Forest County, PA

MARIENVILLE - Bigfoot left a big impression in Marienville last weekend. The first Forest County Bigfoot Festival drew hundreds of fans of the wooly biped to town where they conducted a Bigfoot search and a Bigfoot caller contest. Even the person with the biggest feet went home a winner.

WARREN, Pa. (EYT) — The USDA Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to reroute approximately 815 feet of the North Country National Scenic Trail north of Amsler Spring in Warrant 5138, Jenks Township, Forest County. This section of trail climbs a small saddle between two high points...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – East Forest School was awarded the Highmark Foundation Grant this year. (Pictured: Students Taylor Oliver, Jacob Cotherman, Jacob Healy, Matthew Ziegler, and Harmony Fike enjoying the use of the bikes purchased by the grant.) The school used the grant funding to purchase bicycles for the...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – West Forest High School has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2021. Anna is the daughter of James and Susan Culver. Her siblings are Sam, Stephen, and Jessie Culver. During her time at West Forest, she participated in Student Council, SADD, National...

Anna Culver has been named valedictorian of the West Forest High School Class of 2021. The salutatorian is Jessica Wagner.

A new festival in honor of Bigfoot is coming to Forest County this weekend. The Forest County Bigfoot Festival will be held June 11-13 in Marienville, Pa., located just outside the Allegheny National Forest. The family-friendly festival will feature a hunt for Bigfoot and a calling contest, as well as...

VENANGO/FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – Area state police responded to the following calls:. (Photo by Dave Cyphert of ProPoint Media Photography) Court documents indicate the Franklin-based State Police filed the following charges against 28-year-old Devontae Allan Lindsey, of Oil City, on June 4:. – DUI: Controlled Substance – Impaired Ability...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – Students from East Forest High School recently participated in an Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up. The East Forest National Honor Society participated in the Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up on May 27. Pictured above are National Honor Society members David McCullough and Ryan Parrett. Other members that participated include...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to reroute approximately 815 feet of the North Country National Scenic Trail north of Amsler Spring in Warrant 5138, Jenks Township, Forest County. This section of trail climbs a small saddle between two high points above Salmon...

MARIENVILLE - Bigfoot hunters and fans will converge on Marienville for the community's first Forest County Bigfoot Festival from June 11 to 13. Festival organizer Dave Yeany said the people in the Marienville area have a fond spot in their hearts for the elusive creature. "I have been a hunter...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – The Forest County 4-H Robo’s will begin club activities on Thursday, June 24. The club event will begin at the Forest County 4-H Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. The club has a new project to offer youth ages eight to 18 (age-based on January 1)....

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – Two inmates at SCI Forest who were reportedly caught in possession of synthetic cannabinoids in the facility are facing hearings on Tuesday. Court documents indicate 32-year-old Dante Lacey and 29-year-old Quadir Jeffries are scheduled to stand for preliminary hearings in front of Judge Daniel L. Miller on Tuesday, June 8, at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., respectively, on the following charges:

The Allegheny National Forest will be growing this summer. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is selling a 2-mile long strip of land next to the Clarion River to the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the state’s only national forest. The conservancy obtained the forested, 532-acre parcel near Ridgway in 2012 from...

MARIENVILLE, Pa. — The USDA Forest Service is accepting public review and comment of the environmental assessment on the Deadman Corners project on the Marienville Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest. The Deadman Corners project area (see map below) is generally located north of Marienville, Pennsylvania, and encompasses approximately...

HOWE TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Marienville-based State Police say an investigation is ongoing into over $5,000 of tools and equipment from a drilling rig site in Howe Township. On June 3, Marienville-based State Police responded to a report of a theft at a remote drilling rig site along Forest Road 674, approximately one-eighth of a mile west off of Coopertrack Road, State Route 666, in Howe Township, Forest County.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (EYT) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that Venango County reported three new COVID-19 cases as of June 3. The county’s total number of cases has reached 4,070, and the death toll remains at 96. Neighboring Forest County reported two new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths,...

Synchronous fireflies are helping to shine some light on environmental causes. On Thursday, Ken Butler, Jeff Calta, and Caitlin Ball of the Pennsylvania Firefly Festival, Inc. (PAFF) presented a check for $1,000 to West Ramsey of Penn Soil RC&D to help develop a Storywalk Trail at Chapman State Park. Most...

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – Students at Forest Area School District recently discovered how sweet the results of science can be. (Pictured above: Leonardo Rivera) Mrs. Jaquay’s kindergarten class recently teamed up with students from the 8th grade Family and Consumer Science class for a very special project. The students...

This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here. The Allegheny National Forest will be growing this summer. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is selling a 2-mile long strip of land next to the Clarion River to the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the state’s only national forest.

FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – East Forest Elementary students visited Chapman Dam State Park on May 26. (Photo: Penn State extension office staff talks to 1st graders about invasive plant species. Pictured are Evan Stevenson, Eden Glass, Josh Russ, Riley Snyder, and Scarlett Fike.) Students enjoyed many different learning stations...