Governor Shapiro recently announced the recipients of the PA DCED Keystone Communities Grants, three of which are going to Oil City entities. The first is a $500,000 Public Improvement grant to the Oil Region Alliance (ORA) for preparing the site of the former Days Inn hotel for future development. The second is a nearly $50,000 Read More…
Ryan Sweeney is a quality engineer at Webco Industries, a graduate of the Leadership Venango Class of 2019, and recently joined the Venango Chamber Board of Directors. A native to the area, Ryan has lived in Cranberry Township, specifically the Fertigs/Tippery area, for most of his life. He is married and has four children. In Read More…
Local author Valerie Perry recently released her book Sea More: Alaska, which shares tips she has gathered from her experience as a cruise director for Holland America Line. She stopped by Williams Travel to visit with new owners, Christine Hollis and Kate Miller, where she left them with a signed copy of her book. Christine Read More…
This June, Oil City artists, CJ Hurley & Barbara Pierce of Century Arts Fine Art and Design Studio, will be participating in the 48th Annual Roycroft Summer Festival, a celebration of the arts, in East Aurora, NY. The Festival is an outdoor event featuring the work of artists and artisans whose work is dedicated to Read More…
Continuing our series from previous months – Read below about Chapters 9 and 10 of the book, 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. Chapter 9—Shut Out Seniors: Seniors are often considered a cordial and easy-going group. That is incorrect. They are a dangerous lot who can cause a riot of success in your community. They Read More…