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School District budget not yet balanced
The Titusville Area School District is wrestling with a stubborn $285,000 proposed budget deficit, as work continues ahead of a June budget deadline. District Business Manager Shawn Sampson provided an update on the current condition of the in-progress budget proposal during the monthly committee meeting of the board of school directors, Monday. The proposal in its current form calls for tax increases for district residents in Crawford and Warren counties, paired with a tax decrease for northern Venango County.
District 3 softball: Pairings, results for Adams, Franklin, Lebanon, York county teams
With the regular season behind us, it's time to look ahead to the District 3 softball tournaments. The tournaments start Monday, May 20, with games in Classes 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A. The other classes begin later in the week. Halifax and Greenwood are the only teams playing in Class...
Franklin Regional proposes 3.5 mill tax hike for 2024-25 school year
Franklin Regional School Board members approved a proposed final budget for next school year that calls for a 3.5-mill property tax increase. The final vote on the $69 million budget will come at the board’s June 17 meeting. The spending plan comes with a roughly $643,000 deficit with just under $68.4 million in projected revenue.
Emlenton Man Faces Hearing Next Week for 11 Counts of Assault Following Domestic Altercation
VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — A hearing is scheduled for next week for an Emlenton man accused of assaulting a woman with a ceramic lamp during a domestic dispute in Emlenton Borough. Court documents indicate a preliminary hearing for 60-year-old George Wilson Willis Jr., of Emlenton, will take place...
DNA Evidence Front and Center in Bosley Murder Trial
FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – Four witnesses took the stand in the trial of David Allen Bosley on Tuesday. Bosley is accused of raping and murdering 76-year-old Suzette Nellis on or about March 26, 2023, near the bike path between the Allegheny River and the Penelec facility on West 1st Street in Oil City.
Weather alert issued for dense fog in part of Pennsylvania Sunday morning
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 6:03 a.m. for dense fog until 8 a.m. for Westmoreland Ridges, Fayette Ridges and Higher Elevations of Indiana as well as Mercer, Venango, Forest, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Greene, Westmoreland, Fayette and Indiana counties. "Patchy...
Pennsylvania man connected to attempted homicide case arrested in Virginia
According to a release, 31-year-old Anthony Martinez Young, of Pleasantville, Pa., was taken into custody after he allegedly shot at a Pennsylvania man on May 1 along Shamburg Road in Oil Creek Township, Venango County.
One diamond season ends, another limps toward the playoffs
If a jeweler took their high powered loupe to look at the Titusville diamonds these days they would find some murky clarity. The girls softball team is ending their year unsure about their lineup as they were in week one and the boys baseball team, who a week ago thought they were beginning to peak at the right time, are now wondering if they are prepared for the playoffs.
Red Brick Gallery Poetry and Art Exhibit ‘EKPHRASIS: Writers Responding to Artists’
FOXBURG, Pa. — The Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop was founded in 2011 by botanical watercolorist and former Westinghouse senior executive Donna Edmonds, establishing it as a venue to display and promote the work of visual artists and artisans from the region in an eight-month season from April to December.
Keystone High School Announces Brian Coll as Commencement Speaker
KNOX, Pa. — Keystone High School has announced Brian Coll as its 2024 commencement speaker. Coll is a 1991 graduate of Keystone High School. He is a US Navy Veteran having served with boots on the ground during several deployments, including Operation Restore Hope (Somalia) in 1993. After his...
Two Local Women Seriously Injured After Driver Failed to Stop at Stop Sign in Cranberry Township
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Two local women were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Cranberry Township on Thursday. According to a May 18th release issued by Franklin-based State Police, the crash occurred at the intersection of Hill City Road and Tarklin Road, in Cranberry Township, Venango County, around 9:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 16.
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