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,…
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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…
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…
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…