Sunny early then becoming windy with heavy thunderstorms this afternoon. Potential for severe thunderstorms. High 63F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%..
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Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. Snow mixing in. Low 26F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Linda Lineman, seen in one of her studios inside the National Transit Annex Building in Oil City, holds her artwork that is featured on the cover of the current issue of Painting World magazine.
Linda Lineman’s re-creation of a photo that an Oil City man took during a recent trip to London is featured in the February/March issue of Painting World magazine.
Linda Lineman, seen in one of her studios inside the National Transit Annex Building in Oil City, holds her artwork that is featured on the cover of the current issue of Painting World magazine.
By Helen Fielding
Linda Lineman’s re-creation of a photo that an Oil City man took during a recent trip to London is featured in the February/March issue of Painting World magazine.
This is the photo of two double-decker buses in front of Big Ben in London that was the inspiration for Linda Lineman’s painting.
Artists never know when inspiration will strike for that next piece of artwork. For Oil City resident Linda Lineman, motivation hit when longtime friends Diane and Dan Cartwright, also of Oil City, took to social media to post photos after their recent trip to London.
The photo that stood out to Lineman, who owns Lineman’s Porcelain and Painted Memories in the National Transit Annex Building, was that of two double-decker buses in front of Big Ben (the Great Clock of Westminster); so she asked the Cartwrights for permission to paint it.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
Venango County District Attorney Shawn White said Friday his office and local police are working around the clock investigating the murder of Oil City woman Marcy Suzette Nellis, whose body was found Monday morning in the area of the West End bike trail in Oil City.
KNOX — Once every month, the former home economics classroom in Keystone High School is turned into a restaurant. On Friday, it became the “Snack Shack,” operated by special needs students in the life skills class.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.
CLARION — The high winds that ripped through the region last weekend took a toll on the New Bethlehem and Foxburg areas, according to Clarion County Director of Emergency Services Jeff Smathers.
LEEPER — In December, there was concern that the Leeper Senior Center would close at the end of March. Three months later, the center, which is operated by the Clarion County Area Agency on Aging, is still in operation — and will remain so.
Work on Oil City’s multi-faceted East End project is underway near the city’s landmark fountain and in the area of the intersection of Wilson Avenue and East Second Street.
The death of Marcy Suzette Nellis, of Oil City, has been ruled as a homicide, according to a joint news release from Venango County District Attorney Shawn White, Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh and Oil City Police Chief Dave Ragon.
The death of Marcy Suzette Nellis, of Oil City, has been ruled as a homicide, according to a joint news release from Venango County District Attorney Shawn White, Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh and Oil City Police Chief Dave Ragon.
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania State Police is investigating a series of phone calls made to 911 centers about schools across the Commonwealth involving threats of an active shooter situation or bomb threat.
Area seventh- and eighth-grade students converged on Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department for the workshop day of the 2023 Komatsu Fluid Power Action Challenge.
Business Manager Henry Karg provided the Cranberry Area School Board with two options for its 2023-24-district budget on Monday evening — one without a tax increase and the other with one.
Valley Grove School District’s pre-K program that launched at Valley Grove Elementary School this school year already has begun to produce positive results, and staff members and the district are “really happy” with it, according to Superintendent Kevin Briggs.
At their meeting Monday evening, the Oil City school board voted to suspend the remaining lessons for this school year in a series of lessons on sexuality and sexual harassment.
Oil City Police Chief Dave Ragon confirmed to the newspaper on Monday that Marcy Suzette Nellis, of Oil City, who was reported missing on Sunday “was found deceased.”
Oil City Police Chief Dave Ragon confirmed to the newspaper on Monday morning that Marcy Suzette Nellis, of Oil City, who was reported missing on Sunday “was found deceased.”
It didn’t take long after the war between Russia and Ukraine started late February of last year for former Emlenton resident Dan Hurrelbrink to get an up-close look at the toll it had begun to take on Ukrainian refugees.
Flashing beacons have been installed and are waiting to be turned on at the Route 8 intersection with Polk Cutoff in Sandycreek Township, one of the final steps in the state’s recent Route 8 improvement project.
Dispatchers at the 911 centers in both Venango and Clarion counties said about 100 calls regarding downed trees and wires were reported as a result of the high winds and rain that came through the area on Saturday.
Fourth- and fifth-graders attending Oil City schools explored a number of options for summer activities and learned about the community during Oil City Middle School Community Day on Friday.
This month marked two years since Oil City Hospitality, a Richmond, Virginia-based company, purchased the former Days Inn Hotel. So, Oil City Manager Mark Schroyer, who during a recent discussion with a company representative, posed a question and laid out a suggestion.
A Titusville woman has been charged with numerous counts of arson in relation to multiple fires that were set throughout the city in the early morning hours of July 17.
BROOKVILLE — Over approximately four years, beginning in 2024, drivers on Interstate 80 in Jefferson County will encounter two major Pennsylvania Department of Transportation construction projects.
At their meeting Thursday evening, Oil City Council approved the appointment of a new public works director to take over when current public works director, Howard Faunce, retires next month.
KNOX — Knox Borough Council has made it known that it plans to continue its strong support of the community’s ambulance service and fire department with $20,000 donations to each emergency service.
Nearly 60 colleges, businesses and technical schools, as well as several branches of the military, participated in the Oil City High School college and career fair Wednesday, showing the students the many options available to them as they chart their courses after high school.
HARRISBURG — More than $1.5 million in state funding from the Local Shared Account program has been awarded for community improvement efforts in Venango County.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system.
Members of the Cranberry Township Economic Development Committee are frustrated with their lack of success in sparking interest from developers for a senior living complex in the township.
More updates on the progress of the 100 Seneca project in downtown Oil City were presented Tuesday’s at the Venango County Economic Development Authority’s monthly meeting.
Temperatures Tuesday on the second day of spring may not have felt particularly high given the intermittently balmy past several weeks, but bright sunshine still brought a number of people out to enjoy the passing of winter.
