Venango, Clarion counties report virus cases over weekend
From staff reports The state Department of Health reported that Venango added two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and Clarion County had one…
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Applefest organizers cancel 2020 event
From staff reports The Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Applefest Core Committee has voted to cancel this year’s Applefest as a…
Man accused of fleeing from police
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after he was accused of fleeing from police and resisting arrest. On June 30 at 1:30…
Trees knock lines onto garage, causing fire
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer No one was injured in a garage fire Wednesday morning in Oil City. The garage, which is detached from the…
Oil City woman facing second set of drug charges
From staff reports An Oil City woman already accused of selling drugs to undercover buyers is facing additional drug-related charges after police searched her residence…
2 get probation in connection with explosive device cases
From staff reports Two people who had been charged in relation to three explosive devices discovered in apartments in Franklin and Sugarcreek Borough in December…
Clarion, Venango counties see virus cases subtracted
From staff reports The state Department of Health announced Clarion and Venango counties each had a confirmed case of COVID-19 subtracted from their respective cases…
Heritage fest moving ahead; events cut, music still on tap
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Oil Heritage Festival, an annual event celebrating the community and its storied history, is set for next week….
No county jobs lost in reorganizations
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners clarified Friday that no jobs were lost when the county reorganized multiple departments, leading to the elimination…
OC police officer hurt in Route 8 crash
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City police officer was injured and a city police cruiser totaled in a crash Wednesday morning involving the…
Man accused of assaulting officers waives hearing
From staff reports A Franklin man facing charges for assaulting three police officers at an apartment in Franklin waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in Venango…
House backs James’ bill to aid remediation of toxic waste areas
From staff reports The state House unanimously approved legislation drafted by Rep. Lee James that would add a member of the coal refuse energy and…
Venango, Clarion report additional cases over weekend
From staff reports The State Department of Health over the weekend announced three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Venango County and two additional cases…
Polk, other state centers have kept virus out
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer As the coronavirus continues to ravage long-term care facilities across the country, only one of Pennsylvania’s four state centers has…
Man charged for fleeing from sheriff’s deputy
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for fleeing from a Venango County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Roman Incorvia, 27, was…
Man charged with assault, fleeing from police at hospital
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing felony charges in connection with an incident in the UPMC Northwest parking lot in which the…
No new coronavirus cases reported from tri-county
From staff reports 8 hrs ago HARRISBURG – The state Department of Health on Monday reported no new cases of COVID-19 from the tri-county area,…
A call for unity
As the Rally 4 America took place in Brookville on Independence Day, an American bald eagle, as if on cue, soared overhead. The first-ever event…
‘I think we made the right calls’
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County’s youngest-ever board of commissioners is now six months into was has certainly been an eventful time in office….
Franklin man charged after meth found in vehicle
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing felony drug charges after police discovered 88 grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle Thursday. Franklin police said…
No new coronavirus cases reported from tri-county
From staff and wire reports The state Department of Health on Tuesday said no new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the tri-county area. Venango…
Second person charged in Oil City drug case
From staff reports A second person is facing charges after drugs were found in a vehicle in Oil City earlier this month. Oil City police…
Clarion, Venango counties report new virus cases
From staff and wire reports The state Department of Health on Sunday said Clarion County reported two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, and Venango County…
BridgeFest gets city’s OK; final decision coming
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Oil City Council gave its approval at a meeting Thursday to a variety of downtown public events, including the…
Woman charged for stealing thousands from Emlenton store
From staff reports A former employee at the IGA in Emlenton is facing charges for stealing almost $16,000 from the business over six years. A…
OC man charged for stealing tattoo business equipment
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges for breaking into the Austin Ink tattoo business in Oil City and stealing…
Trooper helped woman whose car was on fire
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin state police trooper helped a woman whose car was on fire while she was driving the vehicle earlier…
No tax hike in final Grove budget, but plan has nearly $2M deficit
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Valley Grove School Board on Monday unanimously approved the district’s 2020-21 budget, which has no tax increase. The budget shows…
OC man charged after drugs found in vehicle
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for having various illegal drugs in his vehicle Saturday in Oil City. Oil City police…
Bank takes over OC Days Inn
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A Texas bank is the new owner of the Days Inn hotel in Oil City as a result of…
2 held for court in OC home invasion incident
From staff reports Two men facing charges in connection with a home invasion and shooting in April at a Cornplanter Avenue residence in Oil City…
Man charged for screaming at golfers, breaking into garage
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for screaming at golfers at a local course and breaking into an elderly couple’s…
Fire destroys Franklin home
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A Liberty Street home in Franklin was destroyed by fire Monday evening. The blaze started at about 6:30 p.m. at…
Recycling center has home
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A county recycling center became a step closer to reality when the Franklin zoning hearing board gave the green light…
Woman pulled from river in Oil City
From staff reports A woman was found to be unhurt after being rescued from the Allegheny River in Oil City on Friday afternoon. The woman…
Despite virus, Coon and Fox Club has ‘canceled nothing’
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer During a time when staple festivals and events cease to exist, the summer schedule for the Venango County Coon and…
Police accuse Jackson Township man of sexually assaulting girl
From staff reports Felony charges were filed Tuesday against a Jackson Township man who Franklin state police say fathered a child to a now 15-year-old…
Inmate accused of trying to escape from officer
From staff reports An inmate at the Venagno County Jail is facing charges after he attempted to escape when he was taken to the Franklin…
‘Not letting hate get in’
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A gathering to focus on unity in light of George Floyd’s death and other turbulent events across the country will…
141 seniors graduate from Oil City
From staff reports A total of 141 graduates received diplomas during the virtual commencement exercises Friday for the Oil City High School Class of 2020….
OC man gets state prison term for role in drug death
From staff reports An Oil City man will serve up to 20 years in state prison in connection with the drug-related death of a 14-year-old…
Count goes ‘smoothly’ in Venango County; turnout low in area
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Voter turnout in the tri-county appeared to be low in Tuesday’s primary election. Pennsylvania’s original date of April 28…
Polk man charged for having meth lab at home
From staff reports A Polk man is facing charges for having a methamphetamine lab at his residence. Polk Police and the PIC unit of Venango…
Two-part Venango fair in works
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer The Venango County Fair will go on this August, but there will be some tweaks. Fair Board members voted this…
Titusville man accused of raping girl, 17
From staff reports A Titusville man is facing felony charges related to the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in October. Franklin state police said…
No one hurt in Old Route 8 crash
Nobody was injured in this one-vehicle crash Thursday in Victory Township. Venango County 911 said a tractor-trailer jackknifed and blocked both lanes of Old Route…
Man held for court on burglary charges in OC incident
From staff reports A Franklin man was held for court Wednesday in Venango County Central Court for his role in a burglary and shooting incident…
Franklin man facing charges for attacking boy
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Franklin man is accused of striking a 17-year-old boy in the face Saturday at a residence on Pone Lane…
OC Main Street ‘Heart’ effort promotes unity
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer It’s a simple slogan with a heartfelt message – Oil City’s Got Heart! That’s the theme of an Oil…
Tionesta man shot to death in Forest County
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Tionesta man was fatally shot late Thursday night in Marienville, and a Greensburg man has been charged with homicide….