1 Clarion project moving ahead, another stalled

The status of the Cranberry Mall and options to utilize space at the mall were a focus of discussion at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Cranberry Economic Development Committee.

Venango County commissioners took care of several matters during a shorter monthly meeting Tuesday, including acknowledging Commissioner Albert Abramovic as the new president of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP).

Franklin School Board members heard from one of the school district’s former substitute teachers and were updated on school lunch prices and grounds projects during their meeting Monday.

Butler state police said three people died in a two-vehicle crash late Monday afternoon in which a Clarion County man was involved.

PITTSBURGH — Venango County’s average gasoline prices this week have returned to being under that of the western Pennsylvania average, which this week is $4.32, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Franklin School Board members heard concerns about school security during the panel’s meeting Monday.

Oil City School Board members heard some back to school details at the panel’s meeting Monday.

Cypress Creek Renewables, a California-based solar energy production company, is looking to invest about $30 million in a solar energy farm in Washington Township, Clarion County.

On the final day of the Venango County Fair, which also was "Autism Tough Day," it seemed fitting that a featured event was one in which every child participant was able to take home a blue ribbon.

Venango County still has funding available to help county residents catch up on past due balances for rent, mortgage and private utilities, as well as providing relief for the months ahead.

Oil City Council members discussed issues with the way emergency services are funded in Pennsylvania at their meeting Thursday.

The saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. For Tim Heffernan, founder of the Pennsylvania Rural Robotics Initiative and the Innovation Institute for Tomorrow, the necessity of adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be just that.

Clarion County’s reassessment process has started.

Work on the sidewalks and light poles around Town Square will begin Tuesday, city manager Mark Schroyer told Oil City Council members at their meeting Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes gave Americans a little bit of relief last month, though overall inflation is still running at close to its highest level in four decades.

A Sigel man is among the claimants in the Camp Lejeune tainted-water case. The Clarion County Veterans Administration says "this is just starting" in terms of the number of local claimants.

PITTSBURGH — Venango County’s run of gasoline prices being under that of the western Pennsylvania average, which this week is $4.44, has come to an end after four consecutive weeks, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

An Oil City man accused of killing his girlfriend in March at their Mineral Street home and then putting her body in a barrel is now being charged with first degree murder in addition to the other charges he was already facing in connection with the woman’s death.