Monthly Archives: November 2012

Oil City Council on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a 2013 budget that would include a one mil real estate tax hike. The spending plan would total just over 16-million dollars. With just one negative vote, Council gave first approval to a plan that would mean ten dollars more per year in property taxes per each…

Read more »

Unemployment remained about steady in Venango County in October, and dropped in surrounding counties. In numbers released late last week by the Department of Labor, the Venango County jobless rate for October was listed at 8.2 percent.  About 22-hundred Venango County residents were without work during the month. In Clarion County, unemployment slipped from 9.2…

Read more »

Santa arives in Clarion on Saturday, December 1st at 1:30 PM duirng the annual Christmas Parade. The parade starts at Northwest Savings Bank on Main Street and ends at the Memorial Park.  Donwtown merchants will have specials and give-aways. After the parade kids are invited to attend a specail program at the I.C. School.

Read more »

On Saturday, December 8th, meet and watch 20 local artists at work in their studios. You will enjoy artists creating stained glass, jewlry, photography and painting. This is a great place to start or finish up your Christmas shopping. There is not cost to the event and for more information please contact Arts in Oil…

Read more »