Winners announced in Feldman competition
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 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,…
The trees on the 12th Street Island in Franklin have been bombed’ with yarn creations in an art project by Diane’s Linen & Yarn Shoppe…
From staff reports Bartramian Audubon Society will host a Bird Walk at Buttermilk Hill Nature Sanctuary at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016. Beginners are welcome to…
From staff reports The annual Venango County Youth Field Day will be held Saturday, June 18, at the Izaak Walton grounds on Deep Hollow Road….
From staff reports Pennsylvania State Police Troop E Memorial Day ceremonies were held Tuesday at the Lawrence Park headquarters in Erie County to honor and…
From staff reports “This is my favorite thing, I’m having so much fun,” said Oil City High School junior Leah Fox (right) as she visited…
From staff reports Child Development Centers has been awarded a $110,000 grant from the Samuel and Edith Justus Charitable Trust that will help fund the…
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Experts are predicting a minimal presence of cicadas in the tri-county area this spring. After completing a 17-year lifecycle underground,…
Venango County sheriffs deputy Dan Lauer adjusts a helmet for bike rodeo participant Camerin Shotts, 7, grandson of Todd Shotts of Seneca. Safe Kids-Clarion/Venango provided…
From staff reports CLARION – Two generations of Clarion County families have teamed up to provide the latest $50,000 capital gift to the Clarion County…
The Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School prom will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Members of the prom court include: (front, from left) Jill Caldwell,…
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Oil City celebrated Arbor Day Friday by being recognized as a Tree City USA community for the 19th consecutive year….
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer The wait is now over for Pennsylvania turkey hunters, as today marks the opening day of spring gobbler season across…
From staff reports CLARION – Seneca Rocks Audubon Society will sponsor a program titled “Summer’s Dazzling Gift” on fireflies at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11,…
From staff reports SHIPPENVILLE -The Clarion County Career Center Police Science students will be conducting a 5K color run on Saturday, May 21, at the…
By SALLY BELL Staff writer Cranberry Township is looking for volunteers to help maintain flower plots at Morrison Park. The announcement was made at a…
From staff reports Mr. Gauche (Elliott Eisenman) listens to Droopy the Clown (Chase Anderson) try out to be co-anchor with Roxanne (Lauren Ronchi) while Cyrano…
From staff reports The Steelers Footballers Basketball Team will be at Keystone High School to play against school faculty and senior basketball players. There will be six…
From staff reports Paint Venango County Purple, the kickoff event for Relay for Life, will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Cranberry Mall. There…
From staff reports The Oil City Library will close at 4:30 p.m. Friday in preparation for the Oil City Uncorked Wine Walk starting at 5…
From staff reports This week’s visit by the Harlem Wizards to Oil City High School raised about $8,500 for the Hasson Heights Elementary School playground…
From staff reports SENECA – West Park Rehab will open a new physical therapy clinic in Seneca. The new location, at 3233 State Route 257…
Christian Life Academy in Seneca held their annual Open House and Art show on Friday, April 22, 2016. Each year, CLA art teacher Cristy McCandless…