Sugarcreek Borough police, in conjunction with Community Services of Venango County, collected $1,200 worth of non-perishable food items and personal hygiene products in the department’s sixth annual food drive.
The event was held Dec. 17.
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The Petroleum History Institute, Friends of Drake Well, and Drake Well Museum and Park will honor Paul D. Adomites, Carl C. Heinrich and Wayne S….
Students from the Forest Area School District earned widespread recognition at the FCCLA State Leadership Convention, bringing home numerous gold and silver medals, leadership roles,…
Betty L. Allmendinger, 79, of Knox, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Jesse M. Blest, 79, of Oil City, passed away on Monday morning,…
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A new sign next to Bear’s Furniture and Mattress and Valley Dairy in Cranberry Township reveals a new hibachi and sushi restaurant is on its…
Kathryn L. Coulter, 78, of Oil City, passed away Monday, March 30, 2026. Linda Ellen Ross, 84, passed away on March 26, 2026. Margaret “Peg”…
Meet Sunshine! If you need some Sunshine on your cloudy days, then adopt some! Sunshine the kitty may be shy at first but once he…
Despite temperatures in the 20s, families gathered in Franklin’s Fountain Park for the annual Easter egg hunt, where bundled-up children eagerly searched for colorful eggs…
Cold temperatures in the low 20s led to a smaller turnout for Pennsylvania’s Mentored Youth Trout Fishing Day, with many popular spots sitting mostly empty….
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 10, which covers Clarion County, is seeking college students for employment during the summer months. Student summer workers assist in…
Florence M. “Dolly” Vitka, 53, of Oil City, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026. Mitchell Lee Mansfield, 58, passed away on March 28, 2026….
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A Sharon man, Laven Davis, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death…
A Harrisville man, Riley McGuire, 18, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a PennWest Clarion student in her campus residence hall in…
Carol Elizabeth Fox, 78, of Dempseytown, passed away on Friday morning, March 20, 2026. Patricia Jean Knespel Young, 87, of Emlenton, Richland Township, Clarion County,…
Meet Solice! Solice thinks she is a lap dog. She would like nothing more than to be carried around like a baby all day. Unfortunately…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced a bridge replacement project on Paint Mills Road in Clarion County, with contractor Francis J. Palo Inc. currently…
David R. Burk, 81, of Franklin, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of The Derrick for…
Franklin High School senior Sam DeNinno shared his high school entrepreneurial experience with Franklin students in Deb Grove’s introduction to business classes. DeNinno was a…
Alaina Attenborough, right, pins a new badge on her father, Scott Attenborough, during his promotion to Captain in the Oil City Fire Department during the…
Twelve students were inducted last week into the Karl P. Seiffert Chapter of the National Honor Society at East Forest High School. The induction ceremony…
A Franklin man, Thomas Rodgers, faces multiple drug and DUI charges after police stopped him in Barkeyville and found meth, fentanyl and paraphernalia in his…
Frederick G. Cauvel, 88, of Franklin, passed away on March 22, 2026. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of The Derrick for this…
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A New Castle man, Jauan Searcy, was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison and six years of supervised release after pleading guilty to drug…
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A former corrections officer at the SCI Forest state prison has pleaded guilty to assaulting two corrections officers in training during apparent hazing incidents. Garrett…
