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Venango County elections officials Melanie Bailey (left) and Sabrina Backer test the county’s new high speed tabulator that will be used Tuesday at the courthouse to count the mail-in and absentee ballots.
Venango County elections director Sabrina Backer points out to Jane Richey how the voting machine caught an overvoted test ballot during the public test Friday at the Courthouse Annex.
Venango County elections officials Melanie Bailey (left) and Sabrina Backer test the county’s new high speed tabulator that will be used Tuesday at the courthouse to count the mail-in and absentee ballots.
Venango County elections director Sabrina Backer points out to Jane Richey how the voting machine caught an overvoted test ballot during the public test Friday at the Courthouse Annex.
Venango County election officials held a public voting machine testing Friday morning in the Courthouse Annex in preparation for Tuesday’s general election that features high-profile races for governor and a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania.
The testing drew a record turnout of six people, not counting the elections officials and county commissioners, and commissioner Mike Dulaney thanked everyone who showed up.
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Venango County election officials held a public voting machine testing Friday morning in the Courthouse Annex in preparation for Tuesday’s general election that features high-profile races for governor and a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.
Plaintiffs in their lawsuit against the state to stave off closure of both Polk and White Haven state centers saw one motion granted and another denied this week by a magistrate judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
CLARION TWP. — A service sharing proposal between the Clarion-Limestone and Clarion Area school districts took another step forward during the recent Clarion-Limestone School Board meeting.
Plaintiffs in the Polk-White Haven state centers lawsuit have seen their motion for class-action status granted, but the motions for preliminary injunctions have been denied.
Oil City Council members were told Thursday by city manager Mark Schroyer that he doesn’t anticipate a tax increase for city residents will be necessary next year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — You thought you were a sure bet for Wednesday night’s estimated $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot, but alas, there was no big winner.
Sugarcreek Borough Council members approved a tentative 2023 budget that doesn’t call for a tax increase at their monthly meeting Wednesday.
Two Venango County department heads have left their positions in recent weeks.
KNOX — The Knox Civic Club is looking to make upgrades and renovations to Knox Community Park on the hill overlooking the west side of the town.
Venango County commissioners have approved an overhaul of the pay grades for the county’s Human Services department that provides a path to pay increases.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to strike a delicate balance at a moment when high inflation is bedeviling the nation’s economy and commanding a central role in the midterm elections.
National Fuel will continue replacing selected natural gas pipelines in downtown Franklin this month.
Venango County commissioners approved the county’s tentative 2023 budget with no tax increase at their monthly meeting Tuesday.
CLARION — The Clarion County commissioners and the Clarion County Economic Development Corp. picture a future in which nearly all residences and businesses have access to fiber-optic, cable-delivered, high-speed broadband internet.
The Franklin Rotary Club’s annual fundraiser, Drinks to Drown Polio, that was held late last month as part of the Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, went “very well,” according to Franklin Rotary officer Zachary Covington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Help-wanted signs are everywhere. Employers are posting nearly two job openings for every unemployed American. Hiring is on track for its second-strongest year in government records dating to 1940. And the economy grew solidly over the summer.
Ground was broken Monday morning for a new water plant at the Allegheny Valley Industrial Park in Allegheny Township, Butler County.
PITTSBURGH — The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Venango County this week is among the lowest prices statewide, while on par with the western Pennsylvania average, which this week is $3.99, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
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A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for an Emlenton man accused of fatally shooting another man in the driveway of an Emlenton residence on Saturday.
CLARION — Clarion County Director of Public Safety Jeff Smathers’ words were straightforward after it was announced Shippenville/Elk Township Ambulance Service will close at the end of the day on Jan. 31.
FOXBURG — Although there are plenty of volunteer opportunities for Allegheny-Clarion Valley students to fulfill their graduation requirements, district administrators are worried students aren’t taking advantage of them.
Herb Crawford was 19 years old when he opened his barber shop on the 15th Street Hill in Franklin. The year was 1962.
Franklin state police said a man was fatally shot outside an Emlenton residence and that a homicide charge has been filed against the man who fired the shot.
Oil City police said an Oil City man who had been reported missing since on or about Oct. 24 was found safe.
Franklin state police said a man was fatally shot outside an Emlenton residence and that a homicide charge has been filed against the man who fired the shot.
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has announced a pair of utility rate actions that will impact separate portions of Pennsylvania customer bills.
An Oil City man marked his 100th birthday Thursday and was honored by his family, friends and caretakers at Oil City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center with a special party.
Cranberry Township supervisors heard more testimony Thursday night when they resumed a conditional use permit hearing before about 40 residents regarding the installation of a solar farm on the Cranberry-Rockland Road.
An Oil City man died late Thursday night about two hours after he had been struck by a vehicle on Innis Street in Cranberry Township near its intersection with Route 257.
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook has identified the pedestrian who died after he was struck by a vehicle Thursday evening at the intersection of Route 257 and the Innis Street Extension in Seneca.
The Kiwanis Club of Franklin announced the recipient of its annual Kamp Kiwanis Memorial Fund donation on Thursday afternoon at its 101st anniversary meeting and also installed officers for the club’s new year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of contraction and overcoming high inflation and interest rates just as voting begins in midterm elections in which the economy’s health has emerged as a paramount issue.
A large crowd of people gathered in the cool autumn conditions Thursday evening to remember Shauna Howe and retrace her steps as she walked home the night of Oct. 27, 1992, from a Girl Scout Halloween party.
Franklin state police provided details on the fatal pedestrian-vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday evening on Pittsburgh Road in Sandycreek Township.
Clarion state police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Duane Carl Schlopy, no age provided, of the Fairmount City area of Redbank Township.
As a young girl growing up in Butler County, Shannon Penland aspired to work in the science field. By the time she was pursuing her doctorate in organic chemistry, she wound up in a medicinal chemistry class and encountered a life-changing experience — she met an oncologist who inspired her …
The new scoreboard panel for the Oil City High School football field/athletic complex that honors much admired former Oil City coach and teacher Pat Patterson was installed Tuesday.