Around The County

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Halloween is right around the corner, which means many elated children will be cruising through local neighborhoods on the hunt…

From staff reports Good Hope and Zion Lutheran churches in Oil City will again deliver Thanksgiving meals to the elderly, shut-ins and homebound members of…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Hope 21 Ministry is collecting dresses for its annual “A Dress For You” event. A curbside drop off will be…

Students involved in the Christian Life Academy robotics team cheer on their team at the Wolverine BEST robotics competition that was held last weekend at…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The Cranberry Area school board, on Monday evening, heard an update on Phase 2 of the district’s site improvement plan….

From staff reports The Friends of the Oil City Library will hold a Halloween fundraiser on Friday. Baked goods will be sold from 9 a.m….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Oil City School District teachers were recognized and received grants from the Venango County chapter of the Pennsylvania Association…

From staff reports The Franklin Street Department will pick up leaves this week with vacuum machines in the following areas, weather permitting: Monday: Greentree area of…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The much-discussed national controversy surrounding solar farms is now garnering local discussion. During the Venango County Regional Planning Commission’s meeting…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Local kids have a chance to meet and hang out with local emergency responders this afternoon at Buffalo Street Lanes…

From staff reports The United Way of the Titusville Region on Thursday was presented with $55,000 in Community Project Funding for the Fiscal Year 2022…

From staff reports Six years ago, a small group of students desiring to pursue a deep Bible study began by choosing to study the Torah…

From staff reports Jessica McNellie of Rocky Grove will hold a bake sale Sunday to raise money for Children’s Hospital. The fundraiser is the 10th…

From staff reports The Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School BEST Robotics team is fervently finishing its projects for the 2022 BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin School District curriculum director Christina Cohlhepp told school board members during a work session meeting on Monday night that…

From staff reports Various local emergency responders along with area residents participated in Fire Prevention Night on Friday at the Cranberry Mall. The emergency responders…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The state’s fireworks law has been revised, and Franklin City Council members were asked at their monthly meeting last week…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Oil City Fire Department handed out about 460 coats to children in need in Venango County this year through…

From staff reports Oil City water crews will flush fire hydrants again next week from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Sunday night and continuing…

From staff reports Venango County will sponsor a collection event for both household hazardous waste and electronic items from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,…

By LUKA KRNETA News editor About 100 children participated in Central Elementary School’s Walk and Bike to School Day on Wednesday. The children, who were…

From staff reports Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) will hold an open house from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at five in-person locations — the…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer A pre-school speech therapist at the Riverview Intermediate Unit and her family displayed a core communication board that has 48…

From staff reports The Venango Chamber Orchestra will present a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin. This will be…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City School District has been looking into a dangerous crossing on Plummer Street in Oil City. Oil City Superintendent…

From staff reports The Seneca Seventh-day Adventist Church will host a free event, open to the community, to provide information about prenatal health and pregnancy….

From staff reports The City of Franklin street division will begin to pick up bags of leaves in the city on Monday. Paper biodegradable bags…

Cornplanter Twp.: 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31 Cranberry: 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31 East Brady: 5:30-7 p.m., Oct. 31 Emlenton: 6-8 p.m., Oct 29 Franklin: 6-8 p.m.,…

From staff reports The Erie Philharmonic will perform a public concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, in Trinity United Methodist Church in Oil City….

From staff reports The Venango County Historical Society’s annual Applefest used book sale begins today. There are three expanded book categories this year — used…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer After enjoying some chatter and a dinner together, 17 first response agencies were recognized during the Titusville Moose Family Center’s…

From staff reports Throughout the year, Second Presbyterian Church of Oil City has marked its 150-year anniversary with a variety of special events and activities….

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer A saying goes that little by little, one goes a long way. That is Amber McMillen’s goal in raising childhood…

From staff reports Oil City water crews will flush fire hydrants in the city from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday The areas…

From staff reports The winners of the 2022 Oil Region tourism awards have been chosen. Nearly 500 voters selected their favorites from more than 50…

From staff reports The Fertigs Community Center will hold its annual fall family hayride Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15. Non-scary rides for younger children will…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer A cool fall evening followed on the heels of a day of patchwork clouds as the Franklin High School homecoming…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Cranberry School Board members heard reports Monday on the success of the summer reading program in the district and the…

From staff reports The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville’s Education and Training Hub will hold a fall open house at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15,…

From staff reports The 2022 Oil Valley Film Festival was held Sept. 9-11 in Oil City and featured 23 films. Participants in the seventh annual…

From staff reports Christian Life Academy is gearing up for the annual BEST Robotics competition in October. This year’s theme is “Made to Order”, and…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members gave their blessing to a plan to bring a bike share program to Venango County at…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Cranberry Township supervisors have applied for funding that would help a bridge project and two township parks. Township manager Eric…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board members met Monday for their monthly work session after an open house and meet the teams…

A Little Free Library was dedicated on the UPMC Northwest campus on Monday. Standing near the library bookcase are, from left, Tammy Carr and Jonathan…

From staff reports The combined Mu Xi chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing will honor the nursing contributions of local…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The owners of a new coffee shop in Oil City have their sights set on soon opening their business in…

From staff reports Tickets are on sale for the “Oil City Uncorked” fall wine walk scheduled from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in…

From staff reports The National Horse Lovers Association’s popular Monte Carlo Trail Ride will return Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Lockwood horse camp at Two…

By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer Precious Paws Animal Rescue, like any nonprofit seeking to raise funds for its cause, has proved it’s willing to go…