Around The County

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township supervisors are planning to have a development company, charged with building a senior citizens complex in the…

From staff reports The former VisionQuest property in Sandycreek Township is for sale. The property is being marketed by Cushman and Wakefield Grant Street Associates…

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 JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Personnel issues ranging from retiring teachers to a superintendent’s pay hike dominated much of the agenda at the Cranberry…

From staff reports Construction on the Rockland Cranberry Road Bridge spanning East Sandy Creek in Cranberry and Rockland townships is scheduled to begin next month…

From staff reports Work to rebuild more than 500 feet of the Route 62/Route 8 (Allegheny Boulevard) retaining wall in Sugarcreek Borough began Monday. The…

By JIM MEYER – Staff writer A military banner program that started in Castle Shannon has spread to Emlenton and neighboring communities to honor hometown…

New Oil City flags have been manufactured under the auspices of the Oil City Main Street program. Main Street director Kathy Bailey is pictured here…

Here is the Oil City street sweeping schedule for next week: Monday – Euclid, Englewood and Pennsylvania avenues, Grant Street Tuesday – Liberty, Imperial, Walnut,…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer Valley Grove School Board president Melanie Anderson has fired back in the ongoing public war of words between the school…

From staff reports Vendors are being sought for a Seneca community sale that will benefit the Cranberry Area Food Pantry. The sale is scheduled for…

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 Franklin’s popular Taste of Talent competition kicks off for its ninth year at 7 p.m. tonight in Bandstand Park. This year’s 12…

PennDOT, the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin Alliance Church and the City of Franklin will hold a free children’s bicycle rodeo on June…

TITUSVILLE — The annual Heart of the Arts folk festival will take place Friday, Saturday and Monday, July 13, 14 and 16, in Titusville and…

Sandy Lake Community Fun Days are scheduled for Friday through Saturday, July 13-14. Events on Friday will include a fireman’s parade at 7 p.m., the…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Two Oil City businesses – one celebrating longevity and the other planning a major expansion – figured in the…

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….