In the latest twist in the dispute between the city of Oil City and multi-property owner Milan Adamovsky, all of the remaining nontraffic citations filed by the city against the New Jersey resident’s LLCs were dismissed Friday.
Editor’s note: Austin Gray went along with members of the Over The Hill Gang to work on maintaining the Gerard Hiking Trail in Oil Creek State Park. This is his first-person account of the experience.
Music and children’s yells of excitement rang throughout the Valley Grove Elementary School gymnasium throughout the day on Friday as students participated in the school’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Carnival during their special class.
After a heated public meeting on Thursday evening, Cranberry Township on Friday acknowledged the proper process was not followed for approval of a contract related to the Aires Hill Road bridge.
The Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism announced Thursday that it last week purchased the JM Eagle brownfield site in Franklin’s Third Ward.
District Judge Andrew Fish this week ruled New Jersey resident Milan Adamovsky’s LLCs, which hold six buildings in Oil City, were not guilty of a vast majority of code violations that were alleged by the city.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country.
It was a special evening for the United Way of Venango and Titusville Region.
Earlier this week, Oil City Council received a report from city staff about the almost 200 parcels of land the city owns as they look into selling some of it off.
MANHEIM (AP) — Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an upset in a district that a Democrat hasn’t represented in the chamber for 136 years.
In an effort to find additional volunteers to help children at risk in Clarion County, a program director with the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Midwest Pennsylvania approached the Clarion County commissioners during their Tuesday meeting.
It was full STEAM ahead — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics — during a first-ever event at Cranberry Area Elementary school, which combined learning with fun.
CLARION — Over 300 young minds were at work making miniature watercrafts and catapults Tuesday morning at PennWest Clarion University’s Tippin Gym as part of the Design Lives Here program.
In a continuation of the building’s revitalization, 100 Seneca will be gaining another new business as Woods and River Coffee prepares to open a second location on the building’s first floor later this year.
The Cranberry Area School Board voted unanimously to adopt a resolution urging legislative reform in the way cyber charter schools are funded in Pennsylvania.
A former librarian with more than three decades of experience provided more context to the ongoing discussion of school libraries that has been taking place during Oil City Area School Board meetings as of late.
Monday’s cold, wet weather didn’t discourage area teams from stepping on the diamond as Franklin and Rocky Grove each picked up victories in baseball.
After 10 years spent in his position, Oil City City Manager Mark Schroyer announced his retirement at Monday’s city council meeting.
Several routine items of business were taken care of by the Franklin Area School Board on Monday evening at the panel’s formal business meeting, including the approval of the first readings of several board policy updates.
Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker on Monday provided the identities of the three people who were fatally injured as the result of a two-vehicle accident in Toby Township on Saturday afternoon.
Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker this morning identified the three people who were fatally injured as the result of a two-vehicle accident in Toby Township on Saturday afternoon.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You’ll likely be paying more to do so.
CLARION — Saturday evening the Clarion Chamber of Business and Industry took a moment during their awards dinner to honor several individuals and businesses for outstanding contributions to the community.
CLARION — Threatening skies did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of people who attended the Lumber Heritage WoodFest on Friday and Saturday at the Clarion Mall.
After years of waiting, the Venango County 911 Center will finally be moving into a newer, larger home at the former National Guard armory in Hasson Heights later this year.
Jolene Hurrelbrink is excited about her new role as the first female firefighter hired full time at the Oil City Fire Department.
Prior to Titusville City Council’s vote to adopt a new Crawford County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Titusville Mayor John Frye noted some glaring “errors and omissions” he found during his review.
When President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that aims to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education beyond its “core necessities,” it was with the condition that the department would still be responsible for Title I funding, Pell grants and money for children with disab…
Dozens of people associated with Oil Region Rising Indivisible rallied in Oil City and Franklin on Friday afternoon to protest Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
After releasing the first edition of “From Boom to Bust: The Making of the Smallest City in the U.S.A., Parker, Pennsylvania” author Marilyn McCall has now released a second edition to the book full of new historical content.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
With so many things to do and see, picking a path after graduation can be hard. With this in mind, Oil City High School seniors visited the familiar floors of the gym on Thursday to look over some possibilities for their futures at the school’s annual career fair.
Titusville Public Works plans to pave several streets this year, the lengthiest of which involves five streets.
Editor’s note: This story, which covers boroughs and townships, is the final installment of three that lists who is on the ballot in the May 20 primary election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
With clear blue skies and temperatures in the 70s, it was a perfect day for the Franklin girls softball team and the Oil City boys baseball team to hold their home openers on Wednesday afternoon.
A vigorous discussion of both the Cranberry Mall and the Oil Region Alliance’s (ORA) activities in the region took place at the Cranberry Township Economic Development Committee meeting on Tuesday.
Despite what more than 160 nontraffic citations filed by the city of Oil City allege regarding buildings owned by New Jersey resident Milan Adamovsky through various LLCs, he said his buildings are safe, secure and a work in progress.
Editor’s note: This story, which covers school board races, is the second installment of three that lists who is on the ballot in the May 20 primary election.
Twenty-four teams of seventh- and eighth-grade students from 13 school districts returned to the Rocky Grove fire hall on Tuesday for the annual practice day of Komatsu’s Fluid Power Action Challenge.
The Oil City Area School District’s food supplier says it will ensure students consume less sugar and sodium in their cafeteria meals next school year, as per new federal requirements.
The Franklin school board heard about a unique new initiative from a group of entrepreneurial students at its work session on Monday.
Students across Clarion County are experiencing an egg-citing study on embryology, courtesy of Penn State 4-H Extension.
Editor’s note: This story, which covers county and city races, is the first installment of three that lists who is on the ballot in the May 20 primary election.
The Franklin Area High School Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced the four inductees in the Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Sentencing recommendations for the mother of a 2-year-old boy who was found dead in the basement of a house in Oil City in December 2023 include incarceration and no contact with her surviving son.
The question of who will own and operate Venango Water Co. and the six other Rhodes Estates water companies might not be answered until September.
Friday afternoon saw people from all around the area donning their favorite green getups to enjoy the great weather at Scheide Park in Titusville for the city’s second annual Irish-American Heritage weekend, which kicked off with a parade from Perry Street Station to the park.
A summary trial will be held Tuesday before District Judge Andrew Fish in regard to the more than 160 non-traffic citations filed regarding the Oil City buildings owned by Milan Adamovsky and his various LLCs.
Cranberry Township supervisors have approved the purchase of just under $500 worth of flood vents for a township resident in response to findings from the township’s federal Emergency Management Agency audit.
The U.S. Department of Justice recently expressed support for a local church that alleges Clarion Borough’s zoning code violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
A bitcoin mining operation that is now up and running in Frenchcreek Township drew much discussion, some of it fueled with anger, during the township supervisors’ public meeting on Thursday evening.
Let’s face it, a lot of us could have probably used a practice run before heading in to our very first job interviews, especially if that practice run came with helpful feedback.
Venango County Commissioner Ken Bryan and the Oil Region ATV Association’s (ORATVA) Isaac Coon updated the Cranberry Township supervisors and answered some questions Thursday about Venango County’s ongoing all-terrain vehicle (ATV) initiative.
Eleven ambitious youths took another step towards their futures Thursday as, after 60 nights of after-school instruction, they graduated the Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC) Welding Technology program and were handed their certificates.
Residents are starting to see preparatory activity for Franklin’s A-108 sewer replacement and combined sewer overflow elimination project this week.
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record, which was set just last month.
CLARION — Questions about money, both incoming and outgoing, took center stage Tuesday at the Clarion County Commissioners meeting.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently upheld the sentences of two men convicted of murder in the Venango County Court of Common Pleas in 2023.
The Oil City Area School Board, during its public meeting on Tuesday evening, had discussions with teachers from the reading resource committee to discuss implementation of a proposed phonics-based reading curriculum known as the 95% Group in correlation with another curriculum such as the c…
Preliminary work started this week for a major sewer project set to take place in downtown Franklin this summer.
Interstate 80 westbound has been reopened between exits 81 and 78 in Clarion County, according to a representative with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
Designated as “the wild west of finance” by entrepreneur Eric Voorhees, cryptocurrency lives in a new and relatively unregulated space where things move fast.
In a first-ever joint production, students from both Cranberry and Oil City high schools will take the stage to present their annual musical production, “Bye Bye Birdie” this week on March 13, 14 and 15 in the Oil City High School auditorium.
One by one, Titusville Area High School students, with confidence and clarity, approached the podium during the school district’s public board meeting on Monday evening to describe their experiences as part of a new team aiming to make big-picture improvements to the local manufacturing economy.
After being closed down for several years, the Special Olympics program in Venango County is back up and running.
A variety of matters came before Oil City Council at their meeting Monday evening, including the IOOF building, a union contract and downtown beautification efforts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development and he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department.
Winter and spring tipped their hats to each other as they crossed paths on Monday, when a cold weekend gave way to thawing temperatures and sunshine.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants.
Editor’s note: The following is an entry from an InsideSources.com series that features little-known facts about our nation’s history.
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel’s “starvation policy.”
Staffing at Clarion County Jail continues to be a concern.
International Women’s Day — a time to celebrate women’s accomplishments and to further advocate for advancements — was celebrated by dozens of people at the Oil City YWCA on Saturday afternoon.
A court document filed with the state Environmental Hearing Board confirms the state Attorney General’s Office is investigating the oil well wastewater spill that contaminated the Venango Water Co.’s Bellows Spring in July 2023, which led to a “do not consume” advisory for the company’s cust…
An unpermitted coal ash pile at the Scrubgrass power plant in Kennerdell that has raised many concerns among residents and environmental advocates must be removed by September 2026 under terms of a settlement.
After 97 years in business, Shingledecker Welding of Franklin will be holding a virtual absolute auction of its equipment on April 2 as the owners retire and the company closes.
A new business plan for a West Central Avenue lot that has sat vacant since early 2002, when fire destroyed the former Powderhorn Cafe, has received Titusville City Council’s unanimous support.
Editor’s note: Helen Fielding read a children’s book to Central Elementary School students as a part of Read Across America Week. This is her first-person account of the experience, and her commentary on the importance of reading.
Major concerns over the continued viability of Titusville’s Public Works buildings were brought to light during City Council’s public meeting earlier this week.
Several Sugarcreek Borough residents turned out to Wednesday evening’s council meeting to voice their concerns before the passing of the ATV ordinance that allows ATV and UTV enthusiasts a chance to drive on certain trail-connecting borough roadways to more easily enjoy the various trail sys…
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s sell-off kicked back into gear on Thursday as a U.S. stock market rattled by the whiplash created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty about the economy fell sharply.
During discussion Monday, Franklin city council members determined that it is the city’s responsibility to clear snow and ice off the Washington Crossing bridge sidewalk.
The mother of 2-year-old Keaton Morrison, who was found murdered in the basement of a house in Oil City in December 2023, recently took a plea deal on charges related to his death after she testified last month at the trial of Trevaughn Stribling-Jackson, who was found guilty in the child’s death.
Ash Wednesday was somewhat rainy but warm and spring-like, as many Christians from the area joined their brethren worldwide in marking the start of the season of Lent.
Valley Grove Elementary kindergarteners had a busy start to their afternoon Wednesday as they visited three stations in the kindergarten wing with different Dr. Seuss-themed activities.
Whiffs of syrup and pancake mix wafted throughout the hallways as families, lifelong friends and other community members gathered at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Oil City for its annual free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congress and the American people about his turbulent first weeks in office, as Democratic legislators immediate…
It isn’t every day that something made by four Venango County students has a chance to leave the planet. While their dish isn’t set for the stars quite yet, the Venango Technology Center (VTC) culinary team’s creation has been selected as one of the top 10 submitted by schools across the nat…
Pizza Hut in Oil City is scheduled to close in the next few days and the property at 394 North Seneca St. is being purchased by Pathways, which is nearby at 370 North Seneca St. and plans to house residents at the Pizza Hut property.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
Heroes, indeed, come in all ages.
Franklin city council took care of several matters of routine business during its meeting Monday, including Memorial Day festivities, which will not include a parade this year.
Franklin will soon have its own retail stop for the famed local sweet treats from Clark’s Donuts.
Editor’s note: The following is an entry from an InsideSources.com series that features little-known facts about our nation’s history.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.
Family and friends are fondly remembering Mary Jo White as a woman with an exceptional sense of humor and a keen intellect who spent her life in service to the community and whose accomplishments are so numerous they can’t be easily tallied.
Cranberry Township reassigned two roles among township staff, including open records officer, at its meeting Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey this week from the Pew Research Center.
Thirty presenters attended Cranberry Area Elementary School on Friday with one goal in mind — to keep the students healthy and safe.
2 rock slides strike Venango County in less than 24 hours; recent weather pointed to as likely cause
After a large rock slide caused the closure of a portion of Route 322 outside Franklin Thursday night, a second, smaller rock slide blocked one lane of Route 8 southbound in Oil City on Friday morning.
Two contracts were approved Thursday in connection with the repairs of the Aires Hill Road bridge in Cranberry Township.
