Archive for June, 2016

Authorities Searching for Man Accused of Stealing Tent Gazebos
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Franklin-based State Police and Venango County Crime Stoppers are searching for a suspect in a recent theft at Walmart in Cranberry Township, Venango County.

Taste of Talent Kicks Off in Franklin
FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – Franklin’s “Taste of Talent” vocal competition kicked off Wednesday at Bandstand Park.

Ronald L. Nelson
Ronald L. Nelson, 46, of Skokie, Illinois, formerly of Oil City, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Patty L. Johnston
Patty L. Johnston, 72, of Distant, Pa., passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Clairview Nursing Home.

Alice L. Schwab
Alice L. Schwab, 93, of Golden Living Shippenville formerly of Venus passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Clarion Hospital after a brief period of declining health.
Bernard H. Baughman
Bernard H. Baughman, 78, of Tionesta passed away on June 30, 2016, after a brief illness.

120 Pairs of Sunglasses Stolen from Cranberry Sears Optical
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Franklin-based State Police responded to a retail theft incident that occurred on June 28, in Sears Optical located in the Cranberry Mall in Cranberry Township, Venango County.

Somers Dentistry Acquires Refresh Dental in Oil City
SENECA, Pa. – Somers Dentistry, LLC in Seneca has acquired the practice of Refresh Dental in Oil City beginning July 5, 2016.

Feds Indict NY Man on Charges Related to Theft of Firearms from Tionesta Gun Store
SCRANTON, Pa. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ben McCormack, age 31, Jamestown, New York and Jason William Thorne, age 36, also from New York, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton in connection with a series of break-ins at federally-licensed gun stores in North […]

Oil Valley Film Festival to Launch in September
OIL CITY, Pa. – The first Oil Valley Film Festival will take place September 1-3, 2016. Based in Oil City, the festival is designed to bring the voices and films of new and established filmmakers to the heart of Venango County, an area underrepresented in the world of film.