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Brandon Boocks (left) and Betsy Kellner share a laugh over the Christmas tree at the Venango Museum. Kellner’s last day as museum director was Tuesday, and she is being replaced by Brooks, who has been her assistant the last several years.
Longtime Venango Museum director Betsy Kellner (right) and new director Brandon Boocks discuss the Wurlitzer Theater Organ at the museum.
Brandon Boocks (left) and Betsy Kellner share a laugh over the Christmas tree at the Venango Museum. Kellner’s last day as museum director was Tuesday, and she is being replaced by Brooks, who has been her assistant the last several years.
Betsy Kellner talks about the displays at the Venango Museum. Kellner’s last day as executive director was Tuesday.
Betsy Kellner has left quite a legacy during her 26 years at the Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry.
Tuesday was Kellner’s last day at the museum in Oil City’s North Side business district, where she has served as executive director since 2004. She is switching careers as she was elected Cranberry Township tax collector in November and assumes those duties next month.
LAURA O’NEIL, reporter for The Derrick and The News-Herald, can be reached at lauraoneil.thederrick@gmail.com or (814) 677-8357.
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Major repairs to the ceiling of Courtroom 1 in the Venango County Courthouse are winding down.
A former priest at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Franklin has been nominated for the office of presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.
About 130 volunteers turned out Wednesday for Oil City’s annual clean-up day despite some rain showers and a good dose of mud in spots.
Many hours of hard work paid off Tuesday for 12 local high school students as they attended their welding technology graduation ceremony through the Community College of Allegheny County at Venango Technology Center.
The Venango County Economic Development Authority learned of a snag in the 100 Seneca project in Oil City during the panel’s meeting Tuesday.
Oil City Council members continued their discussion of the increasingly dilapidated Business Innovation Center in the Siverly Industrial Park during their meeting last week.
More discussion about the proposed senior housing development in Cranberry Township was a focus of discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of the township’s economic development committee.
PennWest-Clarion’s Venango Campus in Oil City was filled with two- and four-legged participants Monday as the Venango Veterans Club ran its last Dogs for Dogs event before the campus closes at the end of this school year.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military chief said Monday that his country will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, but he did not elaborate on when and how as world leaders urged against retaliation, trying to avoid a spiral of violence in the Middle East.
The new 15th Street pump station is now up and running, the Franklin General Authority heard at its April meeting, and the old station is scheduled for demolition this week.
The Franklin school board approved applying for a facilities improvement grant at its work session Monday night, held at Victory Elementary School.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli leaders on Sunday credited an international military coalition with helping thwart a direct Iranian attack involving hundreds of drones and missiles, calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of regional opposition to Tehran.
During the past six months since becoming warden of the Venango County jail, Adam Craig has been working on ambitious goals that include reducing recidivism, boosting morale and “changing public perception” of the institution.
Riders of various age groups pedaled their mountain bikes, and even twisted and turned them in mid-air, as the three-day Allegheny Gnar concluded Sunday with the actual race through the woods of Clark’s Summit in Oil City.
Heavy rains on Friday produced enough flooding that encroached into several basements, and area waterways flowed muddy brown, fast and furious, with the canopies of trees in some cases poking up from the water several feet out into the river.
Oil City Council members heard a rundown Thursday of major points from this week’s meeting of city personnel with members of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Corp., PennDOT, the state Public Utility Commission and other interested parties.
When Joseph Emanuele celebrates his 90th birthday on Sunday with friends at Grace United Methodist Church in Oil City, the partygoers will be commemorating a lifetime marked by music and fidelity.
Heavy rains today produced enough flooding that encroached into several basements, and area waterways flowed muddy brown, fast and furious, with the canopies of trees in some cases poking up from the water several feet out into the river.
CLARION — Voters in some Clarion County precincts will notice a change in the process at the polls for the April 23 primary election.
When the St. Patrick community food pantry in Franklin holds its monthly distribution on Saturday, it will be from a new location.
As the saying goes, “a friend in need is a friend indeed,” and that could certainly be said of local fire departments.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a long time, O.J. Simpson was the man who had it all.
Travelers on Route 8 between Oil City and Franklin have no doubt noticed the new structure rising between A. Crivelli Ford and Burger King.
A few major Franklin General Authority projects are one step closer to getting underway after this week’s monthly meeting of the panel.
An Oil City man and woman are facing charges in three Venango County cases for stealing funds from multiple sources, forging documents, identity theft and other crimes.
The Allegheny Gnar downhill mountain bike races are coming back to Oil City this weekend.
Several disagreements came up Tuesday at an outside meeting near McDonald’s in Oil City that focused on plans to replace the Elm and Center Street railroad crossings later this year.
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for the trip.
The decree issued last month by the Erie Catholic Diocese that no longer reserves St. Stephen Church in Oil City for divine worship and allows the building’s to be used for non-religious purposes has been appealed.
CLARION — An emergency software notification system that enables officials to notify residents and businesses of potential emergencies or problems is now part of Clarion County’s public safety system.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to endorse a national ban after months of mixed messages and speculation.
MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies.
Life seemed to come to a halt in a strip of the United States on Monday afternoon as people breathlessly looked to the sky.
The state Office of Small Business Advocate, on April 3, filed a notice to intervene in the Venango Water Co. case before the state Public Utility Commission to determine the future of that company and possibly the other six water companies owned by the Rhodes Estate.
BROOKVILLE — Residents in the Brookville area late last week learned details of the Interstate 80 bridge replacement project that will impact both them and commuters from outside their area.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months.
Local folks are well aware of the many prime fishing holes throughout Venango County, all of which offer a serene and relaxing setting, unlike some other waters in more congested areas of northwestern and southwestern Pennsylvania.
Venango County is on the edge of the path of totality during Monday afternoon’s solar eclipse, meaning residents will be able to view the moon eclipse about 99% of the sun.
While snowflakes drifting down outside on Friday morning made springtime feel far off, those gathered inside the Venango Conservation District were thinking spring.
As spring slowly progresses and construction season is just around the corner, Oil City eventually will encounter multiple detours as work begins on two railroad crossings and the Veterans Bridge.
