More details released in 2 Cornplanter fires
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer More details were provided Monday by Cornplanter Volunteer Fire Department about two blazes that occurred over the weekend in Cornplanter…
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Venango, Clarion counties report new virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Sunday announced Venango County reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 and Clarion County reported one…
Mall movies will close for now due to lack of new films
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A lack of new films and a cash flow problem will temporarily shut down the Movies at Cranberry in…
Venango Co. subtracts virus case, Clarion Co. adds 3
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced Venango County subtracted one confirmed case of COVID-19 and Clarion County reported three new…
Cranberry will seek funds for 2 projects
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township intends to ask Venango County officials for some funds to help offset costs on two construction projects….
Victim of fatal crash in Rockland identified
From staff reports Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh on Wednesday identified the victim of Tuesday’s fatal crash between a FedEx truck and lawn tractor in…
1 person killed in Rockland Township crash
From staff reports One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash in Rockland Township involving a FedEx truck and a lawnmower, Franklin state police…
Dog dies, garage destroyed in Frenchcreek fire
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A two-stall garage was destroyed in a fire that was reported at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in Frenchcreek Township. Polk…
16 charged in area meth trafficking operation
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Sixteen people, including four from Titusville, were implicated on drug charges in a nine-count indictment unsealed Thursday by an Erie…
Venango, Clarion counties report additional virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced Venango County reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 and Clarion County reported one…
Venango County adds to virus totals
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced Venango County reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the county’s total to…
Marshal: Cause of Seneca Hardwood blaze not known
From staff reports The cause of the massive blaze that consumed and destroyed the Seneca Hardwood Lumber Co. building last month will never be known….
Man, woman face charges in UPMC Northwest incident
From staff reports A man and woman from Oil City are facing charges after being accused of causing a ruckus and hitting a police officer…
City council has a burning issue
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer How to burn, what to burn and when to burn within the city limits dominated the agenda at Oil…
Shippenville man’s death ruled homicide
From staff reports Clearfield County Coroner Kim Shaffer-Snyder has ruled the death of a Clarion County man who had been in state prison for child…
Oil City man accused of burglary
From staff reports An Oil City man has been charged with breaking into a residence on North Street in Oil City on Monday. At about…
Harrisville man suffers fatal injury in OC crash
From staff reports A man was fatally injured in a one-vehicle crash on the Route 8 bypass Monday in Oil City. Oil City police said…
Venango, Clarion counties report additional cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced Venango County reported two new cases (one confirmed and one probable) and Clarion County…
County keeping broadband upgrade in forefront
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners say they are looking into contracting to have wireless technology that can be used for supplying internet…
Shippenville man serving rape sentence found dead in prison
From staff reports A Shippenville man serving a sentence at the state prison in Houtzdale on rape charges was found dead in his cell. Houtzdale…
Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as investors pull back
Asian markets skidded Friday after Wall Street had its worst day since June, as investors’ exuberance faltered after a spate of record highs. Shares fell…
Venango, Clarion unemployment rates below statewide average
HARRISBURG – The state Department of Labor & Industry on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Venango and Clarion counties were below July’s…
Venango, Clarion unemployment rates below statewide average
From staff reports The state Department of Labor & Industry on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Venango and Clarion counties were below…
Cranberry man arrested after high-speed chase
From staff reports A Cranberry man is facing charges for leading police on a high-speed chase Sunday in Cranberry Township. Franklin state police observed Justin…
OC drug raid details outlined
From staff reports Three Oil City residents are facing numerous drug charges following the multi-agency raid of a residence in the 600 block of North…
Man charged with supplying drugs to minors
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for allegedly supplying at least two minors with drugs and alcohol in exchange for nude photos…
Funding for Cranberry housing project falls short
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township supervisors learned Thursday that a quest to secure federal funding by a housing developer for a township…
Butler man accused of sexually assaulting girl, 14
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Butler man is facing charges for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the Emlenton area. A criminal complaint filed…
Venango County reports new virus case
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday reported one additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Venango County, giving the county a total…
Final Zonta collection is Saturday in OC
The Oil City-Franklin Zonta Club will hold its final collection of materials for its COVID CARES kits from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at…
State to pilot virus exposure notification app
HARRISBURG – The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced it will be conducting a pilot program for a COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app, which…
OC man charged with sexual assault of minor
From staff reports A 20-year-old Oil City man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Knox girl in June. Eric Glen Sharp is charged with…
Valley Grove says latest mask rules will present more challenges
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer State requirements announced Monday by the Pennsylvania Department of Education present a challenge to Valley Grove School District’s reopening plan,…
Clarion Co. reports 5 new coronavirus cases over weekend
From staff reports Clarion County now has 89 cases (82 confirmed and seven probable). According to the state, Venango County on Sunday subtracted a confirmed…
Massive effort to put out blaze
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Weary firefighters returned Friday morning to the scene of the massive blaze that destroyed Seneca Hardwood Lumber Co. in Rockland…
Cranberry supervisors will seek virus funds for internet upgrades
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer At the urging of a resident, Cranberry Township supervisors said Thursday they will press the county commissioners to tap…
Seneca man wanted in burglary arrested after search in Oil City
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Seneca man who was wanted by police in connection with a burglary last month in Oil City was captured…
Venango, Clarion add to virus totals
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced Venango County reported one additional confirmed COVID-19 case and Clarion County reported one new…
OC man charged for having deceased man’s documents
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges after he was found in possession of identifying documents belonging to a recently deceased man….
Franklin finances a concern
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin city manager Tracy Jamieson painted yet another bleak picture of the city’s financial situation at Monday’s city council meeting….
Area career, tech education centers eligible for state aid
From staff reports Clarion County Career Center and the Venango Technology Center are both in line to receive state aid, according to a news release…
New Bethlehem man sentenced in sexual assault case
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A New Bethlehem man was sentenced Wednesday in Clarion County court on a statutory sexual assault charge. Jacob Tyler Hook,…
OC girls raise $2,460 for troops with lemonade stand
By LEANDRO ARISTEGUIETA Staff writer An Oil City girl and three of her friends raised $2,460 for troops overseas with funds from a lemonade and…
Franklin man facing indecent assault charges
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for sexually assaulting a young girl. Shane Biles, 28, is accused of having indecent contact with…
2 facing charges for breaking into OC home
From staff reports Two men are facing charges for breaking into an Oil City home and threatening the occupants with a frying pan. Oil City…
Tri-county reports no new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
From staff reports The state Department of Health announced the tri-county area reported no new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, but Clarion County added one new…
Junkyard cleanup orders still held up in courts
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Enforcement measures aimed at ordering a Cranberry Township junkyard owner to clean up debris at the intersection of Route…
Venango, Clarion counties add to virus case totals
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced Venango and Clarion counties each reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Venango County,…
Venango County reports additional COVID-19 case
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced Venango County reported a new confirmed case of COVID-19, giving the county 60 cases…
County received more than 100 CARES applications
Venango County has received more than 100 applications from businesses and non-profits for grants out of the county’s CARES money since a grant application process…