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11/21/2025

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11/21/2025

Riding an eight-game winning streak, Oil City’s football team will venture where few Venango County teams have gone before — a matchup in the PIAA quarterfinals with District 7 power Aliquippa at 7 p.m. tonight at Slippery Rock University.

Riding an eight-game winning streak, Oil City’s football team will venture where few Venango County teams have gone before — a matchup in the PIAA quarterfinals with District 7 power

11/21/2025

Tonight is opening night for the Barrow-Civic Theatre’s first-ever, all-youth main stage season performance — “Frozen JR”.

The Barrow-Civic Theatre launches its first all-youth main stage season with Disney’s Frozen JR. The production, featuring actors and crew in grades 5-10, runs for four public performances this weekend.

11/21/2025

Shoppers packed Cranberry’s new Marshalls during its Thursday grand opening, with manager Missy Bowen noting the parking lot filled before 8 a.m. and nonstop crowds that kept lines stretching back to the home department.

Shoppers come and go at the new Marshalls store, in Cranberry, during its grand opening on Thursday. Store manager Missy Bowen said that the parking lot was filling up at

11/21/2025

A Franklin-area woman has been recognized internationally by TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club for losing over 100 pounds in a year.

11/21/2025

With Black Friday and Small Business Saturday approaching, artists in Oil City’s National Transit Building were busy Thursday creating new work and preparing for Artists Sunday.

Artists in Oil City's fully occupied National Transit Building, including puppet makers Cassie Rhoads and Skylar Austin, are preparing their studios for the upcoming Artists Sunday on Nov. 30.

11/20/2025

After just over 10 years as executive director of the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce, Jodi Lewis will soon be stepping down from the position.

11/20/2025

After months of uncertainty surrounding Pennsylvania’s delayed budget, money has once again begun to flow to public school districts across the state, offering much needed relief to schools like Titusville.

Titusville Area School District (TASD) finally receives state funding after Pennsylvania's budget impasse, revealing a $267K surplus but also a $180K interest loss. Learn how new state reforms aim to save districts millions by changing cyber charter tuition payments.

11/19/2025

There were no injuries in a semi-tractor trailer rollover on Rocky Grove Avenue that took place at about 2:03 p.m., according to Venango County 911. The road remained closed as of 5:30 p.m.

There were no injuries in a semi-tractor trailer rollover on Rocky Grove Avenue that took place at about 2:03 p.m., according to Venango County 911.

11/19/2025

There were a bunch of photos taken at Franklin's Christmas tree arrival that didn’t make it into print. You can view them online today! AND you can and purchase your favorites on our website. Check them out! https://www.thederrick.com/news/community_news/photos-from-franklins-christmas-tree-arrival/collection_e61514bb-f6d5-4768-ac72-471ba8e9e8e7.html

11/19/2025

Josh Moore rebounded from Cleveland State cutting its wrestling program by becoming Kent State’s new head coach, where he’s rebuilding the roster, restoring the program’s culture, and reconnecting with the community.

When it was announced in January that Cleveland State was going to shutter its wrestling program, head coach Josh Moore wasn’t quite sure what the future had in store for

11/19/2025

A nearly 40-foot-tall Norway spruce rolled down Route 257 Tuesday morning, completing a three-mile trip to Town Square where it will serve as Oil City’s 2025 Christmas tree.

Oil City's 2025 Christmas tree, a 40-foot Norway spruce, traveled from Cranberry to Town Square. The removal, complicated by utility lines, was handled by Barons Tree Service and King's Landscaping.