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From staff and wire reports Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that 17 counties, including Venango, Clarion and Forest, will be moving to “green”, the least…

From staff reports Three men are facing felony drug manufacturing charges in connection with an incident in which they were found with methamphetamine, needles and…

From staff reports An Oil City woman was pronounced dead Tuesday after her body was pulled out of Sage Run near Riverside Drive in Cranberry…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Franklin man is facing felony charges for having inappropriate contact with two young girls on several occasions as far…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer While national meat supply chains are strained because of the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses that sell meat are experiencing an…

From staff reports Oil City High School principal Scott Stahl announced Thursday the school will conduct a virtual graduation this year. Each of the 142…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners gave an update at their meeting Tuesday on mail-in ballots and other items related to the June…

From staff reports Three area district attorneys have reached out to the newspaper with their thoughts about the enforcement of Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandates regarding…

From staff reports Oil City police said they are searching for Adrian I. Wise, 18, of Oil City, who is wanted for attempted criminal homicide…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for firing shots inside his house and making threats Saturday. Franklin state police said…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Three people were injured in a house fire Friday in Barkeyville Borough. The fire was reported at about 7:20 p.m….

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A plethora of sandwich boards dotted the sidewalks of Liberty Street Friday for the first time in weeks as many…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer As some businesses in Oil City emerged Friday from Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders, it was evident each had been…

From staff reports United Way of Venango County announced Thursday that it achieved its goal of $495,000 in its annual fundraising campaign. The agency raised…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Polk police are still searching for a mobile home that went missing late last year. The owner of the 14-by-80-foot…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Despite certain financial numbers looking up, city manager Tracy Jamieson told Franklin City Council members Monday the bigger picture is…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Clintonville man is facing felony charges, including attempted murder, for strangling a UPMC Northwest employee on Saturday. A criminal…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has released a plan for a phased reopening of state park and forest…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Venango County construction projects in downtown Oil City – Cornplanter Square and the multimodal transportation hub – came to…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted 4-0 Thursday to approve a year-long implementation plan leading to the start of a new “overlay”…

From staff reports Two Oil City residents are facing charges for breaking into a residence Tuesday morning on Halyday Run Road. Franklin state police said…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Oil City police are still looking for suspects in connection with an armed home invasion that happened at about 2…

From staff reports The Wolf administration on Saturday elaborated on the state’s plan to reopen portions of Pennsylvania based on Department of Health metrics. According…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County has been inundated with requests for mail-in ballots in recent weeks. The county had received about 1,800 to…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Friday announced an additional 11 area Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will begin offering curbside…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A network designed to help Venango County residents obtain assistance due to the coronavirus pandemic is in place and…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County gave its employees the option of a voluntary furlough, and earlier this month about 10% of the workers…

From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing animal cruelty charges for failing to provide veterinary care for a dog that had been “set…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Contentious discussion at Monday’s Oil City School Board meeting about the level of instruction district students are receiving highlighted the…

From staff reports Sheetz announced Saturday that every Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m., all 279 of its locations in Pennsylvania will be reserved for…

From staff reports An Emlenton woman is facing child endangerment and other charges for striking a man holding an infant so hard he dropped the…

From staff reports A criminal homicide charge against a Franklin man accused of killing an Oil City man in December 2017 was dismissed Tuesday in…

From staff reports U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is co-leading a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership and appropriators requesting additional funding and provisions to support…

From staff reports One of Crawford County’s biggest employers, Channellock, has temporarily closed the doors of its Meadville facility along South Main Street after one…

From staff reports A novel clinical trial developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine launched Thursday addresses how doctors should decide…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Three Sugarcreek residents are facing a collective 114 felony charges for stealing guns from a home on Causeway Drive in…

From staff reports Work is expected to resume today on Old Route 8 as part of phase one of the reconstruction of Route 8 in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners said Monday the county is good financial shape right now and that nothing has been decided as…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Rural King Supply announced Wednesday its new store in Sugarcreek Towne Center on Allegheny Boulevard will open in the fall….

From staff reports The body of a missing Oil City woman was recovered from the Allegheny River Wednesday evening near Franklin. Franklin state police said…

By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer The 10 Venango County restaurants that have received $500 apiece from a county business are indeed “paying it forward” as…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council member Tom Hartle has resigned his position amid criminal charges that have been filed against him. Borough…

From staff reports The state Department of Corrections on Sunday announced it has an inmate who has tested positive for COVID-19, which is the agency’s…

From staff reports Butler Health System said Thursday it had conducted 680 tests for the coronavirus at Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals as of Wednesday….

From staff reports Small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency can apply now for low-interest state loans, according to state Sen. Scott Hutchinson….

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer School will be in session for Franklin School District students by April 13 even if the statewide shutdown hasn’t ended….

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The scarcity of toilet paper supplies, a dilemma revved up by fears of the coronavirus spread, has eased somewhat….