Fire officials say a fire at a home on Oil City’s East End on Thursday afternoon was confined to a porch. Damages were termed minor. Oil City firefighters responded to a call at about 3:00 PM at a residence on East Second Street, and had the problem quickly contained. No injuries were reported.
NFL Results – Week 3 Thursday, September 22 New England 27, Houston 0 Sunday, September 25 Philadelphia 34, Pittsburgh 3 Denver 29, Cincinnati 17 Baltimore 19, Jacksonville 17 Miami 30, Cleveland 24 (OT) Buffalo 33, Arizona 18 Dallas 31, Chicago 17 Green Bay 34, Detroit 27 Oakland 17, Tennessee 10 Minnesota 22, Carolina…
A Franklin man has been charged in a case in which he is accused of having sex with a fifteen year-old girl. Oil City Police say the charges against 32 year-old Owen Ginnery include statutory sexual assault and the corruption of a minor. The investigation began after a statement was given by the alleged victim in…
High School Football Results – Weekend 5 Franklin 50, Erie East 16 District 10, Region 5 Grove City 61, Oil City 13 Meadville 47, Conneaut (PA) 14 DuBois 62, Warren 28 Region 6 Cathedral Prep 62, General McLane 0 McDowell 31, Fort LeBoeuf 10 Region 4 Conneaut (OH) 28, Titusville 27…
Scooter Gennett and Chris Carter both homered on Thursday night as the Milwaukee Brewers 69-84) avoided a series sweep by the Pittsburgh Pirates, beating the Bucs 3-1 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The loss, only the second in Pittsburgh’s last eight games, dropped the Pirates four-and-a-half games behind the leaders in the National League Wild…
The final announcement involving the restructuring of the Catholic Diocese of Erie, covering thirteen counties in northwestern Pennsylvania, involves the end of nineteen “parish communities,” mainly through consolidation. Included in the plan announced this week are intentions to merge the Assumption BVM and Our Lady Help of Christians parishes in Oil City with the city’s…
Contrary to earlier reports yesterday, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education says it has made an offer to the faculty and coaches at the fourteen state-owned universities which would eventually result in pay increases of nearly twelve percent. Some 5,500 members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) have been…
The nine-day Autumn Leaf Festival in Clarion County begins this weekend. The 63rd annual event will start on Saturday, September 24 and continue through Sunday, October 2. This year, neither festival weekend will coincide with Franklin’s Applefest, which will run from October 7 through October 9. The Autumn Leaf Festival Parade and Clarion University’s homecoming are…
Municipalities which enact local firearms ordinances could be sued by individuals or groups under a bill approved by a state House committee. The bill which passed the House Judiciary Committee would give local residents or groups such as the National Rifle Association the right to sue local governments which pass gun laws that are more stringent…
The union representing faculty and coaches at Pennsylvania’s fourteen state-owned universities says its members plan to go on strike if no contract agreement is in place by October 30. Talks between the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education apparently broke off Wednesday, and no new…
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