Around The County

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A major concern for first responders is an inability to communicate with other departments responding to the same emergency, but…

Henry Jiang, right, and Seth Mellring, sixth graders at Cranberry Elementary School, work on glazing ceramic bowls for the seventh annual Community Services of Venango…

 Courthouses in Venango and Clarion counties, as well as city hall buildings in Oil City and Franklin, will be closed Friday. The Oil City, Franklin…

From staff reports On March 26, Franklin Area Junior High students Ryleigh Henry, Amanda Buterbaugh, Joe Martin, and Josh Brenan participated in the 2018 K’Nex…

From staff reports Venango County Human Services will host a social services resource fair from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Rocky Grove…

From staff reports Crews will be inspecting poles on Central Electric Cooperative circuits originating from Nectarine, Mineral and Sandy Creek substations in Venango County. The…

From staff reports Easter events have been scheduled in the area. Event information may be emailed to goodtimes.thederrick@gmail.com. Clarion An Easter party for children ages 1…

Registration packets are being accepted for the ninth annual Taste of Talent vocal competition. The Franklin Fine Arts Council will sponsor the competition which begins…

From staff reports PennDOT’s traveling workers memorial is on display at PennDOT’s Venango County maintenance building at 1460 Pittsburgh Road in Franklin. The memorial will…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The FBI confirmed Thursday it was conducting a court-authorized excavation last week at Dents Run in Elk County. While not…

From staff reports The Oil City Middle School Drama Club’s production of “One Magic Moment” will take place at 6 p.m. today and at 2…

Clarion An Easter party for children ages 1 to 12 will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Clarion Moose,…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer The issue of security was brought up at Wednesday’s Sugarcreek Borough Council meeting when borough Police Chief Matt Carlson mentioned…

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…

Cranberry High School was the scene of “Glo-ga Night,” or glow in the dark yoga, on Tuesday. The Cranberry Wellness Committee held its Spring Family…

Mary and Manuel Nazario saw that Gahr’s Excavating were beginning to tear down Dandy’s Frontier Family Fun Park on Route 322 in Cranberry and asked…

From staff reports The Oil City Police Department announced that it will join the Pennsylvania State Police and over 235 municipal agencies in conducting the…

From staff reports The Cranberry Expo, a public event designed to promote commercial and industrial businesses in Cranberry Township, will be held from 5 to…

By WILLIAM STEVENS – Staff writer An Oil City teenager is planning to give back to the less fortunate in Oil City following a fundraiser…

The Oil City Main Street Program will host an educational workshop titled “Balancing Then and Now: Color and Painting for Historic Buildings and Homes” from…

From staff reports Franklin High School’s VEX robotics team wrapped up its 2017-18 campaign at the Western Pennsylvania State Championships held Saturday at Keystone Oaks High…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said several highway and bridge projects are on the agenda for the northwest region over the next…

From staff reports Starlite Xpress baton group will accept registrations at its first practice of the season set for Thursday, March 22, at the Venango…

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…

The cast, crew and production staff at Keystone High School will be presenting “Little Shop of Horrors” Thursday through Saturday. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets…

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, Smedley and Seventh Street Elementary Schools hosted a Jump Rope for Heart event at Oil City High School. The schools…

From staff reports Gov. Tom Wolf continues to expand his commitment to combating sexual assault on Pennsylvania college and university campuses. Today, at an event…

From staff reports The third installment of the Petroleum Program Series at Drake Well Museum and Park will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. This…

The Allegheny-Clarion Valley Drama Club will present the Broadway Musical hit, “The Addam’s Family” at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 15-16, in the high…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer Sections on more than a dozen Oil City streets have been earmarked for paving projects this spring and…

The Lakeview High School’s theater department’s 2018 production will be “The Addams Family: A New Musical.” The characters from the popular TV comedy will come…

From staff reports State Rep. Lee James will host two tax rebate clinics – one in Franklin and the other in Oil City – where…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A workshop focused on color and painting for historic homes and buildings will held Tuesday, March 27, in the…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer The president of the Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association attended Wednesday’s Sugarcreek Borough Council meeting and told the panel about an…

From staff reports The PPC Violence Free Network of Family Service and Children’s Aid Society is hosting three self-defense classes in April in observance of…

The Annual Clarion Rotary Club’s Radio Auction will be held Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The auction has over $43,000 in merchandise and local services. It…

Two tractor-trailers rolled over at about 4:25 p.m. Monday near the Barkeyville exit on Interstate 80. Franklin state police, Clintonville volunteer firefighters and Superior Ambulance…

From staff reports The United Way of Venango County raised $17,500 at its annual big basket bingo at the Rocky Grove fire hall. United Way…

From staff reports This year’s Rocky Grove/Franklin High School musical, “Shrek, The Musical,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 8 – 10 at the Rocky Grove High…

From staff reports With just two weeks until the second annual Week of Giving, Bridge Builders Community Foundations has seen an increase in the number…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer The former site of the Salvation Army Family Store on Allegheny Boulevard in Franklin will be the home of…

By Marissa Dechant – Staff writer The Franklin Salvation Army Family Store, now located in the former Blair Building on Route 8, is looking for…

From staff reports Rehabilitation work on the South Franklin Street Bridge that carries Route 8 over Oil Creek in the City of Titusville is scheduled…

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 Oil City Salvation Army Dental Center is preparing for its annual Give Kids A Smile Day that will be held Wednesday,…

Though it may be uncommon to hear kids excitedly discuss city infrastructure and economics, to the Oil City Area Middle School robotics team, it’s part…

Franklin Junior/Senior High School’s VEX robotics team brought home a second-place finish at the third annual VEX Robotics competition held Friday at North Allegheny High…

The Oil City YWCA’s 42nd annual antiques sale and show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3. The event will…

TITUSVILLE – Drake Well Museum and Park and Friends of Drake Well will kick off this year’s Petroleum Program Series on Thursday. The five-part series…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council voted unanimously at Wednesday’s meeting to allow police Lt. Ryan Ashbaugh to attend Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter,…