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…
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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…
Valley Grove says latest mask rules will present more challenges
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer State requirements announced Monday by the Pennsylvania Department of Education present a challenge to Valley Grove School District’s reopening plan,…
Clarion Co. reports 5 new coronavirus cases over weekend
From staff reports Clarion County now has 89 cases (82 confirmed and seven probable). According to the state, Venango County on Sunday subtracted a confirmed…
Massive effort to put out blaze
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Weary firefighters returned Friday morning to the scene of the massive blaze that destroyed Seneca Hardwood Lumber Co. in Rockland…
Cranberry supervisors will seek virus funds for internet upgrades
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer At the urging of a resident, Cranberry Township supervisors said Thursday they will press the county commissioners to tap…
Seneca man wanted in burglary arrested after search in Oil City
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Seneca man who was wanted by police in connection with a burglary last month in Oil City was captured…
Venango, Clarion add to virus totals
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced Venango County reported one additional confirmed COVID-19 case and Clarion County reported one new…
OC man charged for having deceased man’s documents
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges after he was found in possession of identifying documents belonging to a recently deceased man….
Franklin finances a concern
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin city manager Tracy Jamieson painted yet another bleak picture of the city’s financial situation at Monday’s city council meeting….
Area career, tech education centers eligible for state aid
From staff reports Clarion County Career Center and the Venango Technology Center are both in line to receive state aid, according to a news release…
New Bethlehem man sentenced in sexual assault case
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A New Bethlehem man was sentenced Wednesday in Clarion County court on a statutory sexual assault charge. Jacob Tyler Hook,…
OC girls raise $2,460 for troops with lemonade stand
By LEANDRO ARISTEGUIETA Staff writer An Oil City girl and three of her friends raised $2,460 for troops overseas with funds from a lemonade and…
Franklin man facing indecent assault charges
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for sexually assaulting a young girl. Shane Biles, 28, is accused of having indecent contact with…
2 facing charges for breaking into OC home
From staff reports Two men are facing charges for breaking into an Oil City home and threatening the occupants with a frying pan. Oil City…
Tri-county reports no new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
From staff reports The state Department of Health announced the tri-county area reported no new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, but Clarion County added one new…
Junkyard cleanup orders still held up in courts
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Enforcement measures aimed at ordering a Cranberry Township junkyard owner to clean up debris at the intersection of Route…
Venango, Clarion counties add to virus case totals
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced Venango and Clarion counties each reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Venango County,…
Venango County reports additional COVID-19 case
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced Venango County reported a new confirmed case of COVID-19, giving the county 60 cases…
County received more than 100 CARES applications
Venango County has received more than 100 applications from businesses and non-profits for grants out of the county’s CARES money since a grant application process…
Venango, Clarion counties report virus cases over weekend
From staff reports The state Department of Health reported that Venango added two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and Clarion County had one…
Applefest organizers cancel 2020 event
From staff reports The Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Applefest Core Committee has voted to cancel this year’s Applefest as a…
Man accused of fleeing from police
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after he was accused of fleeing from police and resisting arrest. On June 30 at 1:30…
Trees knock lines onto garage, causing fire
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer No one was injured in a garage fire Wednesday morning in Oil City. The garage, which is detached from the…
Oil City woman facing second set of drug charges
From staff reports An Oil City woman already accused of selling drugs to undercover buyers is facing additional drug-related charges after police searched her residence…
2 get probation in connection with explosive device cases
From staff reports Two people who had been charged in relation to three explosive devices discovered in apartments in Franklin and Sugarcreek Borough in December…
Clarion, Venango counties see virus cases subtracted
From staff reports The state Department of Health announced Clarion and Venango counties each had a confirmed case of COVID-19 subtracted from their respective cases…
Heritage fest moving ahead; events cut, music still on tap
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Oil Heritage Festival, an annual event celebrating the community and its storied history, is set for next week….
No county jobs lost in reorganizations
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Venango County commissioners clarified Friday that no jobs were lost when the county reorganized multiple departments, leading to the elimination…
OC police officer hurt in Route 8 crash
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City police officer was injured and a city police cruiser totaled in a crash Wednesday morning involving the…
Man accused of assaulting officers waives hearing
From staff reports A Franklin man facing charges for assaulting three police officers at an apartment in Franklin waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in Venango…
House backs James’ bill to aid remediation of toxic waste areas
From staff reports The state House unanimously approved legislation drafted by Rep. Lee James that would add a member of the coal refuse energy and…
Venango, Clarion report additional cases over weekend
From staff reports The State Department of Health over the weekend announced three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Venango County and two additional cases…
Polk, other state centers have kept virus out
By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer As the coronavirus continues to ravage long-term care facilities across the country, only one of Pennsylvania’s four state centers has…
Man charged for fleeing from sheriff’s deputy
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for fleeing from a Venango County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Roman Incorvia, 27, was…
Man charged with assault, fleeing from police at hospital
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing felony charges in connection with an incident in the UPMC Northwest parking lot in which the…
No new coronavirus cases reported from tri-county
From staff reports 8 hrs ago HARRISBURG – The state Department of Health on Monday reported no new cases of COVID-19 from the tri-county area,…
A call for unity
As the Rally 4 America took place in Brookville on Independence Day, an American bald eagle, as if on cue, soared overhead. The first-ever event…