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Bail Reduction Denied For Oil City Man Charged In 2003 Sex Assault

A bail reduction request for an Oil City man charged in the sexual assault of a young girl ten years ago was denied at the man’s preliminary hearing Wednesday. 39 year-old Thomas Kahle is charged with molesting a girl who may have been just shy of her sixth birthday in the spring of 2003.  He…

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Two Arrested In Oil City Heroin Sales Bust

Two Oil City residents were charged Wednesday for allegedly selling heroin from their South Side home. Oil City Police say 48 year-old Leon Wagner and 51 year-old Kathy Novack were to be charged with possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy and reckless endangerment.  Investigators stated…

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Conneaut Lake Park Could Be Sold For Back Tax Debts

The Crawford County commissioners have decided to seek the sale of Conneaut Lake Park to settle property tax debts totaling more than $800,000. The decision came down at the commissioners’ regular meeting on Wednesday.  Although it may become necessary, the sale probably would not happen until…

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Sheep Shot And Killed In Crawford County

There has been another case of animal cruelty in Crawford County. This time, police say someone shot and killed a female sheep at a farm in Troy Township.  The farm…

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Tuesday Fire At Seneca Hill Glass Center Believed Accidental

The fire that destroyed a glass company on Seneca Hill between Oil City and Seneca on Tuesday night is being treated by investigators as an accident. It is believed that the blaze…

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Cook Forest Area Hit By Wednesday Storm

Many parts of the Oil Region escaped Wednesday without any kind of thunderstorms, but in Cook Forest, roads were closed and buildings were damaged by falling trees in a storm…

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