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Duncomb Street in Oil City closed for parking ramp demolition
From staff reports All lanes of Duncomb Street between Seneca Street and Elm Street in Oil City are closed, according to PennDOT. The street…
Pet of the day 2/27/17
Spot is a sweet 6 month old male Lab mix that is new to the rescue center. For more information on Spot please contact Tri-County…
Summit set for women vets; Days to mark in March
There are many important days in the Month of March. Here are a few: March 3, 2017 – Navy Reserve’s 102nd birthday. The Navy Reserve…
Turkey, Vegetable & Oat Mini-Meatloaves with Marinara Sauce
Serves 6 Expeller-pressed canola oil spray 1 8-ounce package crimini (baby bella) mushrooms (about 21/2 cups) 1 small yellow onion, cut into eighths 4 cloves…
Petroleum Program Series will begin Thursday at Drake Well
From staff reports TITUSVILLE – Drake Well Museum and Park and Friends of Drake Well will kick off this year’s Petroleum Program Series on Thursday….
Pediatricians warn against pot use: Not your dad’s marijuana
CHICAGO (AP) — An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot…
Party Time! Outlaw, Smoke, Gronk turn Daytona 500 into bash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Outlaw, Smoke and Gronk turned the Daytona 500 into party central. The good times were just getting started in…
‘Moonlight’ wins best picture at botched Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar winner, take two. Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” — not, as it turned out, “La La Land” — won best picture at…
Recent Deaths 2/27/17
Helen “Honey” D. Gibson, 101, formerly of Cooperstown, died Feb. 25, 2017. Michael D. “Fuzz” Lockhart, 57, of Oil City, died Feb. 24, 2017. Robert William…
Busy and heartbreaking year
The story below appeared in Monday’s Business Review Section B. The print version was edited for space constraints. Don’t stop scrolling after the article or…
Sugarcreek Borough accident
Cranberry Twp. DUI
Pet of the day 2/24/17
Name: Spicy Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 1 year Gender: Female Size: Medium Color: Grey/ Cream Declawed: No House-trained: Yes Adoption Price: $40.00 Spicy can…
Baked spaghetti squash with meat sauce
Servings: 4 Start to finish: 90 minutes (30 minutes active) 1 large spaghetti squash, washed and stickers removed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound ground…
‘The Addams Family’ will take to the stage at RGHS
From staff reports Rocky Grove High School will be creepy and kooky at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 2-4, when the school’s music department…
Sugarcreek coin machine theft probe continues
From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are continuing to investigate two thefts from coin machines on Rocky Grove Avenue. Police said the first theft occurred…
OC native retiring as vicar general for diocese
From staff reports An Oil City native is retiring from his position as vicar general with the Erie Catholic Diocese. Msgr. Robert J. Smith, JCL,…
Crews battling wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Crews are working to contain a wildfire that’s burning in a rural area of the Texas Panhandle while firefighters in Oklahoma…
Tom Brady: The Movie? Fans divided, foes say they’ll pass
BOSTON (AP) — Tom Brady: The Movie? A new book and a major motion picture are in the works about the New England Patriots’ star…
Recent Deaths 2/24/17
Joanne M. Bonner, 84, of Victory Heights, died Feb. 20, 2017. Gordon Russell Goodman, 81, of Oil City, died Feb. 22, 2017. Dorothy C. Miller,…
Cranberry Twp. criminal mischief
Clarion Twp. DUI hit and run
Pet of the day 2/23/17
Name: Bear Breed: Boxer Mix Age: 2 years Gender: Male Size: Large Color: Black/ Rust Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Bear can be found at Venango…
Banana oat muffins
Servings: 26 muffins Start to finish: 40 minutes 1/2 cup (gently packed) pitted dates 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or other oil or butter) 2 medium…
Region could hit 70 degrees Friday; cool-down on the way
By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer With warmer temperatures this week it feels like spring has sprung, but the uptick will soon be over. Bill Modzelewski,…
Bishop visits St. Patrick School
As part of the celebration of the sesquicentennial year of St. Patrick Parish, Bishop Lawrence Persico celebrated a Mass with the St. Patrick School students…
SpaceX makes good on space station delivery a little late
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that…
Marte ready to take over in center field
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Starling Marte, the guy displacing Andrew McCutchen in center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates this year, hasn’t played the position regularly…
Jackie Evancho wants to meet Trump on transgender rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a month after performing at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, singer Jackie Evancho says she and her transgender sister want to…
Recent Deaths 2/23/17
Dolores M. Hetzler, 85, of Emlenton, died Feb. 21, 2017. Ross W. Crist, 94, of Gibsonia, formerly Oil City, died Feb. 21, 2017. “Bill” Christian W….
Pinegrove Twp. DUI
Horton Twp. simple assault
Pet of the day 2/22/17
Sammi came in as a stray who was picked up along the road while she was seen eating roadkill by a good samaritan. She was…
Awarded for safety
Thirty-two accident free drivers of Klapec Trucking Co. were honored at KTC’s annual Safety Awards Banquet on Feb. 4 at Days Inn in Oil City….
Thyme and Yukon Gold potato gratin
Serves 10 to 12 Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes 2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon minced garlic…
Victory Heights Hill crash
From staff reports Franklin state police released details Tuesday about a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township that sent two…
Hutchinson speaks to OC second graders
State Sen. Scott Hutchinson of Oil City spoke Monday to second graders at Hasson Heights Elementary School. After finishing a unit on government and in…
US shutting down Dakota Access oil pipeline protest camp
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to close a Dakota Access pipeline protest camp that’s been around for more than six…
Milo Yiannopoulos apologizes for remarks, quits Breitbart
NEW YORK (AP) — Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos was by turns apologetic for comments he made about sexual relationships between boys and men and…
Penguins handle Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes…
Recent Deaths 2/22/17
Diane A. Neville, 83, of Scranton, died Feb. 15, 2017. Donald Alexander Kilgore, 85, of Killeen, Texas, died Feb, 13, 2017. Nicholas C. Kolbrick, 77,…
Storms hit N. California with gusts up to 199 mph, flooding
MODESTO, Calif. (TNS) — Northern California was battered by another atmospheric river that produced record rainfall and wind gusts that reached 199 mph. The dramatic…
Cherrytree Twp. assault
Farmington Twp. DUI
Pet of the day 2/21/17
Name: Banana Breed: Beagle mix Age: 7 years Gender: female Size: Small Color: Brown/ black Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Banana can be found at Venango…
Springing forward?
Recent warm weather has some spring flowers peeking out and has raised the hopes of some that spring is just around the corner. Over the…
Better meatballs
Start to finish: 2 hours, 15 minutes (1 hour, 15 minutes active) Servings: 6 3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2 pound…
Victory Heights crash
One person was injured in this crash Monday afternoon on Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township. A dispatcher with Venango County 911 said the accident…
Seneca family named March for Babies ambassador family
From staff reports A Seneca family has been named the ambassador family for this year’s Oil Region March for Babies. Jessica and Chris McKiernan and…