Around The County
144 receive diplomas at Oil City graduation
From staff reports Oil City High School handed out diplomas Wednesday to 144 graduates in the Class of 2016. The district’s 139th commencement exercises were…
Big Butt Cleanup in Titusville aims to raise tobacco awareness
After school on Tuesday, students from Titusville Area Schools will partner with community members to clean up cigarette butts and other debris in Titusville parks….
Franklin High’s ‘Great Eight’ take on Flannery O’Connor
By BETH PFOHL Staff writer At Franklin High School, AP English and the “Paradise Lost” trial are synonymous. The trial is the culmination of four…
CDC to offer free lunch program at 18 sites
From staff reports For the eighth straight summer, Child Development Centers (CDC) will offer its Lunch Time free lunch program for children and teenagers at…
St. Patrick students work on service project
From staff reports Seventh- and eighth-grade students at St. Patrick School in Franklin worked with Mustard Seed Missions and Catholic Rural Ministries on a service…
Cranberry Elementary students get safety lesson
From staff reports Nearly 200 Cranberry Elementary School students spent a portion of Friday afternoon outside learning about summertime safety. The program was a reward…
Game commission: Don’t disturb young wildlife
From staff reports HARRISBURG – Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of…
Winners announced in Feldman competition
From staff reports Winners in the 24th annual Margaret Feldman Competition for Excellence in Writing were announced Thursday at a ceremony at St. John’s Episcopal…
Racers revved up for Two Mile Run Regatta
From staff reports As racers rev up for the Two Mile Run Regatta, the event itself will help rev up the local economy. The regatta…
Schools take wait-and-see outlook on transgender restrooms
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Some local school districts are taking a cautious approach when it comes to deciding how to implement a policy regarding…
Titanic Living Museum
Students in Merissa Wenner’s reading classes recently studied passengers from the Titanic and presented oral presentations for fifth graders in the gymnasium. Students also created…
Big Uncle Day fishing event set June 4
From staff reports The Venango County Coon and Fox Hunters Association will hold its Big Uncle Day, with registration at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4….
Nearly 200 attend Family Fun Day
From staff reports Despite rainy conditions, Oil City YMCA held Family Fun Day with nearly 200 in attendance Saturday, May 14, at Camp Coffman. Children…
Clarion County Relay For Life close to fundraising goal
By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer Participants in the Relay For Life of Clarion County are only $7,000 from reaching their $36,000 fundraising goal for this…
Franklin students compete in AGLOA Nationals
From staff reports Franklin students Rosie Ferraro and Alyssa Shick’s inter-district team took second place in the Propaganda competition at this year’s Academic Games Leagues…
Game commission seeking information on osprey nests
From staff reports HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is conducting a statewide survey of osprey nests this year. The osprey is one of Pennsylvania’s…
Money collected to help family after fire
From staff reports A total of $408 was raised during a 50/50 raffle at Friday’s Little League baseball game at Peanut Park in Knox and all of the…
Driver hurt, resident OK after car hits PA duplex
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a driver has been hurt, but a sleeping resident is OK after a car ran off a rural road…
Kinder-camp at Hasson
Annabelle Waters and Emma Donovan practiced writing their name at the Hasson Heights Elementary’s kinder -camp. The event is aimed at providing activities to incoming…
OCHS grad serving aboard guided missile destroyer
A 2007 Oil City High School graduate and Oil City native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Ross. Lt….
Venango County Historical Society Hosts Tour of River Ridge Mansion
The land in Cranberry Township that was purchased by Joseph C. Sibley on November 15th 1911, had previously been Robert Lamberton’s Argeon Farm. Soon afterward,…
All-day turkey hunting begins Monday
From staff reports Beginning Monday, Pennsylvania turkey hunters will be permitted to hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset until the…
Family Fun Day is Saturday at Camp Coffman
From staff reports Family Fun Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Camp Coffman The event is sponsored by the Clarion…
Suicide prevention rally scheduled for May 21
From staff reports The Venango County Community Support Program will host its first annual suicide prevention rally Saturday, May 21. The event, titled “Let’s Band Together To Prevent Suicide,” will…
Military and Veteran’s Expo set for June 8
From staff reports The Northwest Pennsylvania Military and Veteran’s Expo will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Cross Creek…
Local teacher wins Literacy Award
Seneca Reading Council named Sarah Margherio, of Oil City, the 2016 Celebrate Literacy Award winner at its April meeting. Margherio shared her love of reading with…
Clarion County sheriff files five animal cruelty counts
RODNEY L. SHERMAN Staff writer Five summary counts of cruelty to animals have been filed against a Clarion Township man in connection with an incident…
Tech center students help at cemetery
Students from the Venango Technology Center welding technology class, including Ben Middleton and Ty Barker, both of Oil City High School, placed section markers at…
Valley Grove gifted students head back to ancient Egypt
By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer Ancient Egypt will come alive tonight as Valley Grove Elementary School gifted students perform a production of “The Nile Network”…
Oil Region Alliance Workshops
Two free workshops have been scheduled in conjunction with the Get-on-the-Trail entrepreneurial business plan contest. The first will take place from 6 to 8 p.m….
Students StandOut
From staff reports The Forest Area School District Student Councils organized and invited the high school student body to participate in StandOut, a movement designed…
OCHS team wins Venango Envirothon
From staff reports A team of students from Oil City High School won first place in the Venango Envirothon. The competition was held Tuesday at…
Save Our Miller-Sibley Pool sets pool party June 2
From staff reports The Save Our Miller-Sibley Pool fundraising committee plans a pool party there from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, June 2. Cost…
Arts Day
Everett Van Dyke poses with his marker and crayon drawing titled “Spiral Snail” on Thursday night at the annual Arts Day at Seventh Street Elementary…
17 Rocky Grove students inducted into National Honor Society
Rocky Grove High School held its 2016 National Honor Society induction Monday. Among those inducted were (above, from left) Tyler Clayton, Koby Winslow, Addison Shull,…
Yarn trees
The trees on the 12th Street Island in Franklin have been bombed’ with yarn creations in an art project by Diane’s Linen & Yarn Shoppe…
Audubon society sets bird walk
From staff reports Bartramian Audubon Society will host a Bird Walk at Buttermilk Hill Nature Sanctuary at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016. Beginners are welcome to…
Venango County Youth Field Day slated
From staff reports The annual Venango County Youth Field Day will be held Saturday, June 18, at the Izaak Walton grounds on Deep Hollow Road….
State police hold memorial ceremonies
From staff reports Pennsylvania State Police Troop E Memorial Day ceremonies were held Tuesday at the Lawrence Park headquarters in Erie County to honor and…
O.C. school pen pals meet each other
From staff reports “This is my favorite thing, I’m having so much fun,” said Oil City High School junior Leah Fox (right) as she visited…
Child Development Centers receives $110,000 grant
From staff reports Child Development Centers has been awarded a $110,000 grant from the Samuel and Edith Justus Charitable Trust that will help fund the…
Not many cicadas expected here this spring
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Experts are predicting a minimal presence of cicadas in the tri-county area this spring. After completing a 17-year lifecycle underground,…
Bike rodeo held in Oil City
Venango County sheriffs deputy Dan Lauer adjusts a helmet for bike rodeo participant Camerin Shotts, 7, grandson of Todd Shotts of Seneca. Safe Kids-Clarion/Venango provided…
Two generations plant $50,000 gift for new YMCA
From staff reports CLARION – Two generations of Clarion County families have teamed up to provide the latest $50,000 capital gift to the Clarion County…
AC Valley Prom Court
The Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School prom will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Members of the prom court include: (front, from left) Jill Caldwell,…
Oil City receives Tree City designation again during Arbor Day events
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Oil City celebrated Arbor Day Friday by being recognized as a Tree City USA community for the 19th consecutive year….
Expert says conditions favorable for spring gobbler season
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer The wait is now over for Pennsylvania turkey hunters, as today marks the opening day of spring gobbler season across…
Firefly program slated May 11 in Clarion
From staff reports CLARION – Seneca Rocks Audubon Society will sponsor a program titled “Summer’s Dazzling Gift” on fireflies at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11,…
Color run planned May 21 in Shippenville
From staff reports SHIPPENVILLE -The Clarion County Career Center Police Science students will be conducting a 5K color run on Saturday, May 21, at the…