Around The County

From staff reports Penn State Master Gardeners in Venango County recently delivered the Poison Prevention Program to five classrooms, reaching more than 101 first-grade students….

From staff reports Franklin’s water and fire departments will flush fire hydrants in the Rocky Grove area this week. The work will be done between 8…

From staff reports Work to repair portions of the rock fall protection net on Route 8 in Oil City is scheduled to begin Monday. The…

By DREW FRYE Staff writer The Silver Cornet Band of Franklin kicked off the season with their first concert of the summer at Bandstand Park….

From staff reports The summer playground program in Venango County has expanded its locations to include the 11th Street playground in Franklin and the Morrison…

By JON HAAG Staff Writer Oil City Library will hold the kickoff event for its summer reading program Tuesday. Children from the area can register…

From staff reports A flag retirement ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in Franklin’s Bandstand Park. The Flag Day event, which…

Maddison Davis, a fourth grader at Hasson Heights Elementary School, was awarded the perfect attendance award. Maddison attended school every day for her entire elementary…

From staff reports Every week at Hasson Heights Elementary we celebrate an “Artist of the Week” throughout the school year. The “Artist of the Week”…

BUTLER (AP) — A judge has again dismissed a lawsuit that landowners filed against people and groups who oppose fracking in a western Pennsylvania township….

From staff reports Dr. Howard Kirtland, who founded the Kirtland Cancer Foundation in Franklin, greeted the Rocky Grove softball team last week at his office….

By DREW FRYE Staff writer The 42nd annual De-Un-Da-Ga pow-wow was held over Memorial Day weekend at the Custaloga Town Scout Reservation. The event was…

From staff reports A total of 250 Venango County veterans have died since Memorial Day 2015, according to Richard Mulholland, director of the county’s Veterans…

From staff reports People visiting Pennsylvania’s popular outdoor spots over the Memorial Day holiday weekend can enjoy a day of free fishing, thanks to the…

From staff reports Oil City High School handed out diplomas Wednesday to 144 graduates in the Class of 2016. The district’s 139th commencement exercises were…

After school on Tuesday, students from Titusville Area Schools will partner with community members to clean up cigarette butts and other debris in Titusville parks….

By BETH PFOHL Staff writer At Franklin High School, AP English and the “Paradise Lost” trial are synonymous. The trial is the culmination of four…

From staff reports For the eighth straight summer, Child Development Centers (CDC) will offer its Lunch Time free lunch program for children and teenagers at…

From staff reports Seventh- and eighth-grade students at St. Patrick School in Franklin worked with Mustard Seed Missions and Catholic Rural Ministries on a service…

From staff reports Nearly 200 Cranberry Elementary School students spent a portion of Friday afternoon outside learning about summertime safety. The program was a reward…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of…

From staff reports Winners in the 24th annual Margaret Feldman Competition for Excellence in Writing were announced Thursday at a ceremony at St. John’s Episcopal…

From staff reports As racers rev up for the Two Mile Run Regatta, the event itself will help rev up the local economy. The regatta…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Some local school districts are taking a cautious approach when it comes to deciding how to implement a policy regarding…

Students in Merissa Wenner’s reading classes recently studied passengers from the Titanic and presented oral presentations for fifth graders in the gymnasium. Students also created…

From staff reports The Venango County Coon and Fox Hunters Association will hold its Big Uncle Day, with registration at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4….

From staff reports Despite rainy conditions, Oil City YMCA held Family Fun Day with nearly 200 in attendance Saturday, May 14, at Camp Coffman. Children…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer Participants in the Relay For Life of Clarion County are only $7,000 from reaching their $36,000 fundraising goal for this…

From staff reports Franklin students Rosie Ferraro and Alyssa Shick’s inter-district team took second place in the Propaganda competition at this year’s Academic Games Leagues…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is conducting a statewide survey of osprey nests this year. The osprey is one of Pennsylvania’s…

From staff reports A total of $408 was raised during a 50/50 raffle at Friday’s Little League baseball game at Peanut Park in Knox and all of the…

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a driver has been hurt, but a sleeping resident is OK after a car ran off a rural road…

Annabelle Waters and Emma Donovan practiced writing their name at the Hasson Heights Elementary’s kinder -camp. The event is aimed at providing activities to incoming…

A 2007 Oil City High School graduate and Oil City native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Ross. Lt….

The land in Cranberry Township that was purchased by Joseph C. Sibley on November 15th 1911, had previously been Robert Lamberton’s Argeon Farm. Soon afterward,…

From staff reports Beginning Monday, Pennsylvania turkey hunters will be permitted to hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset until the…

From staff reports Family Fun Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Camp Coffman The event is sponsored by the Clarion…

From staff reports The Venango County Community Support Program will host its first annual suicide prevention rally Saturday, May 21. The event, titled “Let’s Band Together To Prevent Suicide,” will…

From staff reports The Northwest Pennsylvania Military and Veteran’s Expo will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Cross Creek…

Seneca Reading Council named Sarah Margherio, of Oil City, the 2016 Celebrate Literacy Award winner at its April meeting. Margherio shared her love of reading with…

RODNEY L. SHERMAN Staff writer Five summary counts of cruelty to animals have been filed against a Clarion Township man in connection with an incident…

Students from the Venango Technology Center welding technology class, including Ben Middleton and Ty Barker, both of Oil City High School, placed section markers at…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer Ancient Egypt will come alive tonight as Valley Grove Elementary School gifted students perform a production of “The Nile Network”…

Two free workshops have been scheduled in conjunction with the Get-on-the-Trail entrepreneurial business plan contest. The first will take place from 6 to 8 p.m….

From staff reports The Forest Area School District Student Councils organized and invited the high school student body to participate in StandOut, a movement designed…

From staff reports A team of students from Oil City High School won first place in the Venango Envirothon. The competition was held Tuesday at…

From staff reports  The Save Our Miller-Sibley Pool fundraising committee plans a pool party there from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2. Cost…

Everett Van Dyke poses with his marker and crayon drawing titled “‘Spiral Snail” on Thursday night at the annual Arts Day at Seventh Street Elementary…

Rocky Grove High School held its 2016 National Honor Society induction Monday. Among those inducted were (above, from left) Tyler Clayton, Koby Winslow, Addison Shull,…