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By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members on Thursday awarded a contract for repairs to the roof of the city garage. Homan Specialty…

From staff reports The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted out the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023, sponsored by U.S. Sens….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for kicking an officer and fleeing from police as they tried to arrest him….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man has been charged in connection to the death of a 2-year-old boy who died of a…

From staff reports The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $12,081,840 in funding to the state to acquire, develop, create and protect…

From staff reports Recent damage to the Little League ball field in Hasson Heights has prompted Oil City police to issue a reminder that ball…

From staff reports A transient Oil City man was held for court Wednesday in Venango County Central Court on drug-related charges that were filed after…

From staff reports A mother and her four children were displaced from their 201 Spruce St. home in Oil City after it caught fire at…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient Oil City man is facing charges for hiding in the attic of a condemned home in Oil City…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members on Thursday discussed holding a public nuisance meeting about the IOOF building on Seneca Street, which…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are asking for the public’s help in locating 30-year-old Franklin resident Jedd Fuller. Fuller has outstanding warrants for felony…

From staff reports The United Way of Venango County has partnered with local organizations to bring Summer Career Camps to Venango County. The goal of…

From staff reports The Venango County district attorney’s office is continuing to investigate the death of an Oil City man who was struck and killed…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Pennsylvania has declared this week to be Conservation District Week in the state. The week, which is observed every year,…

From staff reports A 41-year-old Parker man pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of…

From staff reports A Cooperstown woman was sentenced Friday to up to 15 years in prison on a third degree murder charge in connection with…

From staff reports Several people were honored Wednesday night at the annual Venango County Human Services awards dinner at Wanango Country Club in Reno. Martin…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing several charges for having inappropriate sexual contact with two juvenile girls. Franklin state police said in a…

From staff reports In conjunction with this week’s observance of Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, PennDOT District 1 officials in the state’s northwest region highlighted…

By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer Looking to help local manufacturers recruit from within, Keystone Community Education Council (KCEC) has created a new building maintenance repairer…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members on Thursday discussed the possibility of putting up security cameras on the stretch of the Samuel…

From staff reports A Cranberry man was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a truck at the intersection of 15th Street and Mercer…

From staff reports Firefighters from Venango and Clarion counties battled a number of brush fires Tuesday and Wednesday in the dry, warm conditions across the…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer After a long winter, a warm and bird-chirping shot of spring has made its way into the region this week….

From staff reports Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity has announced that more than $11 million of unclaimed property is owed to residents of Venango, Clarion and…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Cooperstown man has been sentenced in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of his two-year-old grandson last July at…

From staff reports The United Way of Venango County announced Wednesday evening that it raised $1,004,200 during its 2022 campaign drive — the largest sum…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin woman who had been facing charges for abusing her infant son was sentenced to jail on Thursday. Emily…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rouseville man and Franklin woman have been charged with animal cruelty related to a widely circulated video on social…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City woman is facing charges for setting up a GoFundMe account for a her daughter who lost everything…

By KARA O’NEIL and HELEN FIELDING Staff writers Venango County District Attorney Shawn White said Friday his office and local police are working around the…

From staff reports Construction of a multimodal trail project along Route 62/8 (Allegheny Boulevard) in Franklin and Sugarcreek is expected to start next week. The…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Work has started on the Cranberry Area School District’s $10.4 million construction and renovation project. The capital improvements to the…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City woman is facing charges after being accused of selling meth and marijuana to confidential informants on three…

From staff reports Dispatchers at the 911 centers in both Venango and Clarion counties said about 100 calls regarding downed trees and wires were reported…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer This month marked two years since Oil City Hospitality, a Richmond, Virginia-based company, purchased the former Days Inn Hotel. So,…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A Cranberry Township resident raised additional concerns over proposed zoning during this week’s supervisors meeting. Property owner Scott Snow wants…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board members heard from parent Jill Harry at their meeting this week, and she encouraged the school…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer A local business is stepping in to help fill a void and starting to sell fabric by the yard. Cris-Cross…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The sale of the Cranberry Mall hasn’t been finalized, but it is still in progress, according to the broker handling…

From staff reports Two Franklin men are facing charges of retail theft after one of them created a diversion while the other stole items from…

From staff reports A 13-year-old juvenile was stabbed by a 15-year-old juvenile during an altercation in Polk Borough Wednesday evening, Polk police chief Ed Sharp…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges for entering a house on Colbert Avenue and then trying to break in…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The Franklin Elks Club is partnering with the local chapter of the Set Free Movement to host a presentation about…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two murder cases are continuing to wind their way through the Venango County court system. Brandon Wells, 46, of Oil…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Cranberry Township supervisors reviewed results of a public hearing held Feb. 23 regarding a proposed zoning change. At the hearing,…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Coraopolis man is facing charges for having a variety of drugs in his possession in the parking lot of…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A search is underway for a new warden at the Venango County jail, but in the meantime, former warden Major…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A magistrate judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted the state’s motion to decertify the class action aspect…

Nate Simmons and Jared Fremer of Jewell Electric work on putting in an electrical outlet outside the new LIFE Northwestern PA facility at 800 Grandview…