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By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County is still in the process of securing a location for a countywide recycling center with just a little…

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in December for the fourth straight month, as payrolls shrank and the labor force hit another record high….

From staff reports The City of Oil City is accepting applications from persons interested in serving on the city’s Planning Commission. There are two vacancies…

From staff reports A Franklin man accused of breaking into a residence on Otter Street and assaulting a woman was held for court on all…

From staff reports Several Venango County fire companies and EMS agencies were awarded state grants from the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC). The…

By Rodney L. Sherman CLARION NEWS Editor A 64-year-old Kossuth woman police say struck and killed an Amish buggy driver Jan. 14 in Elk Township…

SLIPPERY ROCK (AP) — State police say a woman armed with a handgun was shot and wounded by a state trooper following a domestic dispute…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer It took a Venango County jury less than three hours Thursday to convict an Emlenton man of drug delivery resulting…

From staff reports Clarion state police are asking for the public’s help in connection with a crash Tuesday in which an Amish man was killed…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man facing charges in a child endangerment case that is already going through the court system has been…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The defense presented its case Wednesday in the trial of an Emlenton man accused in the drug delivery death of…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The new board of Venango County commissioners adopted a resolution opposing the closure of Polk Center at the panel’s first…

By Randy Bartley Staff Writer An Emlenton woman faces more than 80 years in prison for her alleged role in the acquisition of unauthorized medical…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Franklin man was held for court Wednesday on some charges while others were dismissed in a case in which…

From staff reports The northwest region of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has awarded a contract worth more than $32 million for reconstruction work on…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Franklin woman was held for court Wednesday on nearly 30 charges related to fraudulent checks written using bank information…

From staff reports A Franklin man facing several felony charges stemming from a one-vehicle crash in November and his subsequent apprehension in December was held…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council appointed leaders and swore in two new members at the panel’s reorganization meeting Monday. The meeting kicked…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Oil City mayor, two city council members and the city police chief took their oaths of office Monday…

From staff reports A fire that broke out Saturday morning at Allegheny Wood Products in Marble Township, Clarion County caused an estimated $3 million in…

From staff reports A Kennerdell man is facing 25 felony charges in connection with a burglary at a residence in the 1900 block of Jackson…

From staff reports Oil City police are searching for an Oil City woman wanted for fraud. Kimberly Chapman-Burr, 26, is wanted on a warrant for…

From staff reports A public meeting to review options developed through the Liberty and 12th streets intersection improvements study in Franklin has been scheduled. The…

From staff reports More details have been released in connection with an incident Monday in which three women and a man are facing charges after…

From staff reports A Harrisville man was fatally injured in a one-vehicle crash Monday in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County. Butler state police said Michael…

From staff reports PITTSBURGH – The average price of gasoline across western Pennsylvania is nearly 2 cents cheaper this week over the previous week at…

From Staff Reports The newspaper will publish its 80th annual Business Review and Forecast in February and is looking for area business owners to provide…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The board of trustees overseeing Polk State Center intends to revisit its opposition to the facility’s planned closure and…

From staff reports Two Sugarcreek residents charged in a case in which police said explosive devices were found waived their preliminary hearings on Wednesday in…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is accepting concept proposals for projects that will increase visibility and competitiveness of the state’s horticultural specialty…

From staff reports A Titusville man faces multiple charges after being accused of stealing merchandise from several stores and raising a rucus when police had…

From staff reports Warren state police said two people were killed and one person was transported by helicopter as a result of a two-vehicle crash…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough police confirmed Wednesday that a loud explosion heard in the area Tuesday was caused by a homemade bomb….

From Staff Reports Meadville state police have identified the driver who led police on a vehicle pursuit Wednesday morning. Police said Donald Smith, 41, of…

From staff reports The Venango County Sheriff’s Department and Franklin state police were involved in a pursuit of a vehicle on Wednesday morning, traveling from…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Three Oil City residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with a burglary on the city’s North Side. Angela Smalley, 37,…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after a homemade explosive and drugs were found in his apartment Friday. Franklin police said in…

From staff reports Mercer state police said a Franklin woman died in a two-vehicle crash in Wolf Creek Township on Thursday. Police said Betty Greggs,…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Oil City’s persistent parking woes in the North Side business district took on a dramatic twist at an Oil…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin woman facing felony charges who escaped Wednesday from UPMC Northwest was captured and arrested Thursday. Franklin police went…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Liberty Street in Franklin will transform itself into a scene out of a Hallmark movie this weekend with the Franklin…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Primary Health Network will open its new Oil City Health Center on the city’s North Side on Jan. 6….

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer In July, commissioners from Clarion, Venango and Butler counties met to discuss the problems at a Butler County industrial park….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Wyoming man has been charged with resisting arrest, DUI and several other offenses following a crash late Sunday night…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer After 33 years in business, Jolinda Tharan has decided she needs to slow down a bit. Tharan has owned and…

From staff reports High winds wreaked havoc across Venango County Wednesday leaving trash cans and lighter yard ornaments in foreign yards and multiple trees down…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin School Board members received news Monday that the district received a clean opinion in all areas of its annual…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A 62-year-old Oil City agency charged with overseeing parking issues is on its way to dissolution. At a meeting…