Frank C. Adelsperger of Oil City, commander of James M. Henderson Post 32 of the American Legion, salutes the wreath he placed at the base of the veterans monument in the Central Avenue plaza island. More...
At about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, shots were fired and the march from Justus Park across Veterans Bridge in Oil City began to begin Venango County’s public ceremony to commemorate Veterans Day. More...
The new state budget contains funding and the city has been encouraged to apply for state money.
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Staff writer
A change in tactics has prompted volunteers and others pushing for the Main Street program in Oil City to go after state funding.
Communities that meet criteria for a Main Street designation by the state can obtain money to address a myriad of issues from building facade improvements to marketing, business expansion, recruitment of new businesses and more. More...
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they’ve been using. More...
The Oil City High School Class of 1954 held its 55-year reunion Oct. 10 at the Quality Inn and Conference Center in Franklin.
Thirty-nine class members attended along with class adviser Ray Goodwill and his wife, Naomi. More...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — On a cold, rainsoaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief. More...
Editor:
This is in response to the Oct. 23 letter from Louise Kifer (“The gun or bear trap: One is going to get you”).
It’s a shame what was done to you, and it was done for no financial gain. Nobody was trying to put food on the table for their hungry children but, hey, I like your ultimatum. More...
There’s an old adage which goes, “you are what you eat,” and it says here unbeaten Mercyhurst Prep has eaten a lot of cream puffs since opening the season with a 28-14 win over Mercer. More...
Pittsburgh’s defense was severely weakened when the All-Pro safety was hurt in Week 1.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers watched a snowsplattered Troy Polamalu make a seemingly impossible, one-handed scoop interception on a mushy field against Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers last season. That doesn’t mean they believed it.
“Impossible,” linebacker James Farrior said. More...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s been Taylor Swift’s year, and Wednesday was her night as she became the youngest person and the first solo female act in a decade to win the Country Music Association’s entertainer of the year award. More...
Changing physicians can be wrenching for older patients. My mother never got over it when her longtime doctor retired. The “new” doctor took care of Mom for more than 15 years, but she would still tell him what she thought he wanted to hear. Ironically, the frailer Mom grew, the less forthright she became. More...
OCHS Class of 1954 holds 55-year reunion
