Around The County

Grove City College is ushering in the Christmas season with Light-Up Night, a series of student-led concerts, and its beloved candlelight service. Daily lunchtime Carnegie…

Local writers Jill Harry and Richard Sayer are featured in the 14th edition of the “So It Goes” Literary Journal from the Kurt Vonnegut Museum…

The East Forest National Honor Society, in partnership with East Forest school staff, Bigfoot Festival Committee and Clarion American Legion, organized a reverse food drive…

The Barrow-Civic Theatre opens its first-ever all-youth main stage production, “Frozen JR,” tonight, featuring students in grades five through 10 performing and running lights, sound,…

Shoppers come and go at the new Marshalls store, in Cranberry, during its grand opening on Thursday. Store manager Missy Bowen said that the parking…

Franklin Area School District will soon receive its long-delayed state funding, with $8 million arriving in two installments after the Pennsylvania budget passed. Business Manager…

The owner of Wildcat Mansion, Jon Bernstein, and artist Amber Bailey updated the Cranberry Economic Development Committee on the property’s rich history and its growing…

Local organizers for Wreaths Across America are seeking wreath sponsorships to honor veterans during this year’s wreath-laying ceremonies on Dec. 13, marking the program’s fourth…

Kristyak’s Korner in Sandy Lake Borough sold a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $100,000 for the Nov. 14 drawing, according to a news release from…

Christmas lights began to be draped over the Cranberry Township community Christmas tree on Monday. The evergreen was set in place in front of the…

Visitors from as far as California attended an open house at Clarion-Limestone High School to explore Lion Manufacturing, a student-run enterprise now in its third…

Pennies from Heaven, now in its 30th year, has partnered with the Clarion Kindness Project to help working Clarion County families and single parents provide…

Santa Claus made an early stop in Tionesta on Saturday for “Christmas in the Village,” delighting kids and adults alike. Most of the town’s specialty…

Franklin Precision Castings is celebrating 40 years in precision investment casting, evolving from its roots as an 1878 sand foundry and later a glass mold…

From left, University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gabel, Trustee Emerita Suzy Broadhurst, Jim Broadhurst and Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations Nancy Merritt are seen at…

Franklin City Council chose not to support PennDOT’s request to replace the city’s historic-style streetlights at the Liberty Street intersections of 12th and 13th streets…

The Franklin Area School District is seeking original two-dimensional artwork — such as paintings, drawings, textiles, or printmaking — from artists 18 and older for…

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced its annual Litter Hawk Youth Award Program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade, encouraging environmental stewardship and creativity. This…

The Oil City High School Class of 1965 celebrated their 60th class reunion on October 25th at the Knights of Columbus in Oil City. Members…

The Cranberry High School Class of 1975 recently held its 50th class reunion at Cross Creek Resort. Sixty classmates along with spouses and friends were…

High school students from across the region, including teams from Keystone and Redbank Valley, gathered at PennWest Clarion for the Steelers STEM: Powering Pittsburgh competition,…

A crew from the City of Franklin water network looks for the source of a water main break near the intersection of 12th and Liberty…

Oil City will honor veterans Tuesday with its annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony, beginning at Justus Park and ending at the Oil City VFW,…

Core Goods’ new Farm to Neighbor Fund in Oil City saw an overwhelming response on its first day, prompting owner Ashley Sheffer to temporarily scale…

Nearly 80 students at Cranberry Area High School met with representatives from about 30 area businesses and agencies for mock interviews at the school. Students…

Fourteen students were inducted into the Franklin Area High School National Honor Society last week. They are (front, from left) Rachel Thomas, Ava Ritchey, Gabrielle…

The North Clarion School Board directed Superintendent Steve Young to explore a $3 million tax revenue anticipation note in case the ongoing state budget impasse…

Clarion County author Sky Fisher will host a free story time and craft event from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sparrow Books in Clarion…

North Clarion School District will host its annual Veterans Day Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. in the high school cafeteria and Veterans…

Lori Horn pins a lieutenant’s badge to the coat of her husband, John Horn, at his promotion to lieutenant at the Oil City Fire Department…

Emlenton’s Halloween festivities took place on Saturday afternoon, with the town’s annual parade kicking off a day of family-friendly fun. The event, held a day…

Franklin Area High School hosted its first-ever “Haunted Hallways” community trick-or-treat event Thursday evening, drawing between 100 and 200 attendees. Organized by the student council,…

Nearly 20 children arrived at the Oil City Library on Friday morning dressed in costumes for a special Halloween Storytime event. Parents and children enjoyed…

Students from all over the county participated in different ways for Halloween this year, from trunk-or-treating, to parades and classroom parties. Seventh Street and Smedley…

The Venango County Elections Office conducted its public voting machine test Friday morning at the Courthouse Annex ahead of Tuesday’s municipal election. Elections Director Laura…

The Grove City Area Historical Society will conclude its Fall Speaker Series with a special Veterans Day program by Debbie Bell at 6:30 p.m. Nov….

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association honored Oil City School District as a Great Pennsylvania School during Monday’s board meeting, presenting a ribbon to mark the…

The Franklin Area School Board learned Monday that staff absenteeism and student disciplinary referrals declined in 2024-2025. Superintendent Eugene Thomas presented an AI-assisted year-in-review highlighting…

Good Hope Lutheran Church will deliver full Thanksgiving meals to the elderly, shut-in and homebound members of the community on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. The…

The inaugural Franklinstein Haunted History Tour, hosted by Franklin Preservation and the Barrow-Civic Theatre, drew a large crowd Saturday night for a spooky journey into…

The Franklin General Authority has announced next week’s tentative schedule for its A-108 sewer replacement project. Work in the Third Ward will include paving on…