Troop 11 of Seneca have earned their Eagle Scout awards. Logan Bemis, Austin Seigworth, Kurtis Hingl and…

From staff reports Franklin Mayor Doug Baker has proclaimed Saturday, June 23, as Roberto Clemente Car Day in the city. The proclamation is in conjunction…

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 suggested donation…

From staff reports Oil City firefighters will be in the downtown area Friday to collect money for the Jolly July 3rd fireworks show. In years…

From staff reports Active and retired Pennsylvania State Police troopers from the Franklin, Erie, Corry and Meadville barracks, as well as additional troopers from Pittsburgh,…

From staff reports Drivers can expect detours as work will soon get underway to rehabilitate the bridge that carries Route 427 over Sugar Creek in…

Area farmers markets are offering fresh produce, plants and a variety of other products.  Here’s a list of where you can find the markets: Oil…

Oil City Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2018 Oil Heritage Festival Art and Photography Show. The early bird registration deadline is Saturday, June…

Savanna Carr (left) and Alexa Brown work on scraping paint Thursday morning at the Miller-Sibley pool in Franklin. They were preparing to repaint the bathhouse,…

A number of Oil City High School students began planning a 2-on-2 driveway basketball tournament in the 200 block of Oak Road in Oil City…

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 suggested donation…

From staff reports The Penncrest School District in Crawford County, which also serves Plum Township in Venango County, on Monday hired Timothy Glasspool as its…

From staff reports The Oil City street sweeping schedule for the week is as follows: – Today – West Second, Filson, Mineral, Darr, Abbott, Hickory,…

The Valley Grove staff presented donations of $1,247 to Jamie’s Kids, The Roy Sanner Memorial Fund, and The Rocky Grove Booster Club.  Each Friday, staff donated…

Pictured, from left, Kallie Mong, Ayla Ross, Ashlyn Shuffstall and Brianna Hornbeck enjoy a pizza party as part of a pen pal meet up between…

From staff reports According to Venango County 911, flooding was reported throughout the region following a downpour between 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday. According to…

The Tionesta Lions Club has announced an expanded Sherman Memorial Lighthouse tour schedule for 2018. Six tours are planned during the summer and fall seasons….

From staff reports State dog wardens will conduct dog license and rabies vaccination checks in Venango and Crawford counties this month. Pennsylvania law requires all…

From staff reports Negotiating teams for the Cranberry Education Association and the Cranberry school board met Wednesday night to review the terms of a tentative…

From staff reports Stop signs have been placed at the intersection of Elm and Duncomb streets in Oil City. The existing traffic signals will no…

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 suggested donation…

From staff reports The Council on Greenways and Trails is accepting nominations of individuals, groups, companies or organizations of Venango, Clarion and Crawford counties for…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Nearly $56,000 has been raised in an effort to save St. Patrick School in Franklin from closing at the end…

From staff reports The farmers market nutrition program for senior citizens will be available through the Clarion Area Agency on Aging. The FMNP program, funded…

Franklin Area School District held its inaugural Teacher of the Year reception Thursday to recognize recipients from each of the four schools. Teachers were nominated…

Friends of the Oil Creek State Park will hold its fifth annual Chicks-in-the-Sticks event Saturday, June 16, at the park. Women age 18 and older…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer A new Oil City community event that spotlights two of the city’s bridges got the go-ahead from city council…

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 suggested donation of $1….

From staff reports The parish council at St. Patrick in Franklin decided Wednesday to give supporters of St. Patrick School two weeks to raise $140,000….

From staff reports The Venango County Community Support Program and the Venango County Suicide Prevention Task Force will host the third annual suicide prevention rally,…

From staff reports Interstate 80 eastbound in Venango County will be closed from Exit 35 (Route 308, Clintonville) to Exit 42 (Route 38, Emlenton) from…

SLIPPERY ROCK (AP) — Authorities say a woman trying to take photos at the top of a waterfall in Pennsylvania has fallen about 30 feet…

From staff reports Venango Catholic High School students will benefit again this year from a golf outing next month in memory of a VC graduate….

The 2018 Bluegrass Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, May 25-27, at the Venango County Fairgrounds.  Campers will start setting up at noon May…

Franklin’s annual Memorial Day ceremonies and parade will be held Monday, May 28. The first ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on the 13th Street…

ERIE (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Pennsylvania says he won’t try to block the release of a report detailing the findings of an…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council on Wednesday unanimously approved several bids for supplies that will be used for upcoming projects in 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 suggested donation…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The $2 million cost to replace the Fisherman’s Cove Bridge seemed to be the foremost concern in people’s minds at…

From staff reports The Franklin Silver Cornet Band is again offering its Junior Silver Cornet Band, a summer outreach program geared toward youth musicians who…

By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Oil City School Board members on Monday reviewed the district’s tentative 2018-2019 budget. The spending plan doesn’t include a tax…

The city of Oil City has scheduled two recycling collections for city residents. Electronics collection set An electronics recycling date is set from 8 a.m….

Applications are being accepted for the 40th annual Oil Heritage Festival parade. Returning this year will be clowns, fire trucks, bands, great floats, Zem Zems…

From staff reports Several students from Franklin Area School District placed in the 53rd annual Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament held in Knoxville,…

From staff reports City of Franklin contractor Suit-Kote is applying crack seal treatment to roads in the Franklin Heights area starting today. Work will be…

Three Cranberry students were recently honored during a Lions’ Club meeting for exemplary service, effort and initiative in their school and community. The students, all…

Polk police department’s newest member of the force, K-9 Armin, was sworn in Monday, May 7, 2018, by District Judge Patrick Lowrey. Armin was born…

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 suggested donation…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County commissioners on Tuesday approved an extension on the deadline for Republican absentee ballots in next week’s primary election…

From staff reports Franklin’s spring Walk and Bike to School Day will be held Wednesday. The walk is in memory of the late Jim Holden,…