Franklin City Council is accepting letters of interest for an at-large seat on council.
Cranberry Class of 1958
Celebrating her first birthday today is Charlie Feehan, daughter of Jerry and Jen Feehan of Tionesta. Celebrating his first birthday Sunday is Jacob Maxwell Miller, son of Valerie Knox and Sean Miller of Oil City. Information for first birthday announcements may be submitted by going online …
CLARION -Clarion Forest VNA has been selected as one of the top home health agencies in the United States.
TIONESTA - Not everyone enjoys Christmas shopping, but the Forest County Sheriff's Department has found a way to make it a fantastic experience - take children in need.
Blood drive
Pickup of leaves will continue next week in Franklin, weather permitting.
The following students at St. Patrick School in Franklin were named to the honor roll for the first quarter grading period:
The following students at St. Stephen School in Oil City were named to the honor roll for the first quarter grading period:
WARREN - The U.S. Forest Service will close the Mayburg Bridge beginning Monday and continuing for the next few weeks, as construction crews install a deck overlay, according to a Forest Service news release.
HARRISBURG - State Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul spearheaded a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing a proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor to change the method employers use to calculate overtime.
COOK FOREST - Like many other state parks in Pennsylvania, Cook Forest is long on projects but short on funds.
Clarion TOPS - The meeting of Take off Pounds Sensibly 742 of Clarion was held Dec. 2, with nine members weighing in.
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered the commonwealth flag on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds to fly at half-staff today in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Liberty Street in Franklin will transform itself into a scene out of a Hallmark movie this weekend with the Franklin Retail and Business Association's first Old Fashioned Christmas Retail Walk.
A veterans affairs outreach event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the office of state Rep. Lee James, 3220 State Route 257, Seneca.
Oil City Class of 1952
Authors and illustrators from Titusville, Oil City, Erie and Pittsburgh will participate in a public book signing and sale Saturday in downtown Oil City as part of the Christmas Past celebration.
Dec. 6, 1997
Tri-City Duplicate Bridge - Winners Tuesday in the Tri-City Duplicate Bridge Club were Laura Flick and Bobbi Watkins, first; Karen Steele and Barb Wedekind, second; and Sunnis Clickett and Mary Ann Richardson and Jane and Jim Reynolds, tied for third.
The following students at Venango Technology Center were named to the List of Excellence for the first quarter grading period:
Oil City's budget for 2020 may see a little tweak when city council adopts it later this month.
Here is the Oil City leaf collection schedule for next week:
PennDOT has issued a reminder for motorists to be alert for traffic impacts caused by the Yankee Dryer super load traveling through northwest Pennsylvania.
The Oil City Fire Department will hold its second annual Fill the Fire Truck collection for Toys for Tots from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Dec. 5, 1997
Scholarships
Oil City TOPS 1716 - Oil City TOPS 1716 met Wednesday, Nov. 27, with nine members weighing in with a net loss of 5.8 pounds.
Oil City Class of 1954
Primary Health Network will open its new Oil City Health Center on the city's North Side on Jan. 6.
The following deeds have been filed at the Venango County Courthouse. Sale prices are listed except in the case of nominal amounts such as $1.
DISTRICTS - Tessa Korchak, a senior at East Forest High School, will represent her school at district musical events. She will play the violin for district orchestra, which will be held Jan. 29-31 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and she will play the flute for district band, which is …
The Francis B. Pritchard Oil City VFW Post marked its 25th anniversary in 1945 with the publication of a book that chronicled the post's activities and included numerous photographs.
CLARION - Damage estimates have been released nearly six months after a flash flood devastated parts of Clarion County.
Clarion TOPS A meeting of Take off Pounds Sensibly 742 of Clarion was held Nov. 25 with 11 members weighing in.
Former Franklin cafeteria workers
CLARION - In July, commissioners from Clarion, Venango and Butler counties met to discuss the problems at a Butler County industrial park.
Child Development Centers has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Rite Aid Foundation's Full of Thanks Holiday Program.
Venango County's four school boards - Franklin, Oil City, Cranberry and Valley Grove - held their annual re-organization meetings Tuesday.
Dec. 4, 1997
An additional $500 has been collected in the Friends for Food campaign, bringing this year's total to $38,109.69.
Major Laura Duesenberry, the Salvation Army's Venango County coordinator and commanding officer, said the agency helps "a lot of people, and we are so grateful for the generosity of the community because without it, we could not serve people as we do."
HARRISBURG - During the final day of Pennsylvania's statewide bear season, hunters took 565 bears, raising the 2019 statewide general-season harvest to 2,063.
