Dog license, rabies checks set in Venango, Crawford counties
From staff reports State dog wardens will conduct dog license and rabies vaccination checks in Venango and Crawford counties this month. Pennsylvania law requires all…
Around The County
Negotiators review terms of Cranberry labor contract
From staff reports Negotiating teams for the Cranberry Education Association and the Cranberry school board met Wednesday night to review the terms of a tentative…
Stop signs placed at OC intersection
From staff reports Stop signs have been placed at the intersection of Elm and Duncomb streets in Oil City. The existing traffic signals will no…
Area senior centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…
Nominations sought for awards
From staff reports The Council on Greenways and Trails is accepting nominations of individuals, groups, companies or organizations of Venango, Clarion and Crawford counties for…
$56,000 raised so far for St. Patrick effort
By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Nearly $56,000 has been raised in an effort to save St. Patrick School in Franklin from closing at the end…
Vouchers for farmers market will be available for seniors
From staff reports The farmers market nutrition program for senior citizens will be available through the Clarion Area Agency on Aging. The FMNP program, funded…
Franklin honors teachers of year at reception
Franklin Area School District held its inaugural Teacher of the Year reception Thursday to recognize recipients from each of the four schools. Teachers were nominated…
Chicks-in-the-Sticks event at Oil Creek State Park
Friends of the Oil Creek State Park will hold its fifth annual Chicks-in-the-Sticks event Saturday, June 16, at the park. Women age 18 and older…
OC planning BridgeFest party to connect 2 sides of town
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer A new Oil City community event that spotlights two of the city’s bridges got the go-ahead from city council…
Senior centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation of $1….
St. Patrick supporters get 2 weeks to raise $140,000
From staff reports The parish council at St. Patrick in Franklin decided Wednesday to give supporters of St. Patrick School two weeks to raise $140,000….
Suicide prevention event set in Franklin
From staff reports The Venango County Community Support Program and the Venango County Suicide Prevention Task Force will host the third annual suicide prevention rally,…
Part of I-80 will be closed today to remove rig
From staff reports Interstate 80 eastbound in Venango County will be closed from Exit 35 (Route 308, Clintonville) to Exit 42 (Route 38, Emlenton) from…
Woman taking photos on top of waterfall injured in fall
SLIPPERY ROCK (AP) — Authorities say a woman trying to take photos at the top of a waterfall in Pennsylvania has fallen about 30 feet…
VC students benefit from golf outing honoring 1976 grad
From staff reports Venango Catholic High School students will benefit again this year from a golf outing next month in memory of a VC graduate….
Bluegrass festival continues to draw crowds
The 2018 Bluegrass Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, May 25-27, at the Venango County Fairgrounds. Campers will start setting up at noon May…
Memorial Day ceremonies and parade set in Franklin
Franklin’s annual Memorial Day ceremonies and parade will be held Monday, May 28. The first ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on the 13th Street…
Bishop won’t try to block report on abuse investigation
ERIE (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Pennsylvania says he won’t try to block the release of a report detailing the findings of an…
Sugarcreek council OKs bids for materials, paving project
By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council on Wednesday unanimously approved several bids for supplies that will be used for upcoming projects in the…
Area senior centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…
Victory taxpayers concerned about bridge replacement cost
By JIM MEYER Staff writer The $2 million cost to replace the Fisherman’s Cove Bridge seemed to be the foremost concern in people’s minds at…
Silver Cornet Band offering summer junior program
From staff reports The Franklin Silver Cornet Band is again offering its Junior Silver Cornet Band, a summer outreach program geared toward youth musicians who…
Oil City school board to vote next week on tentative budget
By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Oil City School Board members on Monday reviewed the district’s tentative 2018-2019 budget. The spending plan doesn’t include a tax…
2 recycling collections set for OC residents
The city of Oil City has scheduled two recycling collections for city residents. Electronics collection set An electronics recycling date is set from 8 a.m….
Entries being accepted for Oil Heritage parade
Applications are being accepted for the 40th annual Oil Heritage Festival parade. Returning this year will be clowns, fire trucks, bands, great floats, Zem Zems…
Franklin students do well in Academic Games tourney
From staff reports Several students from Franklin Area School District placed in the 53rd annual Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament held in Knoxville,…
Crack seal work starting in Franklin
From staff reports City of Franklin contractor Suit-Kote is applying crack seal treatment to roads in the Franklin Heights area starting today. Work will be…
Cranberry students honored
Three Cranberry students were recently honored during a Lions’ Club meeting for exemplary service, effort and initiative in their school and community. The students, all…
Polk police K-9 is sworn in
Polk police department’s newest member of the force, K-9 Armin, was sworn in Monday, May 7, 2018, by District Judge Patrick Lowrey. Armin was born…
Area senior centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…
Error on GOP ballots leads to absentee deadline extension
By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County commissioners on Tuesday approved an extension on the deadline for Republican absentee ballots in next week’s primary election…
Franklin walk to school day is Wednesday
From staff reports Franklin’s spring Walk and Bike to School Day will be held Wednesday. The walk is in memory of the late Jim Holden,…
Classes build, demonstrate gas and oil rig
NEW CASTLE (AP) — Some high school students are learning to make robots and three-dimensional items using laptop computers and other technology. At the Lawrence…
Breakdown of proposed property maintenance code
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The version of a new property maintenance code for Cranberry Township is vastly different than a measure that had…
Students learn about danger of impaired, distracted driving
From staff reports The dangers of impaired or distracted driving hit home at Cranberry High School on Friday, as a senior shared her experiences of…
Everybody ‘on the same page’
By JIM MEYER Staff writer What began as a misunderstanding may have led to better cooperation between Emlenton Borough and Venango County, according to Emlenton…
Venango road project expected to start soon
From staff reports A $1 million project on more than four miles of roads in northern Venango County is expected to begin soon, according PennDOT….
Franklin crews to sweep city streets
From staff reports The City of Franklin street department will be street sweeping next week in the following areas: Monday – Third Shift: both sides…
County road maintenance schedule released
From staff reports Venango County Maintenance Manager Garrett Westover announced the following county maintenance schedule for the week of May 7, 2018, for roadways maintained by the…
CDC accepting Camp Funshine enrollments
From staff reports Child Development Centers is accepting enrollments for its annual Camp Funshine. The all-day, 11-week program for school-age children is set from Monday,…
Date changed for veterans benefits program in Seneca
From staff reports A representative from the American Legion will be at state Rep. R. Lee James’ office in Seneca from 10 a.m. to 2…
Tech center students plant tree to observe Arbor Day
From staff reports Students in the Venango Technology Center natural resources program planted a small red bud tree on Seneca Street in Oil City last…
Area senior centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Older Adult Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…
Annual art studios tour scheduled
From staff reports Art Inside has put out a call to artists for the Art Inside Studio Tour, scheduled June 16 and 17. Interested artists…
Public meeting set on Victory Twp. covered bridge
From staff reports A public meeting to discuss the replacement of the covered bridge on Fisherman’s Cove Road over Victory Run in Victory Township will…
PennDOT line painting has started
From staff reports PennDOT’s northwest district is reminding motorists that line painting operations are underway. The six-county region, which includes Venango, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer…
Registration packets available for Franklin’s Taste of Talent
From staff reports Registration packets for the Franklin Fine Arts Council’s ninth annual Taste of Talent vocal competition are available. The council will sponsor the…
Purple event kicks off Venango Relay for Life
By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer The Cat in the Hat made a special visit to the Cranberry Mall on Saturday to show his support for…
Street sweeping schedule listed for Franklin area
From staff reports The Franklin street department will be sweeping streets next week in the following areas: Monday – Third shift:Odd sides of Elk Street…