Heart of Gold Award winner announced
From staff reports Colten Sutley, a junior at Oil City High School, is this year’s recipient of the annual Cole McMahon Memorial Heart of Gold…
Around The County
Applicants sought for Catholic Heart Work Camp projects
From staff reports Catholic Heart Work Camp volunteers will be returning to Oil City this summer, and organizers are ready to receive applications from homeowners…
Cranberry Bon-Ton not among 8 stores closing in state
From staff reports The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. announced Wednesday it is closing 42 stores, including eight in Pennsylvania, as part of a company reorganization. The…
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…
Fire departments receive state grants
From staff reports Forty fire departments and ambulance organizations throughout Crawford, Forest and Warren counties have been awarded approximately $411,804 from a grant program administered…
Intermediate unit offers adult classes, seeks tutors
From staff reports The Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit No. 5 adult education and career readiness program is accepting enrollments for free adult education classes. The…
Health fair planned at UPMC Northwest
Reservations are being accepted for a free community health fair. UPMC Northwest will host the fair from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 16. The…
Industry Club tours area businesses
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the West Forest Industry Club visited several businesses, including Titusville Hospital, Bluegill Graphix, UPMC Hamot, Tom Ridge Environmental Center, and watched…
Venango archaeology group to meet Feb. 9
From staff reports The Venango Archaeology Chapter will meet at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Christ United Methodist Church, 1135 Buffalo St., Franklin. This…
ROBOTICS RULE
By JIM MEYER – Staff writer A student competition at Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School that showcased youthful technical ingenuity while providing perspective on the…
Celebration of Talent Competition at The Barrow-Civic Theatre
This year’s Celebration of Talent contest will span quite the range in age and in variety of talents. The competition will feature 12 performers from…
Anglers and boaters may face new fees
So maybe the cuts won’t have to be as deep as expected. That’s the hope anyway. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissioners – unable to convince…
Liberty Cabaret show opens today
From staff reports “Liberty Cabaret Goes to the Movies” opens today at Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin. The production is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today and…
Senior Centers set schedules
Cranberry Place The Cranberry Place Senior Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is served daily at 11:30 a.m. for a suggested donation…
Plans for Route 322 railroad crossing to go on display
From staff reports Plans will go on display in early February for a railroad crossing project on Route 322 in Franklin. The crossing is about…
Nature art display set for Franklin On Ice festival
From staff reports Paintings, sculptures, photography, furniture, papier mache, mixed media, glass mosaics, other 3-D items and fabric art pieces have been assembled into the…
Robotics tournament set Friday at Franklin High School
From staff reports A robotics tournament will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday in the gymnasium of the Franklin Area Junior/Senior High…
Pinewood Derby winners announced
Bear Scout Paul Adams Jr. (left) was the winner of the Cub Scout Pack 37 Pinewood Derby held Sunday at the Sandycreek Township fire hall….
Titusville police now carrying naloxone
From staff reports The Titusville Police Department started to carry naloxone in its vehicles Wednesday to assist medical personnel with early intervention and medical treatment…
A piece of history-Family moves to old Historical Society House
By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer Many a Venango County resident has likely set foot inside the home of Kipp and Candida Walton at 301…
Ladies’ Clothing Swap
A Ladies’ Clothing Swap will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at St. Patrick School, 952 Buffalo St., Franklin. People may…
Novel written by area native available at Oil City Library
A historical fiction novel written by an Oil City native is now available at the Oil City Library. “Anna,” written by Catherine Gierlach Kennedy, is…
Sugarcreek will have presence at hearing on Route 8 corridor
By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough Council members on Wednesday discussed the news that a public hearing will be held Feb. 8 regarding the…
Area senior centers set schedules
Titusville Senior Center The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…
Lions Club honors Cranberry students
From staff reports Cranberry students Dodge Peterson, Ashlynn Collins and Ellabay Perry were honored with the Lion’s Club’s Service, Effort and Initiative awards Monday during…
OC students participate in chorus fest
Twenty-two students from Oil City Middle and High Schools participated in the first ever District 3 Jr. High Chorus Festival on Jan. 15 at the…
Oil City Heritage Society extends sale of materials
From staff reports The Oil City Heritage Society has extended its sale of materials relating to local history. The Looking Back tabloids, Grove Hill Cemetery…
Troop E Camp Cadet registration open
From staff reports The Pennsylvania State Police in Troop E, along with the Erie Kiwanis Club, announce online registration for the Troop E Camp Cadet…
CareerLink partnering with libraries to offer services
From staff reports A new partnership between CareerLink and the libraries of the Oil Region Library Association is in the works. “CareerLink recently changed models…
KEEN ON KOYACK
By ED BRANNON – Sports editor Had Karen Koyack known months ago what would happen on Jan. 7, she definitely would’ve pushed her partial knee…
Matric shows off its new line of equipment
From staff reports Matric Group, a Seneca-based contract manufacturer and engineering designer of electronic assemblies and industrial controls, presented its new line of equipment to…
Barrow-Civic Theatre to mark 25 years
From staff reports This year marks the 25th anniversary of Franklin Civic Operetta Association’s Barrow-Civic Theatre. The theater has a full slate of productions and…
Sugarcreek Borough manager: Kmart closing will ‘be felt’
By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer The April 8 closing of the Kmart store on Allegheny Boulevard in Sugarcreek Borough will certainly “be felt.” That’s the…
Senior center sets schedule
From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…
Venango Youth Choir to begin rehearsals
From staff reports The Venango Youth Choir will begin rehearsals for the spring semester Monday. The choir is open to all area students in Grades…
Annual Girl Scout cookie campaign begins
From staff reports Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania entered the next century of Girl Scouts selling cookies on Friday, Jan. 5. The Girl Scout Cookie Program…
Popular local musician to open music store in Franklin
By JIM MEYER – Staff writer For Franklin businessman Tony Neidich, helping a friend helped him launch his music store. When the friend fell sick…
Fundraiser to benefit church restoration
Franklin Preservation will hold a Divine Intervention Party from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 Park Way in the Miller Park section…
Titusville Senior Center sets schedule
From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…
Cold for a Cause polar plunge rescheduled
From staff reports The Cold for a Cause polar plunge scheduled Saturday at Two Mile Run County Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24,…
Fundraiser to benefit church restoration
From staff reports Franklin Preservation will hold a Divine Intervention Party from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 Park Way in the…
Artists may enter items for nature art showcase
From staff reports The third annual Nature Art Showcase will be held Feb. 2-3 in the lobby of the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin during the…
Tax-aide program to be offered in Venango County
Venango County SVP in conjunction with the AARP Tax-Aide Program will be offering free tax preparation services. IRS trained and certified volunteer tax counselors help…
Winter artistry
By Sydney Herdle – Staff writer Josh Rowe’s attention to detail has him spending hours in the freezing cold focusing on the intricacy of snowflakes…
Full slate of entertainment planned for First Night
First Night Oil City will be held from 5:30 p.m. until midnight Sunday. The celebration is marking its 20th year. Entertainers who will join the…
Cold for a Cause polar plunge planned
From staff reports The Oil City YMCA and Two Mile Run County Park are hosting the first Cold for a Cause polar plunge Saturday, Jan….
St. Stephen fundraiser nets 3,250 pairs of shoes
From staff reports Eighth-grade students at St. Stephen Elementary School in Oil City conducted a fundraiser before Christmas in which they were able to collect…
Titusville Senior Center sets schedule
From staff reports The Titusville Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is served at noon for a suggested donation of…
New FICDA director makes Franklin her business
By JIM MEYER – Staff Writer The new year means a new job for Deb Eckelberger, as she will take on the role of developmental…
Christmas Surprise
Redbank Valley High School teacher Blane Gold took his AP Government class shopping. The students purchased gifts for 8 children in the New Bethlehem community….