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By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A software engineer from New Jersey is on a buying spree for multi-story buildings in Oil City’s North Side…

From staff reports A Franklin man was fatally injured in a one-vehicle crash Friday morning in Canal Township. Kyle Nulph, 32, died as a result…

From staff reports The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce has listed information on its website as to area COVID-19 vaccination sites. “It is just another…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced 26 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area, along with one…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County has launched a new page on its website dedicated to listing places in Venango County where the coronavirus…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to saving jobs and supporting small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 and civil unrest…

From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing charges for striking a police officer while she was under the influence of alcohol. Oil City…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Property issues ranging from the demolition of several dilapidated houses to street paving and the acquisition of two city…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced 93 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area. The state said…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township supervisors voted Thursday to use township funds to demolish a house at the bottom of the Seneca…

From staff reports Several counties in northwest Pennsylvania will see a coordinated effort to expand high-speed internet access thanks to a $600,000 Keystone Communities grant….

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for fleeing from police in his vehicle. Oil City police said in a criminal complaint…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges in connection with what police allege was a marijuana growing operation at his…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The UPMC Northwest hospital is primed to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to those outside the health profession. There’s one…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced 537 new cases of COVID-19 and five new virus-related deaths were reported from the…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area, as well as…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Valley Grove School District will continue to operate with 25% of students attending in person as school board members on…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced 167 new cases of COVID-19 and five new virus-related deaths were reported from the…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The first regular meeting in 2021 for the Cranberry Township supervisors focused on an old topic – the devastation…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced 35 new cases of COVID-19 from the tri-county area and one new virus-related death…

From staff reports Oil Creek Titusville Lines Inc. received a $140,000 grant for rail freight improvements, according to a joint news release from state Reps….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners talked about broadband expansion in the county during the panel’s monthly meeting Tuesday. Commissioner Albert Abramovic said…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for assaulting two women at a building in Oil City on Jan. 1. Oil City police…

From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced 208 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional virus-related deaths were reported from…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The COVID-19 pandemic, a siege that has disrupted families, businesses, schools, social services and more, has spurred the Venango…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Titusville woman is facing charges for attacking and threatening three teenagers at the Skate Capital skating rink on Salina…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced 52 new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the tri-county area, as well as…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Oil City saw more than $11.5 million in new construction in 2020 with most of the work focused on…

From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced the tri-county area reported an increase of 162 cases of COVID-19 and Venango…

From staff reports The state Department of Health over Thursday and Friday announced the tri-county area reported an increase of 124 cases of COVID-19. The…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced 56 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area, as well as…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced 48 new cases of COVID-19 and two new virus-related deaths were reported from the…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced 15 new cases of COVID-19 and three new virus-related deaths were reported from the…

From staff reports The state Department of Health over Friday, Saturday and Sunday announced the tri-county area reported an increase of 240 cases of COVID-19….

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced 70 new cases of COVID19 were reported from the tri-county area, as well as…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police took a man into custody Wednesday who was wanted for his alleged involvement in a drug ring that sold…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Venus man is facing charges for breaking into a garage Monday morning in Pinegrove Township. Franklin state police said…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a drug raid last week at a Bissell Avenue apartment…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer UPMC Northwest received its first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus at 9:50 a.m. Thursday. “It’s a…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced 79 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area, and Venango and…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced 70 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area and Venango County…

From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced 83 new cases of COVID-19 from the tri-county area, and Venango and Clarion counties…

From staff reports Titusville Area Hospital announced it has received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and plans to provide it to their employees, as well as…

From staff reports The Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce is urging people to shop small this holiday season by offering free local delivery. “We came…

From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced the tri-county area reported an increase of 246 cases of COVID-19. Clarion County,…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Congregation for Clergy at the Vatican has denied an appeal made by a number of parishioners who opposed the…

From staff reports The state Department of Human Services announced ALDI has joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pilot program allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

From staff reports Franklin state police are still looking for an Oil City woman who escaped from custody Dec. 4. Police said Megan Renee Slater,…

From staff reports The state Department of Health announced Wednesday that 148 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the tri-county area, 101 of which…