Around The County

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County commissioners on Tuesday ratified an application for a Department of Environmental Protection grant for $350,000 that would be…

Jen McGarvie directs her son, Grayden, as he runs through the bouncy obstacle course Monday at the first Oil City High School Family Fun Night….

From staff reports Tickets are available for the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad’s Steam Weekend. The event is scheduled Friday through Sunday, June 22-24. The…

From staff reports Kotchegna will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Robert W. Rhoades Student Center at Clarion University-Venango, West First Street in Oil City….

From staff reports The Barrow Theatre Institute will hold several spring workshops starting in mid to late April. Pre-registration is required for all courses except…

From staff reports The work of several Allegheny-Clarion Valley students will go on display starting at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Red Brick Gallery, 17…

From staff reports Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts will host a concert titled “HeartStrings: East Meets West” at 3 p.m. Sunday in Lincoln Hall…

From staff reports City of Franklin staff and local businesses will partake in the annual “Show Pride In Franklin, It’s Yours!” clean up day Wednesday,…

Oil City YWCA Youth department garage sale — The fundraiser will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the YW’s gymnasium. Proceeds benefit…

Two teams of four members each from Venango and Clarion Counties traveled to Lebanon Expo grounds to compete in the annual 4-H Pork Activities Day….

From staff reports A revised work schedule has been set for the rehabilitation of the South Franklin Street Bridge that carries Route 8 over Oil…

From staff reports Cranberry High School faculty and state police will conduct a security/lockdown practice to document security procedures on Friday morning. The exercise will…

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation of $1….

From staff reports Bluebirds are early nesters, and according to Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists, now is the time to place new nest boxes, as well…

From staff reports Oil Region Library Association received a grant to train the area youth to program computers. Former students from last years computer science…

From staff reports Community members may now sign up with Venango Area Community Gardens to request a raised bed for the summer for the use…

Bristol Plowman, age 6, of Dempseytown, donated 8 inches of her hair to Children With Hair Loss, a Michigan-based non-profit organization that provides human hair…

Vendors are being sought for Valley Grove Elementary School’s second annual Mom-to-Mom Sale and Basket Donation Drive. The event will be held from 9 a.m….

Children’s Day will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at the Cranberry Mall.  This year’s theme is “Kids Sizing Up Science.”…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A major concern for first responders is an inability to communicate with other departments responding to the same emergency, but…

Henry Jiang, right, and Seth Mellring, sixth graders at Cranberry Elementary School, work on glazing ceramic bowls for the seventh annual Community Services of Venango…

 Courthouses in Venango and Clarion counties, as well as city hall buildings in Oil City and Franklin, will be closed Friday. The Oil City, Franklin…

From staff reports On March 26, Franklin Area Junior High students Ryleigh Henry, Amanda Buterbaugh, Joe Martin, and Josh Brenan participated in the 2018 K’Nex…

From staff reports Venango County Human Services will host a social services resource fair from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Rocky Grove…

From staff reports Crews will be inspecting poles on Central Electric Cooperative circuits originating from Nectarine, Mineral and Sandy Creek substations in Venango County. The…

From staff reports Easter events have been scheduled in the area. Event information may be emailed to goodtimes.thederrick@gmail.com. Clarion An Easter party for children ages 1…

Registration packets are being accepted for the ninth annual Taste of Talent vocal competition. The Franklin Fine Arts Council will sponsor the competition which begins…

From staff reports PennDOT’s traveling workers memorial is on display at PennDOT’s Venango County maintenance building at 1460 Pittsburgh Road in Franklin. The memorial will…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The FBI confirmed Thursday it was conducting a court-authorized excavation last week at Dents Run in Elk County. While not…

From staff reports The Oil City Middle School Drama Club’s production of “One Magic Moment” will take place at 6 p.m. today and at 2…

Clarion An Easter party for children ages 1 to 12 will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Clarion Moose,…

By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer The issue of security was brought up at Wednesday’s Sugarcreek Borough Council meeting when borough Police Chief Matt Carlson mentioned…

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…

Cranberry High School was the scene of “Glo-ga Night,” or glow in the dark yoga, on Tuesday. The Cranberry Wellness Committee held its Spring Family…

Mary and Manuel Nazario saw that Gahr’s Excavating were beginning to tear down Dandy’s Frontier Family Fun Park on Route 322 in Cranberry and asked…

From staff reports The Oil City Police Department announced that it will join the Pennsylvania State Police and over 235 municipal agencies in conducting the…

From staff reports The Cranberry Expo, a public event designed to promote commercial and industrial businesses in Cranberry Township, will be held from 5 to…

By WILLIAM STEVENS – Staff writer An Oil City teenager is planning to give back to the less fortunate in Oil City following a fundraiser…

The Oil City Main Street Program will host an educational workshop titled “Balancing Then and Now: Color and Painting for Historic Buildings and Homes” from…

From staff reports Franklin High School’s VEX robotics team wrapped up its 2017-18 campaign at the Western Pennsylvania State Championships held Saturday at Keystone Oaks High…

From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said several highway and bridge projects are on the agenda for the northwest region over the next…

From staff reports Starlite Xpress baton group will accept registrations at its first practice of the season set for Thursday, March 22, at the Venango…

Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…

The cast, crew and production staff at Keystone High School will be presenting “Little Shop of Horrors” Thursday through Saturday. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets…

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, Smedley and Seventh Street Elementary Schools hosted a Jump Rope for Heart event at Oil City High School. The schools…

From staff reports Gov. Tom Wolf continues to expand his commitment to combating sexual assault on Pennsylvania college and university campuses. Today, at an event…

From staff reports The third installment of the Petroleum Program Series at Drake Well Museum and Park will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. This…

The Allegheny-Clarion Valley Drama Club will present the Broadway Musical hit, “The Addam’s Family” at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 15-16, in the high…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer Sections on more than a dozen Oil City streets have been earmarked for paving projects this spring and…

The Lakeview High School’s theater department’s 2018 production will be “The Addams Family: A New Musical.” The characters from the popular TV comedy will come…