For the third time this year, fire crews were called Thursday morning to a fire at Clarion Industries in the Shippenville area. Five departments responded to a blaze at the facility on Fiberboard Road just off Route 322 in Paint Township shortly after 9:30 AM Thursday. The fire was reported to be inside a drying…
Edinson Volquez pitched a one-hitter through seven innings, and Gregory Polanco drove in four runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Thursday night in the rubber game of a three-game series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. During his seven-inning stint, Volquez (9-7; 3.70 ERA) allowed only a fifth-inning single by Donovan…
Drake Well Museum and Park and the Piety Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will observe the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the museum’s DAR monument on Saturday (8/9) from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM as part of the Titusville area’s annual Oil Festival. In the early part of the 20th…
The sixth annual Wings and Wheels Fly-In and Cruise-In will be held at Venango Regional Airport in Franklin this Saturday (8/9) from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Sponsored by Experimental Aircraft Association #988, the event will include antique airplanes, classic planes, light sport aircraft, experimental aircraft, gyrocopters, radio-controlled models and “pedal airplanes” for the youngsters.…
Friday night’s activities at the annual Venango County Fair will include the “Hot Farm Tractor” and “Hot Diesel Truck” pulls, a bacon cook-off open to any fair-goer, the 4-H Horse Costume Show, the 4-H clubs’ “Eggcellent” Adventure, a concert featuring Coston Cross and visits by children’s book illustrator John Manders. Friday’s events will begin in…
The Crawford County Commissioners on Thursday voted to reject a redevelopment plan for Conneaut Lake Park. The decision apparently paves the way for the one-time amusement park and beach mecca to be sold by sheriff’s sale, possibly as soon as early fall. The revitalization plan was presented by a group known as the Economic Progress Alliance…
PennDOT announced Wednesday that a rehabilitation project is scheduled for next summer on the Washington Crossing Bridge in Franklin. The work should begin at about this same time next year and continue for more than a month-and-a-half. The job will include placing concrete around the bridge’s piers. Officials do not expect to need a detour, but…
Two people were hurt Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Route 322 in Cranberry Township. State Police say the crash occurred at about 3:15 PM at the highway’s intersection with Bucktail Road. They identified the drivers as 71 year-old Philip Anderson, from Oil City, and 44 year-old Brenda Bickel, from Polk. Troopers say Anderson…
A Union City woman has been charged following an argument at a veterinarian’s office in the Titusville area. State Police officials say 30 year-old Allyson Waldinger punched another woman several times in the head during the altercation earlier this week. The alleged victim was identified as a 54 year-old woman, also from Union City. Police…
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored four runs in the first inning and added three more in the seventh frame en route to a 7-3 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins in the middle game of a three-game series on Wednesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Josh Harrison went 3-for-4 and scored twice, while first basemen Ike…
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