Several Venango County 4-H kids have advanced to the state competition after competing in the Pleasure and Games classes of the District IX Horse Show at the Crawford County Fairgrounds.

A total of 20 Venango County kids earned the trip to the State Horse Show at Grange Fair Equine Park in Centre Hall from Sept. 23 through 26.They are:

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The ice boom on the Allegheny River in Oil City was in the process of being removed by the city’s public works department on Wednesday, according to Oil City Fire Department Chief Derek Long.

The U.S. Forest Service is offering two free, interpretive night sky programs in Allegheny National Forest from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Kinzua Beach on Route 59 and from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Beaver Meadows near Marienville.

CONTROLLER — Tricia Baker has been hired as a controller for Burns & Burns Insurance at its Clarion office. Baker was born and raised in Franklin and now lives in Pleasantville with her husband.

CLARION — It was nearly one year ago when a four-alarm fire destroyed the 140-year-old Hahne Building at the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue in Clarion. The effect of that fire continued this week.

The Silver Cornet Band will begin rehearsals for its summer season on Monday evenings beginning next week and running through May. Rehearsals are scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. on the second floor of Franklin City Hall.

Drake Well Museum and Park will conclude its lecture series, Wisdom & Wine, on Thursday with a presentation on the “History of Idle & Orphan Wells in America” by Dan Arthur, president and chief engineer of ALL Consulting, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Clarion County dairy princess and promotions team ask anyone interested with involvement in the Clarion County Dairy Promotions to attend the “Milkshake Extravaganza” at 2 p.m. April 14 at Grace E.C. Church in Knox.

The Derrick and The News-Herald will publish the annual Save, Serve & Protect edition April 23. This special section highlights local fire, police and emergency services organizations.

The Franklin Easter egg hunt, which had been scheduled to take place this morning, has been postponed until Monday evening at 6 p.m. because of adverse weather conditions, the Franklin Events and Marketing office announced Friday.

Seneca man Charles Cauvel, a World War II veteran who is turning 100 years old Sunday, was an employee at the Amalie refinery just north of Franklin at the time of the explosion and fire on June 19, 1970, that killed five people and destroyed the plant.

GROVE CITY — J. Nicholas Ranjan, federal district court judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania and 2000 Grove City College alumnus, will deliver the commencement address at his alma mater when the 2024 class graduates on May 18. Commencement begins at 10 a.m.

The Erie Philharmonic will return to Oil City to perform a public concert at the Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry at 7 p.m. May 17. The concert will feature a brass quintet.