Around The County

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Wireless Zone, a Verizon retailer, is hosting its annual backpack giveaway from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at stores across…

From staff reports The Junior Olympics and children’s parade were brought back into the Oil Heritage Festival lineup of activities this year after a two-year…

From staff reports According to the Penelec website, storms that rolled through the area on Sunday resulted in, at one point, more than 2,000 power…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer More people are enjoying the products at the Oil City farmers market since it changed its hours at the beginning…

From staff reports Pennsylvanians have been facing dangerously high temperatures and stifling humidity, and those conditions are sticking around this weekend. As temperatures rise, the…

Dave Rodgers, on behalf of the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Venango County, made and donated a “Free Little Library” to the Central Elementary…

From staff reports PennDOT will partner with the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, the Venango County Sheriff’s Department and the Crawford Area Transportation Authority (CATA),…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer About 50 people, including many veterans and officials, turned out Wednesday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Veterans…

From staff reports The seventh annual Oil Valley Film Festival is returning to its full pre-pandemic form with events taking place at the Oil City…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin City Council members approved several Historical and Architectural Review Board (HARB) certificates of appropriateness, including one retroactively for residents…

From staff reports A free informational program about home canning and food preservation will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Scrubgrass Grange as…

Rebekah Deal, who served as president of the Oil City Rotary Club for two years, passed the gavel to Kevin Frawley, who will serve as…

From staff reports Northern Pennsylvania Regional College will hold an open house event for prospective students from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at…

From staff reports Venango County will sponsor a household hazardous waste and electronics collection event Saturday, July 30, at the county’s recycling center in Franklin….

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Have you ever wanted to check out the glories of the Milky Way and the Big Dipper through a telescope?…

Reginald Rice, of Rouseville, looks toward the new artwork on the steps of the Oil City Library as he exits the library Friday afternoon. Marcy…

From staff reports Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange (FLEX), the young professionals group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, is hosting this year’s Oil…

From staff reports The Franklin Rotary Club will sponsor a blood drive from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce…

A playground will be built at the site where the former St. Stephen rectory is being demolished on Reed Street in Oil City near St….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Sidewalk repairs and improvements to public safety communications in Oil City are in the works for this year. In the…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County recently received a grant from the state for more than $300,000 for an expansion at the Venango County…

From staff reports An art exhibit is on display at the Venango County Historical Society in Franklin that showcases a variety of works by local…

From staff reports Some changes are coming to the Oil City farmers market in July. Beginning next week, the open-air curb market will be changing…

Andrew Hestor (in the lift) and Darrell Stout were continuing to assemble the new bandshell in Oil City’s Justus Park on Tuesday. Work began on…

Mark McDonald, with Palo Inc. out of Clarion, sweeps the new sidewalk around the East First Street side of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Oil…

From staff reports Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 round of the Northwest Commission’s Greenways Block Grant Program for eligible projects within the…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer This year’s Jolly July 3rd festivities in Oil City will feature a new band and the addition of a pet…

From staff reports Franklin’s annual Fourth of July Festivities Week returns with its traditional parade and fireworks, but also a lot of music and children’s…

From staff reports An Oil City business, which for nearly two decades has been a staple for people who enjoy that cup of coffee or…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Several Oil City firefighters were training in firefighter survival Monday at a home on Petroleum Street across from the YMCA….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Eagle Scout with Troop 28 in Rocky Grove earned all the merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts earlier…

Oil City fire captain John Rodgers, firefighter John Horn and captain Eric McFadden (from left) were among the Oil City Fire Department members collecting donations…

Work began Tuesday on the demolition of the former St. Stephen rectory on Reed Street. The offices for St. Joseph Parish, which encompasses St. Joseph…

John Trapasso, the T Mobile rural market manager for western Pennsylvania, presented Oil City Mayor Bill Moon with a check for a $49,000 T Mobile…

From staff reports NuPaths is partnering with PA Rural Robotics Initiative in its mission to prepare high school students to become future-ready through career exploration…

From staff reports The Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism has received a $20,000 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Keystone Historic Preservation planning…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Mile Run County Park has so much to offer on its 2,700 acres, and the Oil Valley Jeeps organization…

From staff reports The Oil City Fire Department is accepting donations for its annual Coats for Kids drive. The goal of the Oil City and…

From staff reports Hunting and furtaker licenses are now being sold for the 2022-23 season. Licenses may be purchased at the treasurer’s office in the…

From staff reports The Oil City Main Street Program’s Music on the Square outdoor concert series is returning to Oil City this summer, and the…

From staff reports Oil City Fire Department members will be collecting donations for the Jolly July 3rd fireworks in downtown Oil City on Friday, June…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer School is ending for the year and temperatures are rising. And you know what that means — time for the…

From staff reports Rocky Grove Avenue in Franklin will be closed to northbound traffic in Sugarcreek Borough next week from its intersection with Route 322…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin’s popular Taste of Franklin restaurant sampling event won’t be held this summer due to restaurant staffing shortages. “The restaurants…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Students poured out of Hasson Heights Elementary School and into the sunshine Friday afternoon to see school principal Matt Siembida…

From staff reports Meadville Pike in Franklin will be closed to traffic from its intersection with Route 322 in Franklin to Bell Avenue in Sugarcreek…

From staff reports The Franklin Fine Arts Council’s Thursday night Concerts in the Park series will kick off at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Bandstand Park…

By JAMIE HUNT Contributing writer More than 150 cyclists participated in the first Roughneck Gravel Roubaix bike race on Saturday. The event’s starting point was…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer They say everything is bigger in Texas. The Cranberry Area High School robotics teams certainly found this to be true…

From staff reports Beginning in July, the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville’s Education and Training Hub will feature a new Certified Medical Assistant and Phlebotomy…