For the first time since January, officials will be boosting the outflow of water from behind the Kinzua Dam. Although the move will be made piecemeal, the water level on the Allegheny River is expected to noticeably rise as the weekend begins. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the move was necessitated by heavy…
State officials are reminding pool owners that chlorinated wastewater must be handled responsibly. The Department of Environmental Protection stresses that the discharge of swimming pool water into local waterways without a permit is a violation of the Clean Streams Law. This includes the discharge of the wastewater into a storm sewer, by which it can…
Unemployment numbers climbed in much of the Oil Region in April, even as the state’s jobless figure dipped again – this time to 7.6 percent. In Venango County, about 2,100 people were looking for jobs in April, pushing the county’s unemployment figure from 7.9 percent to 8.1 percent. In Clarion County, the April jobless figure increased…
A Mercer County man was sentenced Tuesday to 3-and-a-half to 14 years in state prison for leaving the scene of a motorcycle accident in which two of his friends died. 23 year-old Joseph Diefenderfer had originally been charged with homicide by motor vehicle. Testimony in Mercer County Court had revealed that Diefenderfer had been drinking…
The latest confirmed case of an animal testing positive for rabies comes from Mercer County, In Coolspring Township near Mercer, a woman turned over a dead bat that two pet cats found in her home to be tested. The bat showed a positive test for rabies. Officials say the woman’s cats have been quarantined for a six-month…
The confirmed tornado touchdowns in northwestern Pennsylvania on Tuesday night were followed up Wednesday with a late afternoon downburst in the Cambridge Springs area. There were reports of homes and vehicles damaged by falling trees caused by the strong winds, and the roof of an auto repair shop was blown off. No injuries were reported.…
The body of a Butler man was pulled from Slippery Rock Creek on Wednesday night after he went under water while swimming with friends near the Kennedy Mill Bridge in Slippery Rock. Companions said 22 year-old Mazzarny Sanford disappeared under water at about 6:30 PM. His body was discovered about 90 minutes later some 500…
An Oil City man was arrested Wednesday in an investigation into the delivery of heroin – a probe that involved local police departments and the state Attorney General’s office. Oil City Police say 50 year-old Lee Hazlett was arrested at his home on East Fourth Street, where they say they found heroin, packaged as though…
A Franklin man faces a charge of endangering the welfare of a child following the discovery of a two year-old boy who police say was wandering alone through a city playground. Franklin City Police say Community Ambulance Service employees tended to the child after they spotted him in the 11th Street Playground across the street…
A Franklin-area man was arrested this week in connection with the thefts of about four dozen bronze grave markers from the Franklin Cemetery in Rocky Grove last summer. Sugarcreek Borough Police say 27 year-old Preston Guisewite is charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. Guisewite was lodged in the Venango County Jail…
VENANGO COUNTY DAILY NEWS IS A SERVICE OF WKQW AM & FM, 806 GRANDVIEW ROAD, SUITE C, OIL CITY, PA 16301 • PHONE (814) 676-8254
FAX (814) 677-4272 • EMAIL• COPYRIGHT © 2007-2012 WKQW/VENANGO COUNTY DAILY NEWS • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE BY WORLD WIDE WEB WORX
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE BUYING A NEWSPAPER
