Polk News

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.

Freda McClellan turned herself in following a search of her home. An Oil City woman was arrested Tuesday by Franklin police following a two-month investigation into area drug sales.

The board also OKs a number of agreements for professional services. The Franklin Area School Board approved administrative salaries for the coming year at its meeting Monday night.

Here are some of the facts and figures the Franklin school district is considering as it ponders the future of the district's six elementary buildings.

He is the son of Kassi Stewart and Kelly Gooden of Knox. Lori Condon and Scott and Lee Stewart, all of Knox are the maternal grandparents.

Franklin state police are searching for a missing 17-year-old Cornplanter girl who ran away around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday from her Parker Avenue home.

Another plan offered for buildings By SHEILA BOUGHNER Franklin board deciding what to do with its elementary schools The Franklin Area School Board on Monday heard another possible plan for dealing with its ...

Two juveniles were injured in a one-vehicle accident at 7:53 a.m. Thursday along Route 28, just south of Route 506, in Redbank Township, Clarion County.

Minors traveling in stolen car arrested Polk borough police arrested two minors traveling in a stolen car around 10:15 a.m. Thursday on Route 8 in Venango County.

“We evacuated the area for cautionary reasons”

Polk police responded to a suspicious package Wednesday at a truck stop and gas station in Barkeyville Borough. via News-Herald

“People really depend on us for this”

Franklin-area letter carriers to collect items for charity By NICHOLAS A. HESS Photo by Jerry Sowden - Letter carrier Ron Buck, the Franklin organizer of the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out ... via News-Herald

A piece of property just past the Mercer County line near Polk was raided Thursday in the investigation of a possible methamphetamine operation, state officials said. via The Herald

An Indiana man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia around 8:05 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 80 near mile maker 39 in Venango County. via News-Herald

A sealed search warrant was executed Thursday at a home on Henderson Station Road in Polk as part of an ongoing investigation, according to the state attorney general's office. via News-Herald

“Very nice, friendly. You walk down the street people say 'Hi how you been.' Everybody knows everybody. So this is really surprising.”

April 24, 2008, 2:36 pm Several law enforcement agencies raid a home in Venango county, for a suspected methamphetamine operation. via WICU 12

Two area residents were arrested for drug possession around 12:23 p.m. Tuesday following a traffic stop in Clintonville Borough. via News-Herald

Two Hadley residents escaped injury Sunday afternoon when a state police car crashed into the motorcycle they were riding. via News-Herald

GOP still has firm grip on Venango County By JUDITH O. ETZEL Only six of the county's 49 precincts claim a Democratic majority. via The Derrick

Minor injuries were reported after a multiple-vehicle accident around 5:04 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 80 in Clinton Township. via News-Herald

A Pleasantville man was injured and transported to Titusville Hospital after a one-vehicle accident at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday on Route 227 in Venango County. via News-Herald