Around The County

By JIM MEYER – Staff writer A student competition at Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School that showcased youthful technical ingenuity while providing perspective on the…

This year’s Celebration of Talent contest will span quite the range in age and in variety of talents.  The competition will feature 12 performers from…

So maybe the cuts won’t have to be as deep as expected. That’s the hope anyway. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissioners – unable to convince…

From staff reports “Liberty Cabaret Goes to the Movies” opens today at Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin. The production is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today and…

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Senior 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 Plans will go on display in early February for a railroad crossing project on Route 322 in Franklin. The crossing is about…

From staff reports Paintings, sculptures, photography, furniture, papier mache, mixed media, glass mosaics, other 3-D items and fabric art pieces have been assembled into the…

From staff reports A robotics tournament will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday in the gymnasium of the Franklin Area Junior/Senior High…

Bear Scout Paul Adams Jr. (left) was the winner of the Cub Scout Pack 37 Pinewood Derby held Sunday at the Sandycreek Township fire hall….

From staff reports The Titusville Police Department started to carry naloxone in its vehicles Wednesday to assist medical personnel with early intervention and medical treatment…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer Many a Venango County resident has likely set foot inside the home of Kipp and Candida Walton at 301…

A Ladies’ Clothing Swap will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at St. Patrick School, 952 Buffalo St., Franklin. People may…

A historical fiction novel written by an Oil City native is now available at the Oil City Library. “Anna,” written by Catherine Gierlach Kennedy, is…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council members on Wednesday discussed the news that a public hearing will be held Feb. 8 regarding the…

Titusville Senior Center The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…

From staff reports Cranberry students Dodge Peterson, Ashlynn Collins and Ellabay Perry were honored with the Lion’s Club’s Service, Effort and Initiative awards Monday during…

Twenty-two students from Oil City Middle and High Schools participated in the first ever District 3 Jr. High Chorus Festival on Jan. 15 at the…

From staff reports The Oil City Heritage Society has extended its sale of materials relating to local history. The Looking Back tabloids, Grove Hill Cemetery…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania State Police in Troop E, along with the Erie Kiwanis Club, announce online registration for the Troop E Camp Cadet…

From staff reports A new partnership between CareerLink and the libraries of the Oil Region Library Association is in the works. “CareerLink recently changed models…

By ED BRANNON – Sports editor Had Karen Koyack known months ago what would happen on Jan. 7, she definitely would’ve pushed her partial knee…

From staff reports Matric Group, a Seneca-based contract manufacturer and engineering designer of electronic assemblies and industrial controls, presented its new line of equipment to…

From staff reports This year marks the 25th anniversary of Franklin Civic Operetta Association’s Barrow-Civic Theatre. The theater has a full slate of productions and…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer The April 8 closing of the Kmart store on Allegheny Boulevard in Sugarcreek Borough will certainly “be felt.” That’s the…

From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…

From staff reports The Venango Youth Choir will begin rehearsals for the spring semester Monday. The choir is open to all area students in Grades…

From staff reports Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania entered the next century of Girl Scouts selling cookies on Friday, Jan. 5. The Girl Scout Cookie Program…

By JIM MEYER – Staff writer For Franklin businessman Tony Neidich, helping a friend helped him launch his music store. When the friend fell sick…

Franklin Preservation will hold a Divine Intervention Party from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 Park Way in the Miller Park section…

From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…

From staff reports The Cold for a Cause polar plunge scheduled Saturday at Two Mile Run County Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24,…

From staff reports Franklin Preservation will hold a Divine Intervention Party from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 Park Way in the…

From staff reports The third annual Nature Art Showcase will be held Feb. 2-3 in the lobby of the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin during the…

Venango County SVP in conjunction with the AARP Tax-Aide Program will be offering free tax preparation services. IRS trained and certified volunteer tax counselors help…

By Sydney Herdle – Staff writer Josh Rowe’s attention to detail has him spending hours in the freezing cold focusing on the intricacy of snowflakes…

First Night Oil City will be held from 5:30 p.m. until midnight Sunday. The celebration is marking its 20th year. Entertainers who will join the…

From staff reports The Oil City YMCA and Two Mile Run County Park are hosting the first Cold for a Cause polar plunge Saturday, Jan….

From staff reports Eighth-grade students at St. Stephen Elementary School in Oil City conducted a fundraiser before Christmas in which they were able to collect…

From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…

By JIM MEYER – Staff Writer The new year means a new job for Deb Eckelberger, as she will take on the role of developmental…

Redbank Valley High School teacher Blane Gold took his AP Government class shopping. The students purchased gifts for 8 children in the New Bethlehem community….

Jim Ames, of Seneca, snapped this photo Friday of a snowy owl. The owl was seen on Bredinsburg Road, on the lane heading toward Pennsylvania…

From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…

From staff reports There will be some old faces and some new faces performing at First Night Oil City. The event which will be held…

Brooks McFall (right) asks if he could eat this piece of candy instead of putting it on his gingerbread house made of graham crackers as…

From staff reports Twenty-six Franklin students participated in the LinguiSHTIK tournament at Slippery Rock University. They competed across four divisions and represented all classes from…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer After handling a short list of routine business matters, the Cranberry School Board turned its attention to its top…

From staff reports Employees at PennDOT’s Northwest district office in Oil City donated items to three Venango County agencies. More than $3,300 worth of wrapped…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest in Seneca is using new equipment that provides a more relaxing experience for patients undergoing a non-invasive MRI test. The…

By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Venango County commissioners this week approved a purchase agreement for a parcel of land near Venango Regional Airport that creates…