Hefty grant will fund trail development work in region
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A few more gaps in the 270-mile long Erie to Pittsburgh Trail, a journey that cuts through Venango and…
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Franklin woman accused of sending children on cold, unattended walk
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin woman is facing charges for sending three children unattended to pick up diapers from another house in Franklin…
OC man facing charges after drugs found in home
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges after drugs and drug delivery paraphernalia were fund in his East Fourth Street home on…
Venango County adds 14 to virus total
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced Venango County reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 (five confirmed and nine probable) and…
OC man accused of running from police twice in 2 days
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for running from police twice in two days. Oil City police said they initially made…
2 Titusville officers test positive for COVID
From staff reports Two police officers for the City of Titusville have tested positive for COVID-19, city manager Neil Fratus said. A statement issued Saturday…
Venango, Clarion counties report new virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Sunday announced Venango County reported nine new cases of COVID-19 (seven confirmed and two probable) and…
No healthy amount of rainfall appears to be in sight
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer As the Gulf Coast states are getting battered by heavy rains, courtesy of Hurricane Delta, other areas across the…
11 new virus cases reported between Venango, Clarion
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced Venango County reported six additional cases of COVID-19 (five confirmed and one probable) and…
Federal judge: Vulgar anti-Trump sign may stay until Nov. 4
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A federal judge in Erie has ruled an Oil City man’s political sign that includes a vulgar word can…
Franklin man faces multiple charges in crash that injured 5
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man faces numerous charges after police said he crashed a vehicle while under the influence in late August,…
Police accuse Franklin man of molesting girl
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges of molesting a girl, now 13, for two years. Kenneth Urey, 76, would fondle the girl…
Father charged after no one home to let boy into apartment
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges in connection with an incident in which his six-year-old son was dropped off after school and…
Motion for class action suit filed in Polk case
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A federal lawsuit filed by 13 residents of Polk and White Haven state centers could represent all residents of the…
OC woman charged after 2 children found shut in their rooms
From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing drug and endangerment charges for selling drugs to an informant and for keeping her two children…
7 children removed from OC woman’s home
From staff reports An Oil City woman was arrested and arraigned Wednesday after her seven children were found to be living in unsanitary conditions in…
Woman waives hearings on endangerment, drug charges
From staff reports A Franklin woman already facing child endangerment charges is now facing an additional drug-related charge. Amber Knox, 30, was being booked into…
Cranberry ups its fan count at indoor athletic contests
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The number of fans and players who can attend indoor athletic contests at Cranberry High School has been increased….
More details released in 2 Cornplanter fires
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer More details were provided Monday by Cornplanter Volunteer Fire Department about two blazes that occurred over the weekend in Cornplanter…
Venango, Clarion counties report new virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Sunday announced Venango County reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 and Clarion County reported one…
Mall movies will close for now due to lack of new films
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A lack of new films and a cash flow problem will temporarily shut down the Movies at Cranberry in…
Venango Co. subtracts virus case, Clarion Co. adds 3
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced Venango County subtracted one confirmed case of COVID-19 and Clarion County reported three new…
Cranberry will seek funds for 2 projects
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township intends to ask Venango County officials for some funds to help offset costs on two construction projects….
Victim of fatal crash in Rockland identified
From staff reports Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh on Wednesday identified the victim of Tuesday’s fatal crash between a FedEx truck and lawn tractor in…
1 person killed in Rockland Township crash
From staff reports One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash in Rockland Township involving a FedEx truck and a lawnmower, Franklin state police…
Dog dies, garage destroyed in Frenchcreek fire
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A two-stall garage was destroyed in a fire that was reported at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in Frenchcreek Township. Polk…
16 charged in area meth trafficking operation
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Sixteen people, including four from Titusville, were implicated on drug charges in a nine-count indictment unsealed Thursday by an Erie…
Venango, Clarion counties report additional virus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced Venango County reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 and Clarion County reported one…
Venango County adds to virus totals
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced Venango County reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the county’s total to…
Marshal: Cause of Seneca Hardwood blaze not known
From staff reports The cause of the massive blaze that consumed and destroyed the Seneca Hardwood Lumber Co. building last month will never be known….
Man, woman face charges in UPMC Northwest incident
From staff reports A man and woman from Oil City are facing charges after being accused of causing a ruckus and hitting a police officer…
City council has a burning issue
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer How to burn, what to burn and when to burn within the city limits dominated the agenda at Oil…
Shippenville man’s death ruled homicide
From staff reports Clearfield County Coroner Kim Shaffer-Snyder has ruled the death of a Clarion County man who had been in state prison for child…
Oil City man accused of burglary
From staff reports An Oil City man has been charged with breaking into a residence on North Street in Oil City on Monday. At about…
Harrisville man suffers fatal injury in OC crash
From staff reports A man was fatally injured in a one-vehicle crash on the Route 8 bypass Monday in Oil City. Oil City police said…
Venango, Clarion counties report additional cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced Venango County reported two new cases (one confirmed and one probable) and Clarion County…
County keeping broadband upgrade in forefront
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners say they are looking into contracting to have wireless technology that can be used for supplying internet…
Shippenville man serving rape sentence found dead in prison
From staff reports A Shippenville man serving a sentence at the state prison in Houtzdale on rape charges was found dead in his cell. Houtzdale…
Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as investors pull back
Asian markets skidded Friday after Wall Street had its worst day since June, as investors’ exuberance faltered after a spate of record highs. Shares fell…
Venango, Clarion unemployment rates below statewide average
HARRISBURG – The state Department of Labor & Industry on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Venango and Clarion counties were below July’s…
Venango, Clarion unemployment rates below statewide average
From staff reports The state Department of Labor & Industry on Tuesday announced the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Venango and Clarion counties were below…
Cranberry man arrested after high-speed chase
From staff reports A Cranberry man is facing charges for leading police on a high-speed chase Sunday in Cranberry Township. Franklin state police observed Justin…
OC drug raid details outlined
From staff reports Three Oil City residents are facing numerous drug charges following the multi-agency raid of a residence in the 600 block of North…
Man charged with supplying drugs to minors
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for allegedly supplying at least two minors with drugs and alcohol in exchange for nude photos…
Funding for Cranberry housing project falls short
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Cranberry Township supervisors learned Thursday that a quest to secure federal funding by a housing developer for a township…
Butler man accused of sexually assaulting girl, 14
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Butler man is facing charges for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the Emlenton area. A criminal complaint filed…
Venango County reports new virus case
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday reported one additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Venango County, giving the county a total…
Final Zonta collection is Saturday in OC
The Oil City-Franklin Zonta Club will hold its final collection of materials for its COVID CARES kits from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at…
State to pilot virus exposure notification app
HARRISBURG – The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced it will be conducting a pilot program for a COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app, which…
OC man charged with sexual assault of minor
From staff reports A 20-year-old Oil City man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Knox girl in June. Eric Glen Sharp is charged with…