VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — Six local communities hosted block parties on Tuesday in recognition of National Night Out.
(Pictured above: Trooper Michell McGee-Morrison (right) talks with a youngster during the block party at Grace United Methodist Church in Oil City.)
(Photos captured by Jacob Deemer/EYT.)
National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event held on the first Tuesday of August.
Venango County events were held in Oil City, Franklin, and Clintonville Borough.
The first event kicked off on Tuesday afternoon around 3:00 p.m. as Kay Woods hosted a block party along Wyllis Street in Oil City.
Woods, a 48-year resident of Wyllis Street, took advantage of the opportunity to bring together the close-knit community on the south side of Oil City.