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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination. More ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Two jaguars at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo were in quarantine Monday after at least one of them attacked and critically injured an animal care worker. The woman was attacked around 11 a.m. Sunday while working in the interior den area of the jaguar enclosure, the zoo said in a statement. More ... More than 100 folks, including brides-to-be, their fiances, families and friends, attended the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism's second annual Bridal Expo held at the American Legion on Sunday. More ... The Fulton County commissioners gave input this week on the development of a long-range transportation plan in its initial planning stages by the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission. In a brief overview of the planning process, SAPDC representative Chris Allison informed commissioners Bonnie Mellott Keefer, Daniel Swain Jr. More ... Official local Farm Show results are as follow: Chuck and Kim Nutwell, Needmore: 12th place in heavy weight horse pulling. Megan Keller, Waterfall: third - Dorset early spring lamb; fourth - Dorset spring ram lamb; third - junior crossbred market lambs, weight division 4; 10th - young shepherd skillathon division IV; second - jr. More ... Amid family, coworkers and area officials, a Waynesborobased attorney became the fourth individual to announce candidacy for judgeship with the Fulton/Franklin County Court of Common Pleas during a special public announcement held at the McConnellsburg Firehall. More ... JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corp. company, has announced that Donald F. Roy has been appointed to the role of senior vice president - manufacturing. In this role, Roy will be responsible for leading JLG operations and lean initiatives, as well as developing and executing JLG's global manufacturing strategy. More ... Experience thrills amidst winter chills! IceFest 2009, the seventh annual event, runs from 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, and continues through Sunday, February 1, in historic downtown Chambersburg. A dazzling array of ice sculptures are the backdrop for four days of events during the region's biggest winter festival. More ... Forbes Road FFA Chapter last week traveled to the Farm Show complex to watch Evan Brant, Cody Buterbaugh and Cortnee Henry receive their FFA Keystone degrees. The Keystone Degree is the highest state degree an FFA member can receive. More ... The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director John K. Johnston announced recently that the signup period for the 2005-2007 Crop Disaster Program (DCP) will end February 27, 2009. More ... Clinton County 4-H'er Evan Vonada cashed in his Grand Champion Junior Market Steer, "Winchester," selling for $10,000 during the Sale of Champions at the 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Hoss's Steak and Sea House, a longtime Farm Show supporter, purchased the 1,300-pound champion. More ... MARCHAND, Pa. (AP) - Investigators say they believe skeletal remains found in southwestern Pennsylvania are those of a black woman who was shot and dismembered three to 10 years ago. The remains were found by a construction worker Dec. 29 in North Mahoning Township, about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. More ... HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania is on track to become the fourth state in which each gallon of diesel sold contains a renewable fuel that comes from sources such as animal fats or plant oils, officials said Thursday. If certain conditions are met, every gallon of diesel sold in Pennsylvania a year from now will contain 2 percent biodiesel as a result of a law Gov. More ... Judges Richard J. Walsh and Douglas W. Herman of the 39th Judicial District of the Court of Common Pleas presided over a series of court sessions held at the Fulton County Courthouse on December 30 and January 6. Maloree Tomika Peck appeared with legal counsel and entered a not-guilty plea during arraignment proceedings held on charges of harassment. Peck pled not guilty. More ... As we welcomed in the New Year, Norma Larry was celebrating 60 years as the Cable, Ohio, postmaster. She's been a postmaster longer than anyone else in the nation and says, "I wanted to reach this milestone, but now that I'm here I'm not interested in retiring. More ... Fulton County Senior Center lunch menu for the week is as follows: Monday: baked steak, mashed potatoes, waxed beans, wheat bread, cookies, juice. Tuesday: chicken potpie, coleslaw, biscuit, apple. Wednesday: Italian sausage, peppers and onions, scalloped potatoes, mixed veggies, roll, pears. More ... READING, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania State Police say one of the men accused of stealing a 1,200-pound brass angel statue from a Roman Catholic shrine is facing additional charges in a similar case. Thirty-one-year-old Jamie Custer of Norristown on Saturday was charged with stealing a 60-foot-long copper snake sculpture three years ago from a Hereford Township artist. More ... Emphasizing the importance of the 2009 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit to the dairy industry and to the economy of the commonwealth is a state supported program that is helping to ensure that dairy producers can easily afford to attend. Dairy producers and any of their employees can register for this year's PA Dairy Summit at a discounted rate of only $80. More ... Fulton County Center for Families welcomed the "Cat In the Hat" to its preschool room on January 8. The preschoolers were treated to a reading of "Great Day For Up" and enjoyed several activities stressing the importance of reading in early childhood. More information on early childhood education may be obtained by contacting Jamie Taylor at 717-485-5038. More ... FORBES ROAD Lunch Menu Monday: two soft tacos, potato rounds, celery with peanut butter, mixed fruit. Tuesday: ham, green beans and potatoes, homemade roll, applesauce. Wednesday: chicken and buttermilk biscuits, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, peaches. More ... Dane T. Gordon, son of Dan and Susie Gordon of Needmore, was named to the Cedarville University dean's honor list for the 2008 fall semester. Dane is a freshman, majoring in psychology and journalism. Dane graduated from Fulton County Community Christian School in 2008. More ... MIDDLEBURG, Pa. (AP) - A master falconer in central Pennsylvania is asking people in the area to keep an "eagle eye'' out for his missing hawk. Mike Dupuy has been searching in the snow, wind and cold for the past two weeks for Hanna, a 1-year-old falcon he has had since her birth. More ... The 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show provided new inspiration to commonwealth bakers. For the first time, the event offered a cornbread contest for residents to experiment with this favorite comfort food. The contest was inspired when the owner of Good Foods, Inc., and a Farm Show executive were on a hunting trip. More ... PORT ROYAL, Pa. (AP) - Police say a 14-year-old boy is dead after being shot by a 13-year-old boy in central Pennsylvania's Juniata County. Police say the boys were alone in a home in Port Royal at the time of Friday afternoon's shooting. The older boy was dead when police arrived. More ... New fiction at Fulton County Library includes "Face at the Window: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery" by Sarah Graves, "Blood Sins" by Kay Hooper, "This Side of Heaven" by Karen Kingsbury, "Shadows of Lancaster County" by Mindy Clark, "On the Grind" by Stephen Cannell, "Plum Spooky" by Janet Evanovich" "The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett" by Colleen McCullough, More ... The pullback in U.S. consumer spending, which accelerated ahead of the holiday season, appears likely to be sharper in 2009 than any such retrenchment since World War II. That sobering forecast from economists goes a long way toward explaining why they generally support the idea of a large government stimulus effort, as Presidentelect Obama has urged Thursday. More ... The board of directors of Tower Bancorp Inc. declared a first-quarter cash dividend of 28 cents per share at its January 14, 2009, meeting. The dividend will be paid on February 16, 2009, to shareholders of record as of February 2, 2009. More ... HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on Friday produced a list of the projects it hopes will qualify for a future economic stimulus program from the federal government. PennDOT's highway and bridge projects on the list would cost $1.5 billion. A list of transit projects also was released. More ... WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A wind energy company says its plan for 47 wind turbines on a Pennsylvania ridge is back on track after a judge rejected three appeals challenging the project. Managing Director Robert Charlebois of Catamount Energy says subsidiary Laurel Hill Wind Energy is excited about completing its permitting and building the wind farm. More ... The Pennsylvania High School Rodeo brought an excited crowd on Saturday, Jan. 10, to the 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show. With nearly every seat full, spectators watched as Pennsylvania's youths participated in events such as bull riding, barrel racing, calf roping, goat tying and much more. More ... GREENCASTLE MARKET January 12 Slaughter steers: high choice and prime 2-3, 1224-1522 lbs., $87 to $89; choice 1-3, 1166-1546 lbs., $84.25 to $87; full, yield grade 4-5, 1214-1528 lbs., $83.50 to $86.50, one heavy 1630 lbs., $83.50; high select and low choice 1-3, 1102- 1442 lbs., $80 to $84.50; select 12, 1226-1350 lbs., $77 to $79. More ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - More than 1,500 mourners attended a seven-casket funeral service for the victims of a Dec. 26 house fire in Southwest Philadelphia. The crowd at Saturday's fivehour service at Divine Mercy Parish included elected officials, Liberia's ambassador to the United States, and West African immigrants from around the East Coast. More ... COATESVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say three more fires that displaced nine people and injured two fire firefighters are the latest in a string of arsons plaguing a southeastern Pennsylvania community. Officials in Coatesville say firefighter Jason Overholt was hurt when a burning porch roof fell on him while he was battling one of the fires. More ... |
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