STAFF REPORT A Tuesday morning fire that injured a total of four people could have originated on the second floor of the historic Fort Loudon Inn. More...
Although it may seem just like yesterday that you either received a census form in your mailbox or a census worker visited you, it has actually been nearly 10 years and now the U.S. Census Bureau is gearing up for Census 2010. More...
By Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)
Pennsylvania's estimated budget gap has worsened by about $300 million just since last week, and some state government workers face layoffs, Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Carnegie Mellon University is halting some capital project plans and cutting its academic and administrative budgets to deal with an expected 30 percent drop in its endowment. More...
To The Editor: One thing I hate about shopping is "rewards." Because the opposite is "punishment." Yet increasingly when I try to buy something, the clerk asks if I have a "rewards" or some such card. More...
To The Editor: What is the most crucial decision you have made today? How to successfully to complete a school or work project? Maybe the best way to juggle the family budget? More...
HARMONY, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man had several figurative run-ins with his local bank before police said he had a literal one: purposely driving his pickup truck through the bank's front door, causing nearly $100,000 damage. More...
State police in Bedford are currently searching for the whereabouts of a vehicle responsible for a hit-and-run collision outside Denny's restaurant in Breezewood last Tuesday. Warfordsburg resident Nancy E. More...
Twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Elizabeth McGahan of Burnt Cabins waived a preliminary hearing last Wednesday in neighboring Bedford County on charges of theft by unlawful taking and criminal mischief. More...
River Oaks Helpline A Christian crisis counseling/prayer phone line is now available. Caring and compassionate Christian volunteers are available from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. More...
Sweetheart Ball The 25th annual Beta Sigma Phi Sweetheart Ball will be held February 14 at the American Legion. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6:00 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. DJ "Blazin Dragon'' will provide entertainment at 8:00 p.m. More...
Valentine's Day Card-Making Class Stampin' Up demonstrator Dana Smith, along with the Fulton County Parks and Recreation Commission, will be holding a Valentine's Day card-making workshop at the Lions Club Community Building, McConnellsburg, on Sun More...
Terry and Mary Appel of Warfordsburg are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Irma Louise Appel, to Coty Alan Gregory, son of Alan and Shelbie Gregory of Needmore. Ms. Appel is a 2007 graduate of Southern Fulton High School. More...
Autumn Rose Peck was born October 1, 2008, at 10:23 p.m., in Chambersburg Hospital, with special help from Dr. C. Glass. Autumn weighed six pounds, 15.8 ounces and was 21 inches long. More...
George Cornelius selected by Rendell administration to serve as secretary of DCED
STAFF REPORT
A former Fulton County resident was handpicked by the Gov. Ed Rendell administration last week to serve in the capacity of secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development. More...
JLG Industries told another 100 employees last week that they would lose their jobs, bringing the total number of workers cut from the manufacturer's payrolls over the last six months to 1,500. More...
Helen B. Bivens, formerly of Mercersburg, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in Menno Haven Nursing Center, Chambersburg. She had been a guest at Menno Haven since 2000. Born January 20, 1927, near Mercersburg, she was a daughter of the late Paul W. More...
Harold E. Bristol, 60, Mercersburg, died Saturday evening, January 24, 2009, in Hershey Medical Center. Born August 16, 1948, in Beauford, S.C., he was a son of the late Eugene and Ruby Woodall Bristol. More...
Miles W. Horne, 90, a resident of the long term care unit of Fulton County Medical Center, Mc- Connellsburg, and formerly of Hustontown, died Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2009, at the Medical Center. More...
Birthday wishes to Ashley Souders, 6 years old on January 20; Lloyd Covert, 90 years old on January 22; Sis McQuade, January 21; Pauline Lynch, January 4; Bill Agesen, January 28; Sue Keefer, Shirley Feagley and Sue Fox, January 30; Clarence Weim More...
Birthday wishes to Etta Cutshall, John Hann, Carolyn Mills, Treva Madden, Victor Watkins, Crystal Taylor, Larry Steele, Dick Anderson, Joe Gearhart and Aiden Barnett. More...
Those extreme cold temperatures over the weekend were a very good reason to stay in, but a nice crowd were out to church at Knobsville United Methodist Church on Sunday morning. More...
McConnellsburg 54, Fairfield 52 McConnellsburg picked up its second win of the 2008-09 season Monday night after narrowly sliding by the Fairfield Green Knights by two points. More...
Southern Fulton 46, Hancock 29 Southern Fulton picked up its 13th win of the season Monday night as well as the 200th career victory for Indians coach Mark Mellott. More...
Forbes Road Lady Cardinal basketball coach Craig Cutchall was recently honored for 35 years of competing against county rival McConnellsburg Lady Spartans. More...
20 Years Ago From The Files Of January 26, 1989 '89 Thomas A. Fite has resigned as administrator of Fulton County Medical Center, effective March 1. Fite has held the post since June of 1986. More...
This week's Memory Jogger, submitted by Dorothy Knepper Spade, was taken circa 1954/55 in front of the outhouse at the Waterfall Grade School. This was the last year the school was in use. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Department of Health is sending warnings to establishments that may have violated the new statewide ban on smoking in most public places, a newspaper reported Thursday. Since the law went into effect on Sept. More...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Long before cable television, spa treatments and ecofriendly soaps and shampoos became staples in hotel rooms, there was the Bible - the Gideon Bible. More...