Around The County

The first Franklin Library Gala event, Between the Bookends, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Quality Inn in Franklin. Anne Bakker,…

Registrations are being accepted for the Officers Down 5K Glow Run which will be held Saturday, June 17, in Oil City. The event time is…

From staff reports Pennsylvania State Police and more than 206 municipal police departments are conducting an aggressive-driving enforcement wave that continues through April 30. In…

From staff reports A local organization called In Support Of (ISO) is hosting several events in Venango County in conjunction with April being Child Abuse…

By SALLY BELL Staff writer Cranberry Township residents would like to see some big box stores like Target and Kohl’s come into the community along…

From staff reports The Oil Region Alliance will begin accepting photos for the Oil Heritage Region Photography Contest on Saturday, April 1. The contest will…

From staff reports David Wilson, owner of FrontSight Firearms and Training in Pleasantville, teamed up with police academy friend and owner of Stonehouse Armory of…

From staff reports Construction for the Route 427 or Bradleytown Road bridge which spans a tributary to Sugar Creek in Plum Township, Venango County, is…

By JON HAAG Staff writer The Franklin Area School District board was given a peek at what some of the district’s most gifted students have…

Nearly 40 businesses have signed up for Cranberry Township’s Open House at the mall on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. Businesses are planning food…

A spring craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Rocky Grove fire hall, 29 Shuffstall St., Franklin….

Tickets are on sale for the “Oil City Uncorked” Spring Wine Walk. The walk will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 28,…

“Clarion River Band” performs at Hasson Family Art & Music Night. The event, which took place Thursday night, brought together students, their families and faculty for…

From staff reports Charitable Deeds, a Knox-based, all-volunteer organization that assists those in need in Venango, Clarion and Forest counties, is marking its 15th anniversary….

Lori Hugar’s first-grade students at Sandycreek Elementary are celebrating healthy eating. They shared their favorite foods on “GO FOR GREENS” day during their language arts…

Jack and Therese Moran, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Franklin, are enjoying there time at Bike Week in Daytona Florida. Jack is 92 years old and Therese will…

From staff reports Venango County and PennDOT will display plans and architectural renderings for the construction of the county’s new multimodal transit facility from 5…

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

From staff reports Girl Scouts and members of the public may attend a meeting at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at the Masonic Lodge on East First…

The Cranberry High School Drama Club holds a dress rehearsal for Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast. The students will be bringing Belle, Beast, Maurice…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s buck harvest increased 9 percent, and the overall deer harvest was up 6 percent, in the 2016-17 seasons, which…

Local author and historian, Carolee Michener, will present a program about the exciting days of early aviation in Venango County on Thursday. Sponsored by Franklin…

TITUSVILLE — Entry registration for the fifth annual Titusville PEEPshow is underway. The show will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April…

Franklin Area School District’s elementary schools held their third annual canned food drive to benefit local charities. Over a two-week time period, students at Central,…

From staff reports Pennsylvania departments of transportation and environmental protection are seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania that runs through May…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer Efforts to make beer available throughout its chain of stores in Pennsylvania has prompted Altoona-based Sheetz Inc. to acquire liquor…

The Aldi’s store in Cranberry Township is undergoing the early stages of a facade demolition in preparation for an expansion project this spring. A crew…

From staff reports The Oil City Salvation Army’s dental center is preparing for its annual Give Kids A Smile Day which will be held Thursday,…

From staff reports Work to replace the bridge that carries Route 157 (Fryburg Road) over a tributary of Wolf Creek in Cranberry Township is scheduled…

From staff reports TITUSVILLE – Screening of video entries for a contest sponsored by the Titusville YWCA and NWPA Tobacco Control Program will be held…

From staff reports The Dancer’s Studio Junior and Senior Competition Dance Team of Clarion won a number of awards at the Fierce National Dance Competition…

From staff reports Charitable Deeds and Services, an all-volunteer group that provides services and assistance to residents in Venango, Clarion and Forest counties, has launched…

Award-winning bluegrass band Border Ride will perform Friday, March 10, as part of the Oil City Arts Council’s Winter Concert Series. The concert will be…

It’s a step back in time to the Roaring ’20s as the Barrow-Civic Theatre will open its main stage season with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless…

From staff reports A new Utica school for students with special needs is open and ready to accept referrals for students. St. Stephen’s Utica, the…

From staff reports CLARION – Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 hosted a regional Governor’s PA STEM Competition Feb. 27 at the RIU6 headquarters in Clarion. This…

HARRISBURG (AP) — A top state official says callers often waited more than two hours for service in January when they dialed Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation…

From staff reports A Venango County household hazardous waste and electronics collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25,…

From staff reports TITUSVILLE – Drake Well Museum and Park and Friends of Drake Well will kick off this year’s Petroleum Program Series on Thursday….

The Friends of the Franklin Public Library believe that Debra Hildegard Dolson may have played Scrabble too. Members of the group will host the annual…

The United Way of Venango County received a $6,300 donation from Farmers National Bank of Emlenton. The donation was in support of the United Way’s…

From staff reports Rocky Grove High School will be creepy and kooky at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 2-4, when the school’s music department…

From staff reports An Oil City native is retiring from his position as vicar general with the Erie Catholic Diocese. Msgr. Robert J. Smith, JCL,…

As part of the celebration of the sesquicentennial year of St. Patrick Parish, Bishop Lawrence Persico celebrated a Mass with the St. Patrick School students…

Thirty-two accident free drivers of Klapec Trucking Co. were honored at KTC’s annual Safety Awards Banquet on Feb. 4 at Days Inn in Oil City….

State Sen. Scott Hutchinson of Oil City spoke Monday to second graders at Hasson Heights Elementary School. After finishing a unit on government and in…

From staff reports A Seneca family has been named the ambassador family for this year’s Oil Region March for Babies. Jessica and Chris McKiernan and…

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Venango County and Oil City Arts are teaming up to host what will be Oil City’s 10th annual Oil Country…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards and State Police Commissioner Tyree Blocker on Thursday urged drivers to review and obey driver…