Line Dancing — 7 to 9 p.m., Franklin Knights of Columbus; cost is donation
...At their meeting Monday evening, the Oil City School Board heard an update from a number of administrators as the school year draws to a close.
KNOX — Unseasonably cool weather and a little snow did not deter dozens of people from attending the second annual Autism Walk at Keystone High School on Sunday.
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Pennsylvania Western University’s Clarion campus will hold spring commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Tippin Gymnasium.
The following students at East Forest Elementary School were named to the honors lists for the third-quarter grading period:
The following students at East Forest High School were named to the honors lists for the third-quarter grading period:
The following students at West Forest Elementary School were named to the honors lists for the third-quarter grading period:
The following students at West Forest High School were named to the honors lists for the third-quarter grading period:
Belles Lettres
Summer Fest will return to Clarion June 7 and 8, with this year’s theme of “The Big Outdoors”.
New trees will be planted Friday at Drake Well Museum and Park to celebrate Arbor Day.
First Presbyterian Church of Clarion will host a free community choral concert open to everyone at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church at 700 Wood St.
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Oil City was named a 2023 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to effective urban forest management.
Obituaries
Edwin M. “Ed” Lohr, 93, of Centerville, passed away Sunday morning, April 21, at Titusville Healthcare and Rehabilitation.
Daniel James Ochs Sr., 62, of Lucinda passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 20, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Julie Ann (Bower) Cappiello passed away peacefully at home in Austin, TX on April 17, 2024, due to complications from ALS.
Pamela Joyce Wiltanger, 74, of Mesa, Arizona passed away on April 4 at the Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona.
Al “Tom” Saltzmann was born on July 20, 1944, in Oil City. Al lived his life with faithfulness until God took him home to heaven on April 13, after a valiant battle against cancer.
June O. Shilliday, 86, of Franklin, passed away at her residence on Friday, April 19.
The family of Lawrence D. “Larry” Walker of Franklin will host a celebration of Larry’s life Saturday, April 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jennings Environmental Education Center in Slippery Rock.
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As the pressure mounted and the nerves were tingling, Oil City first-year baseball coach Dan Staub knew he had an ace up his sleeve during the seventh inning of Monday’s Region 2 road game against arch-rival Franklin.
Abby Boland homered, doubled and drove in three runs as Franklin went on the road and rolled past Oil City, 20-2, in a four-inning Region 4 softball contest on Monday.
Rilee Hanna and Kirsten Hicks went a combined 6-for-8 at the plate with four doubles and four RBIs, but it was enough for homestanding Franklin as the Knights dropped an 11-5 decision to Slippery Rock on Saturday in Region 4 softball action.
BUTLER — Union-Allegheny-Clarion Valley’s Hayden Smith took first place in the high jump with a record-breaking height and Lakeview’s Kyndra Seddon bested the field in the discus while Franklin’s Bryson Watson and Caleb Prettyman set school records on Friday night at the 59th Annual Butler I…
Opinions
Spotted lanternfly killing season is about to begin.
To millions of Americans who gulp down daily spoonfuls of yogurt, the dairy product’s health benefits are a no-brainer. Until now, though, yogurt manufacturers have been unable to make even basic claims about the healthfulness of their products.
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“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
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The Franklin Fire Department was established in 1893 and is located at 113 13th St. in Franklin. The department can be reached by telephone at (814) 432-3780 or email at dmetz@franklinpa.gov.
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Bon Jovi is marking its 40th anniversary. A new docuseries called “Thank You, Goodnight," debuts Friday on Hulu and recounts the band's beginning and rise to super stardom. It also details some low points, including when front man Jon Bon Jovi underwent major vocal surgery in 2022. The musician wasn't sure if he would ever sing again, but things are looking up. A new Bon Jovi album called “Forever” debuts in June. In a Q&A with The Associated Press, Bon Jovi talks about his commitment to regaining his vocal abilities, the music industry today and whether he would return to acting.
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Columbia University’s main campus will switch to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester amid protests over Israel’s war with Hamas that have roiled colleges across the U.S. University officials announced the move late Monday after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia’s New York City campus were arrested last week. Students have protested against Israel’s war in Gaza at many campuses. That includes New York University a few miles south of Columbia. An encampment there swelled to hundreds of protesters, and police began to make arrests Monday night. A police spokesperson said he did not know how many NYU protesters had been arrested.
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Law enforcement authorities say they have arrested 23 people in Bosnia suspected of belonging to a “global drug kingpin’s inner circle,” including police and security officials, in a clampdown on criminal networks controlling much of Europe’s cocaine trade. Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, and Bosnian officials say the suspects were detained Monday as security forces searched their homes and other locations. They are accused of drug trafficking, money laundering and other organized crime offenses. Europol says the 23 are suspected of being part of the “inner circle” of a drug kingpin arrested in 2022 and sentenced to seven years in prison a year later in the Netherlands.
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Associated Press photographers were there for San Diego Padres pitcher Randy Vazquez working in the shadows of San Diego and the lighting of a cauldron with the Olympic flame at the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya raised her arms in triumph while crossing the finish line at the London Marathon. Nelly Korda took the traditional jump into the lake after winning a record-tying fifth straight LPGA tournament at the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
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Associated Press photographers were there for San Diego Padres pitcher Randy Vazquez working in the shadows of San Diego and the lighting of a cauldron with the Olympic flame at the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya raised her arms in triumph while crossing the finish line at the London Marathon. Nelly Korda took the traditional jump into the lake after winning a record-tying fifth straight LPGA tournament at the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas.
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The Football Association says the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United will kick off at the traditional time of 3 p.m. (1400 GMT) on May 25. Holder City plays rival United at Wembley Stadium in a repeat of last year’s final. The FA said the kickoff time had been agreed with both clubs, the local authority, safety advisory group and broadcasters. It is the second straight year that the final will kick off at 3pm. In recent years it has had an early evening time slot.
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The match official accused of bias by English Premier League club Nottingham Forest got UEFA support by being selected for the European Championship as a video review expert. Forest’s inflammatory social media post on Sunday targeting Stuart Attwell has been widely criticized across English soccer and was even mocked by another club. Attwell is among 20 video assistant referee (VAR) specialists chosen by UEFA to work at the 51-game Euro 2024 in Germany that starts June 14. They include Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland who UEFA removed from a Champions League game in November because of his work at a previous game.
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The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. Detroit is on the clock. The Motor City was once one of the nation’s largest and most powerful cities and has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2013. Fans driving and flying into town from the league’s other 31 cities will see signs of progress from the symbolic to the significant. In the heart of downtown, the NFL's three-day draft will begin Thursday night.
