Renate M. Jennings, 88, of Franklin, passed away on August 25, 2025.
Eula M. McMasters, 97, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025.
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Meet Ray! Meet Ray, a friendly and curious boy who’s eager to explore the world and make new friends, especially humans! Ray is a smart…
James W. Lovell of Porter Township will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sept. 1, marking a life rich in family, hard work, and adventure. Born…
After July’s adventures in mud and malfunctions, you’d be forgiven for thinking the hardest part for me was blindly feeling around through years of built-up…
Renate M. Jennings, 88, of Franklin, passed away on August 25, 2025. Eula M. McMasters, 97, of Franklin, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025….
Meet Sam! We currently have 6 cattle dog/blue healer dogs available for adoption now. These babies were rescued from a hoarding situation that got out…
The Pithole Lantern Tours will return, Oct. 4, offering visitors a nighttime walk through the legendary oil boomtown’s storied past. Tours will depart every 10…
Friends of Drake Well will hold its fourth annual Oil Boom Historic Dinner at Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville on Sept. 25. Doors…
Samuel H. Ross, 73, of Oil City, passed away on the evening of August 27, 2025. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of…
Meet Haleh Adams! Haleh was born in July of 2023. She came to PAWS shortly after giving birth to 8 kittens. She is a great…
The Rocky Grove Fire Department held its annual ISO inspection Wednesday, a process described as a “doctor’s check-up for fire trucks” to ensure the vehicles…
Patricia B. Stack, 89, of Titusville, passed away on July 31, 2025. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of The Derrick for this…
Meet Maggie! Maggie is such a sweet girl! She is only about 9 months old, and weighs just over 40 pounds. Maggie loves to run…
The Cranberry School Board hired three more secondary teachers Monday—Justine Zuchowski for technology and computer science, Kalynne Ziegler for physical education, and Christine Garmong for…
A teenage girl who was reported missing from an Emlenton residence has been found and is safe, according to Franklin state police. The girl was…
No one was injured in a one-vehicle rollover on West Second Street Tuesday afternoon in Oil City that resulted in the driver being taken into…
Meet Yzma! Yzma was born in March of 2025 along with his siblings, Tipo, Kronk & Pacha. They came to PAWS after being trapped in…
Over 40 registered pet owners filled the rooms of Franklin Animal Clinic on Saturday for a Pet First Aid Class, which raised funds for the…
Jeffrey “Jeff” Scott Thomas, 58, of Elk City, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025. John W. Yoder Sr., 77, of Parker, passed away on…
Meet Titus! Titus is a tall handsome boy that came to us as a stray. He is about two years old and currently weighs about…
Cranberry Township’s annual car show, now called the Sonny Buckholtz Car Show in memory of long-time township supervisor Fred “Sonny” Buckholtz, will be held this…
An Oil City woman, 32-year-old Gladys Calero, has been charged with hindering prosecution after police said she told her 6-year-old daughter not to speak about…
A Franklin woman, 23-year-old Kelsey Baker, is facing multiple felony charges after Sugarcreek police said she admitted to starting a May 29 fire on Lamberton…
PennWest Clarion welcomed more than 1,500 freshmen on move-in day Friday, with students arriving from 33 states and 15 countries. Families shared bittersweet moments as…
I said we’d be back in August. And here we are! Just… maybe not quite the way I imagined. Why does this ever surprise me…
Matthew J. Edwards, 48, of Oil City, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025. Paul D. Adomites, of Oil City, passed away. Diane Lynn Henry, 71,…
Meet Pacha! Pacha was born in March of 2025 along with his siblings, Tipo, Kronk & Yzma. They came to PAWS after being trapped in…
Today’s Nifty at 90 feature celebrates Paul Meagher of Oil City, a devoted family man, Army veteran, and lifelong sports enthusiast. Paul served 21 years…
“Yonder Mountain,” an original operetta by local composer John Krumich, premieres tonight at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin. Set in post-Civil War Appalachia, the allegorical…
Lawrence “Larry” Laverne Best Jr., 60, of Knox, passed away on August 11, 2025. Jonathon Daniel (Dan) O’Connor, 73, of Valdez, Alaska, passed away on…
Meet Lotus! Lotus came to us a stray, so we don’t know much about her history. She is a nice medium sized dog (about 40…
