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From staff reports The City of Franklin is unveiling its neighborhood sidewalk pilot program to Franklin residents. Under the program, eligible property owners can complete…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient Franklin man was arraigned and jailed Tuesday on charges that accuse him of entering a woman’s apartment without…

From staff reports Franklin’s Fourth of July Festivities Week is moving into full swing, and Monday’s highlight was the popular pet show at Bandstand Park…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Ronald Dolecki, an Oil City native and Army veteran, stepped on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to receive…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer With two first floor tenants, Movie Stop and Raymond James, moving out of the old Welker & Maxwell building on…

From staff reports Venango County, in partnership with the cities of Franklin and Oil City, is preparing an application for a federally funded HOME grant…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Work at 100 Seneca in downtown Oil City was again a main point of discussion during Tuesday’s monthly meeting of…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City School Board members were asked Monday to consider an alternative curriculum to several lessons on sexuality and sexual…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Franklin School District students spent the last several weeks of the school year preparing a mural to hang in Franklin’s…

From staff reports A Tidioute man has been sentenced in federal court for distributing methamphetamine in western Pennsylvania, including Venango County, United States Attorney Cindy…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Oil City men are facing charges for receiving illegal drugs through the mail. Oil City police said in a…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for breaking into a woman’s home in Rocky Grove and stealing a safe out…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer A woman is facing charges for intentionally crashing her vehicle into a motorcycle in Sandycreek Township. Franklin state police said…

From staff reports The Venango County housing rehabilitation program has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) fund….

From staff reports State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn on Saturday joined the French Creek Valley Conservancy and the Pennsylvania…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Cranberry Township supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to grant a conditional use permit to township resident Randy Spencer to operate a…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin City Council approved funding for improvements to the intersection at 12th and Liberty streets during the panel’s monthly meeting…

From staff reports The Oil City Arts Council and ARTS Oil City are once again teaming up to organize the annual Oil Heritage Festival art…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges after he was found under the influence of drugs and in possession of methamphetamine Monday…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A group of crime victims and their allies rallied on the state Capitol steps Tuesday to call for changes, three days…

PHILADELPHIA — Zoli’s parents plan to get their 4-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as shots for young children could finally become available later…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Scaffolding rises up the side of 100 Seneca, the imposing, five-story former bank in downtown Oil City, as renovation work…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man who was charged with homicide in 2019 and spent more than a year in jail before…

From staff reports Oil City police are investigating a theft from Oil City Automotive early Thursday that involved five boys. Police said the theft occurred…

From staff reports An Oil City man was sentenced Tuesday in Venango County Court to hefty prison terms in connection with three cases in which…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer A transient Franklin woman is facing aggravated assault and other charges in connection with incidents in Franklin and at UPMC…

From staff reports A Polk man died from serious injuries he received in a one-vehicle crash Saturday morning on the Jackson Center Polk Road (Route…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer There could be some help from the state Legislature on the horizon for struggling ambulance services in the area. “We…

From staff reports Early this month, it was announced at the Franklin City Council meeting that council member Fred Mays had tendered his resignation and…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after being accused of inappropriate contact with two girls under 13 years of age at a…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Franklin state police have identified a Kennerdell woman as the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer During the Cranberry Area School Board’s regular meeting on Monday evening, next year’s preliminary budget was passed — with a…

From staff reports Franklin state police said a 10-year-old boy on a dirt bike was injured at the intersection of Seneca Hemlock Road and Kennerdell…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man accused of killing his girlfriend in March at their Mineral Street home and then putting her…

By BRAD LENA Staff writer Franklin School Board members will vote next week on a tentative budget for the 2022-23 school year that doesn’t include…

From staff reports The Venango PA Senior Environmental Corps will conduct a spring macroinvertebrate study at 10 a.m. Thursday, weather permitting. The study, which is…

From staff reports A $3 million road restoration project along Pittsburgh Road and the 15th Street Hill in Franklin will start next month, according to…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer The nationwide baby formula shortage that has had parents desperately scrambling to locate the needed nutrition for their children is…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council on Thursday approved a paving contract for this year and a three-year garbage contract. The meeting also…

From staff reports The state Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism was selected as a 2022…

By BRAD LENA Staff writer The Main Street Market in Polk Borough and its owners, Jim and Cathe Miller, were honored Thursday as the Business…

From staff reports UPMC Northwest is among 17 UPMC hospitals across the nation that received an “A” safety grade with The Leapfrog Group for spring…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Evans City man is facing charges for trying to break into a condemned house in Franklin and then fleeing…

From staff reports After a two-year hiatus, letter carriers throughout the U.S., including northwestern Pennsylvania, will once again participate in the nation’s largest, single-day food…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The debate over the state’s interstate bridge tolling project took another turn this week during a couple of hearings held…

From staff reports The Oil Region National Heritage Area stands to benefit from an amended version of the National Heritage Area Act advanced by the…

From staff reports Penelec plans to spend $38 million to trim trees along nearly 4,200 miles of power lines this year, including stretches in Franklin,…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Staff members at the Oil City Healthcare and Rehabilitaion Center on Grandview Road gathered in front of the facility Wednesday…

From staff reports A new Dollar General store has opened at 2360 Route 157 in Oil City. The store provides household essentials, food, over-the-counter medications,…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Close to 50 firefighters and elected officials attended the second joint meeting of the Oil City and Franklin city councils…