Around The County

An exhibition of local artwork paired with poetry will celebrate its opening reception with a free poetry reading Sunday at the Red Brick Gallery in…

Fifteen local small business owners and future entrepreneurs celebrated a milestone moment earlier this month when they graduated from the Small Business Jump Start program,…

PITTSBURGH — Penn Highlands Healthcare — a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation operating a hospital system in north, central and western Pennsylvania — and several of its…

Jordan Anderson, of Franklin; Ernst Conservation Seeds; and Titusville Iron Works will receive awards at the 2024 Greenways Awards Ceremony at 4 p.m. Thursday inside…

The Roughneck Gravel Roubaix all-terrain bicycle race continues to ride on the event’s growing popularity. The third annual race, held by Oil Valley Endurance over…

The Tionesta Lions Club has announced its tour schedule this year at the Sherman Memorial Lighthouse. The lighthouse will be open for tours from 1…

The Franklin Area High School Madrigal performed an evening of music at St. Joseph Church in Oil City on Thursday evening. The concert featured the…

Elementary students in the Franklin Area School District all got to see what their futures might hold this week at Career Days hosted by each…

The Performing Arts Academy with Darin is very much enjoying the new home of its Franklin location after moving there last month. Formerly located across…

The North Clarion High School robotics teams that competed at the world championships last month in Dallas, Texas, were both competitive in their divisions. The…

The following students at Keystone High School were named to the principal’s list or honor roll for the fourth-quarter grading period: Principal’s list Grade 7 —…

Aleia Troup is the valedictorian and Makenzie Barger is the salutatorian of the Union High School Class of 2024.   To read this complete article,…

Cranberry students Haylee Blauser, Karli Schneider and McKenzie Deloe (from left, starting second from left) received the Larry Walker Memorial SEI (Service, Effort and Initiative)…

Cranberry Area High School held its senior awards ceremony for the Class of 2024 in the high school auditorium on Monday. Award recipients are as…

Memorial Day will be observed Monday in Franklin with a parade and several services. A memorial service for U.S. Navy veterans will take place at…

The Tionesta Market Village will open Friday for the season. Blacksmith Joe Gates and glass blower Damascus Glass will demonstrate on Saturday along with Birch…

Julia G. Daum and Wade S. Peters are co-valedictorians and Lily N. Bell is the salutatorian of the North Clarion High School Class of 2024….

Ella Elizabeth Aaron is the valedictorian and Lilly Dawn Mahle is the salutatorian of the Clarion-Limestone High School Class of 2024. Aaron, the daughter of…

(The Nifty at 90 series in today’s newspaper spotlights Dawnice (McCandless) Umstead of Franklin. The article was submitted by her loved ones.) Dawnice (McCandless) Umstead…

In late April, UPMC announced about 1,000 workforce cuts were being issued throughout its 40-hospital system, but no information was provided on the number of…

Here are the Venango Christian/Catholic valedictorians and salutatorians throughout the school’s history. More than two students were chosen in some years. 1963 — Daniel Callahan,…

A Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Rockland Cemetery. The speaker will be Bruce Switzer. Those attending are asked to…

The Oil City James M. Henderson American Legion Post 32 and Oil City VFW Post 464 will host the annual Memorial Day program Monday at…

Clarion Area High School has announced Clarion native Nate Cyphert — a singer, songwriter and musician — will be the commencement speaker at this year’s…

From staff reports The Jefferson County Historical Society will hold its annual military collectibles show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at…

From staff reports Sixth-grade students at Sandycreek Elementary saw their hard work finally pay off this Wednesday as they released several rainbow trout into their…

From staff reports The Oil City Arts Council’s annual FAM JAM will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Central Avenue Plaza….

From staff reports The Titusville Area Trails Association (TATA) will be holding a National Trails Day event on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to…

From staff reports The Education & Training Center at Pitt-Titusville (ETC) started a building renovation to transform the current Student Union building into a multifunctional…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The tentative opening date for the Oil City municipal swimming pool in Hasson Heights is June 8, but two things…

From staff reports The Ten Miles 4 Two Mile Jeep Run will return for a fourth year on July 13 and 14, the two days…

From staff reports The Clintonville Borough Park will receive a $50,000 grant through the launch of Pennsylvania Parks Fund’s (PPF) new grant program. The grant…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) Venango County will host its spring meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at…

From staff reports A veterans resource fair will be held Thursday at Franklin VFW Post 1835 at 411 Ninth St. for veterans and their families….

From staff reports The 14th annual Taste of Talent vocal competition, sponsored by the Franklin Fine Arts Council, is sending out its annual call for…

From staff reports The Oil City Main Street Program will hold its annual Mingle and Meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, at…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Oil City Redevelopment Authority heard an update about plans to demolish the Days Inn hotel in Oil City at…

From staff reports Venango Catholic High School is beginning to develop a procedure for community members who are requesting memorabilia from the school before it…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The Artist’s Attic art supply store and studio, currently located in the basement level of the National Transit Building in…

From staff reports The United Way of Venango County has announced its Summer Career Camps will return. The camps, a free program conducted in partnership…

From staff reports The city of Franklin’s annual S.P.I.F.I.Y. (Show Pride In Franklin It’s Yours) Day for cleaning up in the downtown business district will…

From staff reports A $250,000 PennDOT project to repair Route 8 in Cherrytree Township is scheduled to start soon. The project will focus on correcting…

From staff reports Business owners within the Cranberry Area School District are invited to join a newly formed civic group focused on the community and…

From staff reports Edgewood Heights, a personal care community that is part of Penn Highlands WRC Senior Services, will be hosting a Paint and Sip…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Oil City Council voted to appoint all four Oil City High School students who applied to the junior council…

From staff reports Oil City High School’s Diversity Club recently hosted its inaugural Cultural Day in the school gymnasium, where displays of 12 countries were…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Students from the applied horticulture and natural resources program at Venango Technology Center in Oil City planted shrubs Thursday at…

From staff reports Christian Life Academy will hold its annual spring open house, art exhibit and STEAM presentations from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday. The…

From staff reports New trees will be planted Friday at Drake Well Museum and Park to celebrate Arbor Day. The trees will be formally dedicated…

From staff reports One of the darkest periods in French history provides the context for an exhibit at Grove City College. “The Fruits of Hate:…