By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
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.
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Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission to prepare long range plan for region
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
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. More...
Makes public announcement last Thursday
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
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 McConnells 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. 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...
"Winchester" brings top dollar, sells for $10,000
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. More...
By MARC LEVY ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
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. More...
As we welcomed in the New Year, Norma Larry was celebrating 60 years as the Cable, Ohio, postmaster. 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. 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. 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. 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. More...
Personal consumption may fall this year to levels not seen since 1942, some economists say
By Mark Trumbull and Jeremy Kutner STAFF WRITERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
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. 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. More...
High School Rodeo Stars Wrangle Up The Winnings
The Pennsylvania High School Rodeo brought an excited crowd on Saturday, Jan. 10, to the 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show. 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. More...
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