The Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to fifteen on Saturday afternoon, posting their third consecutive shutout in a 2-0 home win over the New York Islanders, but losing team captain Sidney Crosby indefinitely after Crosby was hit in the mouth by a shot by teammate Brooks Orpik. Crosby suffered a broken jaw, lost several…
With the completion late last week of a contract between a local company and the Oil City Redevelopment Authority, it appears that the demolition of the condemned Brody Block on Oil City’s North Side will begin within a week-and-a-half. The project should be completed by the end of May. Some interior work may be finished before the…
The congregation of a church in Sandycreek Township learned on Easter morning that their place of worship had been vandalized. The State Police say someone drove through the parking lot of the Congress Hill Church of God and fired a B-B gun at a church window. It is believed the incident occurred sometime Friday or early…
A Cooperstown man who was granted a new trial on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct has entered a guilty plea to a charge of endangering the welfare of a child, and has been sentenced to fourteen months to five years in state prison. 33 year-old Ryan Culver had originally been sentenced to five-to-ten years on…
A Harrisville man was charged last week with the corruption of a minor for allegedly engaging in sex with a 16 year-old girl. 30 year-old Samuel Grossman reportedly claims the sex was consensual. Charges were filed in Venango County because the four alleged incidents reportedly occurred in February in Irwin Township near Barkeyville. Grossman was…
An Oil City man was arrested last week for allegedly stealing a cell phone – at the Venango County Courthouse in Franklin – just minutes before he was to enter a plea to a charge of the possession of contraband by a prison inmate. Venango County Sheriff’s Department officials say the theft was captured on video.…
A Kennerdell couple was left homeless, but uninjured, in a fire that swept through their home on Witherup Road on Wednesday night. Officials say the couple was home, but escaped safely. The fire was believed to have been caused by an electrical problem. The home was being remodeled. Four fire companies responded to the blaze…
An Oil City man was sentenced this week to 3-to-10 years in state prison and five years probation in the sexual assault of a woman in her mobile home in Seneca last year. 27 year-old Akeem Robinson has entered guilty pleas in November to charges of aggravated indecent assault without consent and trespassing. Robinson was accused of…
The director of Oil City’s public works department, who recently served as interim city manager, is leaving the area, and will accept the position of director of parks and recreation in South Fayette Township, near Pittsburgh. Butch Truitt reportedly learned of the job opening through the South Fayette township manager, Ryan Eggleston, who served as…
Grove City High School was evacuated on Thursday afternoon after someone discovered the word “bomb” scrawled on a bathroom wall. Students were sent home after the incident at about 2:00 PM, and a search utilizing bomb-sniffing dogs ensued. No threats were discovered. An investigation continues.
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