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From staff reports Officials at Butler Health System on Saturday confirmed it has treated a patient with presumed positive results for the novel coronavirus that…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Area chambers of commerce are stepping up to help local businesses that have been forced to temporarily close or drastically…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township employees were sent home Friday morning and will not be returning to work at the township building…

From staff reports Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday announced the availability of low-interest loans for small businesses and eligible nonprofits in all 67 counties in…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing strangulation and terroristic threats charges for lashing out at a woman at their East Seventh Street…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Venango County Regional Planning Commission gave conditional approval to two new building projects Tuesday during a meeting conducted via…

From staff reports Amid COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday declared a statewide judicial emergency, effective until April 14, according to a…

From staff reports Community agencies, businesses and schools will be providing food to students affected by the school shut down. – Oil City School District…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The City of Oil City’s 150-year anniversary celebration set for 2021 got off to a hefty start Tuesday as…

From staff reports Area police have released information about two more scams affecting residents. Marienville state police are investigating an incident in which they say…

From Staff Reports An Oil City man accused of selling drugs to a confidential informant in Franklin was held for court Wednesday in Venango County…

From staff reports Metal shavings lost from a truck Tuesday on Route 8 led to many flat tires in Venango County. Franklin state police said…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Sandy Lake man is facing charges for leading police on a high speed chase through Oil City and Franklin…

From staff reports Franklin state police confirmed the Venango County coroner was called to the scene of an accident involving an Amish buggy and a…

From staff reports The Wolf administration on Wednesday announced that a two-year, $32.6 million reconstruction of nearly 12 miles of Route 8 in Sandycreek, Irwin…

From staff reports Polk Borough police Sgt. Alan Heller told borough council members Thursday the department has a potential lead in the disappearance of a…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Franklin man is facing almost a dozen felony charges for alleged, repeated sexual assaults of his young daughter in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Forest County commissioners said Wednesday they have been in touch with the state Department of Health regarding the coronavirus. Commissioners…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer With Census Day less than a month away, Venango County is forming a committee to promote the 2020 census in…

From staff reports A Franklin man has been accused of threatening patrons at a Franklin bar to the point that they were in fear for…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer After nearly two years of uncertainty and speculation, it looks as if Rural King may finally be moving in to…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Jackson Center man who has been charged in connection to multiple thefts in Venango County is now facing 24…

From staff reports Weapons of mass destruction charges have been withdrawn in the case against a Franklin man who had been accused of manufacturing homemade…

From staff reports A Franklin man accused of keeping a suspected bomb in his Arbor Circle apartment waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in Venango County…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Polk Borough police on Tuesday confirmed they are investigating the disappearance of a mobile home in the area of Waterworks…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Fireworks are an integral part of summer in America, but could those celebrations be in jeopardy because of the coronavirus?…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after he was found to be in possession of a stolen handgun and was driving under…

By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Keystone SMILES Community Learning Center has notified school districts in Venango and Clarion counties that it has closed its alternative…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for using a pickup truck to gain access to Creekside Auto Service on Seneca Street…

From staff reports Oil City police have released additional information about a crash Saturday on the East End in which a pedestrian was struck by…

From staff reports A North Carolina man was held for court on all charges Wednesday in a case related to an alleged rape of a…

BROCKWAY (AP) — A Pennsylvania-based nursing home company has agreed to pay more than $15.4 million to resolve allegations of overbilling for medically unnecessary rehabilitation…

From staff reports A Knox man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to escape from the UPMC Northwest hospital in Seneca. The man, who…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer In 1988, women accounted for 4.4% of veterans in the U.S. But that percentage has since doubled, and the explosion…

From staff reports An Emlenton woman has been charged with child endangerment after a four-year-old girl was found on a bridge Sunday. The four-year-old girl…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Opening with the caveat “Remember, this is relatively new to all of us”, Penn State Extension educator Dan Brockett…

From staff reports An Oil City High School student was arrested at the school Thursday for assaulting another student. Oil City police said the incident…

From staff reports A Cochranton man accused of killing his stepmother and 10-year-old half-brother has a new attorney. Jack Turner, 21, who has been charged…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Growing interest in solar energy in Venango County was a topic of discussion at Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting. Jim Waugh,…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Western Pennsylvania has a long and colorful history of land leasing as oil and gas firms scoured the region…

From staff reports A Cooperstown man is facing felony charges in relation to a video police say he recorded of a “minor child in a…

From staff reports Applications for a state grant benefiting snowmobile- and ATV-related projects will be accepted through March 31, according to a news release from…

From staff reports A Richland Township woman is facing felony charges for engaging in a months-long sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy. Franklin state police…

From staff reports A Clintonville man is facing numerous charges after state police said he was found to have been in possession of and shared…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer How to save churches by filling them up with more than worshippers and expanding their community reach beyond the…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County recycling coordinator Erik Johnson has recommended to the county commissioners that the proposed county-wide recycling center be placed…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Complaints from several Oil City residents about what they believe are electric line irregularities that are causing headaches, nausea…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Potential savings on some improvements to the Cranberry high school and elementary school properties plus an idea to expand…