Governor Tom Wolf has signed into law a bill that exempts all active military pay from the state’s Earned Income Taxes, no matter where that pay is earned. The bill was signed on Tuesday. Wolf also signed a bill which would combine the state’s horse racing and harness racing commissions into one body. The legislation…
The former long-time manager of a pharmacy in Oil City has entered a guilty plea to one count of theft by unlawful taking in a case in which she was accused of using more than $132,000 in store funds to pay off personal expenses. In exchange for the plea by 46 year-old Ronda Duncan, two…
High School Basketball Playoff Results – Tuesday, February 23 District 9 Boys’ “AA” Semifinals Brockway 53, Cranberry 42 Kane 52, Keystone 32 District 9 Girls’ “AA” Semifinals Moniteau 40, Redbank Valley 33 Karns City 53, Kane 38 District 10 Boys’ “A” Semifinals Kennedy Catholic 81, Rocky Grove 46 Farrell 56, Erie First Christian 34 District…
A Franklin man whose wife says she found unconscious in their Third Ward home has been charged with endangering the welfare of children after he was accused of taking heroin while caring for two youngsters. 30 year-old Kenneth Ritchey was also charged with two drug-related charges. Franklin City Police say Ritchey’s wife discovered him passed…
The faculty of Venango Catholic High School in Oil City have publicly presented their intentions to attempt to keep the school open. The proposals were put forth on Monday night before a crowd of more than 300 people, and representatives from the Catholic Diocese of Erie which had announced the school’s closing just last week. The…
A Monday afternoon fire destroyed a home in Cherrytree Township in northern Venango County. The blaze, at an intersection on Ridgeview Road near the Crawford County border, leveled a wooden residence and drew firefighters from five different companies at around 2:00 PM Monday. It was reported by two distant neighbors who saw smoke, called in…
A fire in an electrical transformer along Bissell Avenue in Oil City early Monday evening resulted in a power outage to several homes and businesses. Some residents were without electricity for more than four hours. While electric crews repaired the transformer and replaced a downed power line, traffic was rerouted from Bissell Avenue between Harriott…
The Oil City Area School Board named former Lakeview football coach Dan York as the head football coach at Oil City High School. York replaces Matt LaVerde, who resigned from the post following the 2015 season. York is an Oil City native, a 1975 graduate of Oil City High School and still resides in Oil…
A new report shows Pennsylvania with the nation’s second-highest number of bridges which have been declared structurally deficient. The study from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association reveals that the state has nearly 4,800 hundred structurally deficient bridges – second only to Iowa. While that status does not mean a bridge is in danger…
No one will be able to claim the jackpot prize for the Saturday night drawing of the Powerball Lottery, so game officials are estimating the annuity value for this Wednesday’s jackpot at $236 million. The one-time cash value of the game’s biggest prize is currently being estimated at $156.3 million. One player who purchased a…
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