Valley Grove School District pre-K program produces

BROOKVILLE — Equipment from the former movie theater at the Cranberry Mall has been repurposed as part of a new venture in Jefferson County.

Editor’s note: Writers Abby Sloss and Will Bennett are members of Cranberry Area High School’s journalism class.

NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.

Celebratory applause and cheers of congratulations rang throughout the Valley Grove Elementary School hallways Wednesday morning as the Rocky Grove High School Class of 2023 paraded through the school with their kindergarten counterparts.

Last month marked the end of an era for the Electralloy plant in Oil City and its longtime leader.

Eighty-seven graduates in the Class of 2023 flipped their tassels from right to left as friends and family looked on during the 2023 commencement ceremony for the Cranberry Area High School, held Tuesday evening in the high school gymnasium.

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers returned to session Monday for a weekslong slog to the budget deadline, as House Democrats advanced a spending plan that could test whether Gov. Josh Shapiro can manage a politically divided Legislature in his freshman year.

Oil City Middle School students, who are a part of the Oil City Middle School News (OCmsn) staff, took home first place honors in Dickinson College’s 2023 Media and Design Competition for students from across the state.

It was just last fall when doctors told Sue Clarke that her days as a competitive runner were over — all because of COVID-19. That’s why she will always remember Memorial Day weekend 2023.

Venango Catholic High School held commencement exercises Sunday afternoon in the school auditorium.

A week of blistering heat gave way to more mild temperatures and hazy sunshine Sunday evening as family and friends gathered in the Franklin High School football stadium for the graduation ceremony of the 125 seniors in the Franklin High School Class of 2023.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool.

COOKSBURG — While watching birds in flight or simply hearing their sounds during these warm spring days, one probably doesn’t realize our bird population is amid a dire situation that has been a problem for the past half-century.

Shouting, laughter and excited shrieks and squeals echoed throughout the premises of Sandycreek Elementary School on Friday as Sandycreek students participated in a variety of games and activities during the school’s annual Carnival Day.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.

A new playground is coming to Oil City’s Hasson Park just in time for summer.

A treasure trove of local oil memorabilia, classic cars and an iconic service station in Oil City will be going up for auction next week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and pr…

The Franklin Fine Arts Council’s Thursday Night Concerts in the Park series will kick off at 7 p.m. tonight in Franklin’s Bandstand Park with a performance by the Silver Cornet Band.

Lots of attention is usually paid to high school graduates moving on to college, but other students who head directly into the workforce are sometimes forgotten.

As the school year and his career as an educator wind down, Oil City High School principal Scott Stahl said his 30 years in Oil City have been marked by working with and learning from many outstanding colleagues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania restaurant owner from Kane who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison.

It felt like a mid-summer day on Tuesday as temperatures climbed well into the 80s and a long stretch of dry, sunny weather continued in the region.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who “dared all and gave all” fighting for their country and called on Americans to ensure their “sacrifice was not in vain” in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery.

Folks gathered throughout the region on Memorial Day to remember our military service members who died in service to the nation.

About 50 people — most of them wearing purple shirts that read “We Walk for Suzette” — walked, prayed, worshipped and enjoyed each other’s company Sunday evening at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Oil City.