Recent Deaths 10/19/16

Margaret J. Gould, 80, of Fairmount City, died Oct. 17, 2016. Bryan L. Smith, 50, of Franklin, died Oct. 17, 2016.   For the complete article, please…


Big Ben has surgery; not out long term

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The cartilage in Ben Roethlisberger’s aching left knee is repaired. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are optimistic their franchise quarterback will return…


Autumn abounds

It seems like fall arrived overnight or at least within the last few days. Maples, oaks, sassafras and other trees create colorful displays across Pennsylvania’s…


Pet of the day 10/18/16

Name: Casper Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 7 years Sex: Male Size: Medium Color: White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Casper can be found at Venango…




Rollover crash on Deep Hollow Road

Emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle-rollover crash late Monday morning along Deep Hollow Road just outside Oil City. Franklin state police responded to the crash,…


Therapy dogs visit students

Melanie Finotti and her goldendoodle OzzieBear and Greg Baker and his Havanese Reggie visited first graders at Sandycreek Elementary School last week. Finotti and Baker…



Pens fall in overtime, 4-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jared Bednar’s streak is just chugging along. Gabriel Landeskog redirected a shot by Nathan MacKinnon past Marc-Andre Fleury 22 seconds into overtime…



Recent Deaths 10/18/16

Lois L. Simpson, 92, of Sligo, died Oct. 17, 2016. David Scott Hampson, 59, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Franklin, died Aug. 20, 2016. Pamela…




Pet of the day 10/17/16

Name: Face Breed: Terrier, American Staffordshire/ Retriever, Labrador Age: 7 years Sex: Male Size: Medium Color: Brown/ White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Face can be…






Steelers can’t swim with ‘Phins

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – The Miami Dolphins left Ben Roethlisberger limping, and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t look much better. Roethlisberger missed…



Recent Deaths 10/17/16

Janet D. Bish, 68, of Hawthorn, died Oct. 15, 2016. Doris Jean Dolby, 82, of Strattanville, died Oct. 15, 2016. Margaret “Peg” McNamara, 94, of Oil City,…












Recent Deaths 10/15/16

James David Curry, MD, 91, of Mansfield, Ohio, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. Willis E. Hook, 88, of Knox, died Thursday, Oct.13, 2016. Stanley J. Barsh…



Bald eagle sighting

A bald eagle was spotted feeding on roadkill Friday morning just out side Barkeyville. Deana Billock says it’s been showing up for about two days. (Photos by Deana…


Pet of the day 10/14/16

Name: Ryder Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 7 months Sex: Male Size: Small Color: Orange Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Ryder can be found at Venango…


Fur, fun and photos

Tri-County Animal Rescue, The Venango County Humane Society and Precious Paws Animal Rescue in Franklin have Halloween-themed contests and events planned. Safehaven Small Breed Rescue…





What a way to start!

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Phil Kessel beat Braden Holtby in the fourth round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins began the defense of their Stanley…



Recent Deaths 10/14/16

Margaret “Peg” G. McClelland, 95, of Franklin, died Oct. 12, 2016. John F. “Toe” Stover Jr., 45, of Oil City, died Oct. 12, 2016. Alma Faith…



Maybe it is in our faces

I don’t have the answers. If I did, I wouldn’t be in a profession that questions everything. I do know this though, we are living…




Pet of the day 10/13/16

Name: Lisa Breed: German Shepherd Mix Age: 2 years Sex: Female Size: Medium Color: Beige/ red Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Lisa can be found at…



Siblings and lessons learned

I have never been one to write “Dear future self” or “Dear sorority sisters” blogs, I always thought that they were cheesy and corny and…