Cranberry Twp. searching for Morrison Park volunteers
By SALLY BELL Staff writer Cranberry Township is looking for volunteers to help maintain flower plots at Morrison Park. The announcement was made at a…
Around The County
St. Stephen 7th graders to present comedy
From staff reports Mr. Gauche (Elliott Eisenman) listens to Droopy the Clown (Chase Anderson) try out to be co-anchor with Roxanne (Lauren Ronchi) while Cyrano…
Steelers to take on Keystone
From staff reports The Steelers Footballers Basketball Team will be at Keystone High School to play against school faculty and senior basketball players. There will be six…
Relay for Life kickoff event is this weekend
From staff reports Paint Venango County Purple, the kickoff event for Relay for Life, will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Cranberry Mall. There…
OC library to close early Friday
From staff reports The Oil City Library will close at 4:30 p.m. Friday in preparation for the Oil City Uncorked Wine Walk starting at 5…
Wizards game brings in $8,500 for playground fund
From staff reports This week’s visit by the Harlem Wizards to Oil City High School raised about $8,500 for the Hasson Heights Elementary School playground…
West Park Rehab to open clinic in Seneca
From staff reports SENECA – West Park Rehab will open a new physical therapy clinic in Seneca. The new location, at 3233 State Route 257…
CLA art winners show off their work
Christian Life Academy in Seneca held their annual Open House and Art show on Friday, April 22, 2016. Each year, CLA art teacher Cristy McCandless…
Local runners to take on Pittsburgh Marathon
Hasson Heights Community Church’s Moving With Purpose runners are headed to the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 1. The runners include the marathon relay team of Sue Flockerzi-Clark…
Vendors sought for O.C. farmers’ market
From staff reports The Oil City Main Street Program is seeking vendors for the Oil City Farmers’ Market. Vendors who sell locally grown fresh fruit,…
New mental health program for women veterans begins this week
From staff reports VA Butler Healthcare started a new group program for women veterans recovering from mental health illnesses this week. The program is called…
Fitness showroom planned at former Franklin Press building
From staff reports The owner of Specialty Fabrication and Powder Coating and president of Specialty Fitness Systems has plans for the former Franklin Press building…
Playing catch
The threatening skies Friday afternoon didn’t keep Kobe Goodman from playing a little catch with his friend Jayson Weilacher in a field just off Carroll…
18 inducted into Cranberry National Honor Society
Bike rodeo planned next weekend in OC
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Oil City’s youth have an opportunity to gear up for summer next Saturday at a bike rodeo organized by PennDOT,…
Harlem Wizards to take on O.C. school staff
From staff reports The world famous Harlem Wizards will face off against the Hasson Hornets at 6 p.m. Monday at Oil City High School. The…
Youth choir to perform ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’
From staff reports The Venango Youth Choir will perform a musical titled “Mother Goose Rhymes” at 4 p.m. Sunday at Good Hope Lutheran Church, 800…
‘Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic’ screening set in Titusville
From staff reports The Crawford Health Improvement Coalition (CHIC) plans a screening of the documentary, “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic,” Wednesday at Colestock Auditorium….
VC wins high school teen driver competition
From staff reports Venango Catholic High School won the annual Venango-Forest County Teen Driver Competition on Wednesday at the Rocky Grove Fire Department building. Eighteen…
Cornplanter brush fire
Cornplanter volunteer firefighters Dave Corle and Jamie Carson soak the ground around a brush fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Sharon…
GEMS take trip to SRU
Oil City and Franklin GEMS clubs took a field trip to Slippery Rock university to visit the Computer Science Dept, learn about robots, and explore…
27 inducted into Franklin National Honor Society
From staff reports Franklin High School students (from left) Ben Nettles, Amy Mook, Tyra McGarvie and Damon Lewis were escorted to the National Honor Society…
Girl battling brain tumor back in school
By SALLY BELL Staff writer A Franklin youngster is back in school after a two-month hospitalization for a brain tumor. Jessica Bookwalter, 6, started back…
Good Samaritins rescue cat
A plea was put out on Facebook on Monday night by Jamie Bimber Kase about a cat who had been stuck for 3 days on…
Former Marine scheduled to speak today in Titusville
From staff reports Former Marine and Titusville native Davey Lind will speak at 7 p.m. today at the Bruce Shorts Post 5958 Veterans of Foreign…
Clarion PAWS needs help with ‘dumped’ cats
From staff reports Clarion PAWS posted a Facebook message for help for several cats. “As happens so often, a couple cats get ‘dumped’ on someone’s…
West Forest students stock trout
West Forest 4th grade students and 10th grade Academic Science students had the opportunity to stock trout on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The students spent…
Clean up day
Thirteen Boy Scouts from Troop 111 in Seneca took advantage of the beautiful weather Sunday, April 17, 2016, to clean up their section of Route…
First day of Trout
Chris Duffy returns to this area every year for opening day of Trout season. The Pittsburgh native now lives in Greenville, South Carolina, but says…
Screenings of Oil City film draws large crowds
By JON HAAG Staff writer Droves of Oil City residents flocked to a set of screenings in the Rhodes Auditorium on the Venango College Campus….
Man’s long career on the road inspires prized plate collection
By JON HAAG Staff writer Barry L. Mitchell of Oil City has amassed a massive collection of roughly 5,000 license plates in the past 12…
Practice makes perfect
Andy Bell plays the tuba during the second practice of the Franklin Silver Cornet Band in the band room on the second floor of Franklin’s…
Decision expected soon for PIPP lawsuit
By RICH JACKSON Staff writer A decision is expected before April 21 on the lawsuit Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers have filed against the state. The…
Hip-hop, rap artist returns to headline Franklin event
By E. CURTIS HANNA Staff writer Franklin High School will again be the site of First Presbyterian Church’s Connect2Christ Spring Jam – a night of…
Drug task force says new adolescent program serves need
By SALLY BELL Staff writer A new mental health treatment program for adolescents has come to Venango County. The Regional Counseling Center of Oil City…
Youth-oriented agencies outline summer activities
By JON HAAG Staff writer The Focus on Our Future Collaborative Board heard a series of presentations from local agencies Thursday during a gathering at…
OCHS puts music in the air this Spring
From staff reports The Oil City High School music department presents its sixth annual Night of A Cappella at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the high…
‘Craziness is multigenerational in my family’
Area families are taking advantage of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Mentored Youth Trout Days program. The program takes place before the traditional rush of…
Friends of Franklin library sets events
From staff reports Friends of the Franklin Public Library has events coming up. Orders are being accepted for Andrea’s Pastries until April 29 with delivery scheduled…
Salvation Army’s Digital Learning Program launched
From staff reports Jordan Kostenbauder (left) and Zander Black are pictured engaging in the Salvation Army’s new Digital Learning Program, which was launched recently in…
Venango Youth For Christ to host overnight event for teens
From staff reports Venango Youth For Christ/Campus Life will host an overnight event next week for teens in grades 6-12. The RIOT – Ridiculous Incredible…
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
From staff reports PASSAGES, Inc. and the Clarion VDay Project hosted Clarion University’s third Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Men…
National forest eyes renewal of Tour de Forest permit
From staff reports MARIENVILLE – The Allegheny National Forest’s Marienville Ranger District has received a proposal from the Marienville Volunteer Fire Department to renew its…
Friends of Clarion Free Library holding membership drive
From staff reports CLARION – The Clarion Free Library has formed Friends of the Clarion Free Library, a member-supported nonprofit organization that advocates, raises funds…
Venango Co. coroner reiterates stance on drug overdose deaths
By SALLY BELL Staff writer Fatal drug overdoses in Venango County will continue to be classified by coroner Christina Rugh as accidents, not homicides. Rugh…
East Forest students inducted into National Honor Society
Students at East Forest High School were inducted into the Karl P. Seiffert chapter of the National Honor Society at an April 7 ceremony. Induction…
Clarion Rotary Club offering scholarships
From staff reports CLARION – The Clarion Rotary Club is accepting applications for the Rotary Clarion University Scholarship and the Amy Davis Scholarship. Offered annually, requirements…
OC student wins welding contest
From staff reports The Pittsburgh Section of the American Welding Society had its award ceremony at the Carnegie Science Center March 29. The actual welding…
Beautiful weather ahead
What a difference each day will make this week. According to the National Weather Service today will be mostly sunny with a high near 41…
Popular Oil Creek fishing tourney returns next month
From staff reports The Oil Creek Classic fishing tournament has turned into quite the catch. Entering its third year, the fly fishing competition will bring…