Emlenton News

Emlenton Borough, a major player in the early days of the petroleum industry, is back in the oil-producing business.

Foxburg Borough Council July 7 re-authorized an ordinance contracting for law enforcement service with the Emlenton police department.

The closure of the newly constructed Foxburg Bridge to allow for demolition of the old bridge, has been delayed for a week, according to PennDOT District 10 officials.

The late Hazel Sheffer Crawford collected hundreds of old photographs related to Emlenton during her long telephone career.

The new Foxburg Bridge will be temporarily closed next week from Monday through Thursday, July 17, during preparation for the demolition of the existing bridge.

A Titusville man was injured and flown to Hamot Medical Center in Erie after a motorcycle accident around 7:44 p.m. Friday on LeBoeuf Trail Road in Venango County.

A court also issues an injunction that prohibits the bottling plant from operating.

Eric McCool, a wildlife control and removal expert from Rocky Grove, puts a fake alligator back into a small pond Wednesday at a small riverfront community between Kennerdell and Emlenton.

A 53-year-old Michigan woman suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle rollover crash Saturday evening near Emlenton.

The DUI task force will be conducting roving patrols into the holiday period. Area police departments are ramping up DUI enforcement heading into the Fourth of July holiday period.

The plant was barred from bottling water back in May when an inspection revealed two violations, including low chlorine levels and the need to rebuild the plant's water filters.

The Emlenton Water Bottling Co. must halt production at its plant and recall all water bottled since May 22.

Two Cooperstown residents were involved in a hit-run around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday on Route 427 near Nancy's County Store in Venango County.

As Emlenton Borough residents continue to boil their tap water because of a system-wide contamination discovered April 25, there may be an end in sight.

Two Canton, Ohio, residents were injured and flown to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio, after a two-vehicle crash around 11:53 a.m. Monday on Route 208 in Venango County.

Here's what you'll find in the June issue of the Mercer County Business Chronicle, which you'll find free inside the Monday, May 26, issue of The Herald and Wednesday, May 28, issue of Allied News.

Crude prices hit another milestone By JUDITH O. ETZEL Barrels, barrels and more barrels fill barges in this 1861 photograph of the "oil fleet at Oil City." The photograph is in the Drake Well Museum archives.

Sirtex, a leading developer of targeted and innovative cancer therapies, announces an international clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of - 05/21/2008 - 01:39 PM BOSTON-- --The Boston Globe ...

Twelve illegal aliens were detained Wednesday along Interstate 80 and Route 478 in Clarion County. via News-Herald

Strong winds blew through the area Sunday downing trees and power lines across Venango County. via News-Herald