Around The County

From staff reports Franklin bus route times will be adjusted starting Tuesday to accommodate construction occurring on 13th Street near Atlantic Avenue. Times will change…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer The Franklin Police Department received a state grant this month for the purchase of two patrol bikes and continued…

From staff reports Here is today’s Oil Heritage Festival schedule: Venango Youth for Christ pancake breakfast – 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., Grace United Methodist Church…

From staff reports Here is today’s Oil Heritage Festival schedule: Friends of the Library book sale – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Christ Episcopal…

From staff reports Here is today’s schedule for the first official day of the Oil Heritage Festival: Junior Olympics – 9 a.m. at 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 Rocky Grove High School state championship baseball team was formally recognized at Monday’s Valley Grove School Board meeting. High school principal…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer Cranberry Area School District will have two upgraded security-related programs in place when students return for the fall semester….

From staff reports PennDOT is seeking public input on highway topics such as traffic safety improvements and driving behaviors through its annual online highway safety…

From staff reports A project to replace the 79-year old bridge that carries Route 8 over a tributary of Wolf Creek in Barkeyville will start…

From staff reports Applications are still being accepted for the 40th annual Oil Heritage Festival parade on Saturday. The parade steps off at 5 p.m….

From staff reports Veterans and their families may attend an open house at the Venango Veterans Affairs clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug….

From staff reports A project to replace the 79-year old bridge that carries Route 8 over a tributary of Wolf Creek in Barkeyville will start…

From staff reports Venango County Judge Robert Boyer has approved the Oil City School District’s sale of its central supply building at 1113 E. Second…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The Venango County Planning Commission granted several waiver requests for the construction of a Dollar General in Polk and a…

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 annual picnic of Bartramian Audubon Society will be held Sunday at Two Mile Run County Park. The group will meet at…

From staff reports PennDOT, the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce and Cub Scout Pack 17 of Oil City are partnering for a free children’s bicycle…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A new kindergarten boot camp program could be coming to Franklin Area School District next year. Superintendent Pamela Dye reported…

A volunteer day was held Sunday at the Oil City Hockey DEK (rink), located at the Hasson Heights recreational complex. Joe Kolesar and his daughter…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer Just halfway through 2018, the estimated construction costs of new projects within Oil City has exceeded all of…

From staff reports Construction for the Rockland Cranberry Road (Route 2013) bridge, spanning East Sandy Creek in Cranberry and Rockland townships, is now expected to…

The Oil Heritage Festival Bike ‘n Brew will be held on Saturday, July 21, in Justus Park, Oil City.  Free outdoor activities during this time…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer The girls of Studio 22 Dance Academy’s competition team are headed to the Big Apple. The Studio 22 Dance Academy…

From staff reports Construction on the Rockland Cranberry Road bridge spanning East Sandy Creek in Cranberry and Rockland townships has been postponed until later this…

Titusville Senior Center The Titusville Senior Center is located at 714 E. Main St. at the Titusville Community Center in Burgess Park. It is open…

From staff reports Venango Chapter 30 of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology is offering an opportunity for the public to participate in or observe an…

From staff reports PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police and 232 municipal police agencies are conducting a regional aggressive-driving wave as part of the national mobilization that…

The second Oil City MarketFest event is this Thursday, July 19. The Oil City Farmers’ Market is an open-air curb market, open from 9 am…

PennDOT on Friday announced details about four highway projects in Venango County that are scheduled to begin Monday. The work includes upgrades to Route 322…

More than $250,000 in college scholarships will be awarded through Bridge Builders Community Foundations to local students for the 2018-19 school term. “These scholarships would…

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 Winners at Saturday’s Libertyfest parade in Franklin have been announced. They are: First, Valley Grove Education Association; second, Venango’s Edge 4-H club;…

From staff reports The Venango County Treasurer’s Office announced that antlerless deer license sales will begin Monday, July 9 for Pennsylvania residents. Hunters who wish…

The Emlenton PA Summer Festival will be celebrating its 39th year Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 13, 14 and 15 in Emlenton.  The festival will…

From staff reports PennDOT, the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce and the Franklin Alliance Church held a free children’s bicycle rodeo Thursday in the parking…

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…