A Harrisonville area man joined the race for Fulton County prothonotary this week, bringing the official count to three candidates for the seat that also oversees issues relating to clerk of courts, recorder of deeds, register of wills and clerk o More...
The Fulton County commissioners received a refresher course Tuesday on the ins and outs of the gypsy moth residential spray program that is due to get under way for 2009 in several months. More...
PA CleanWays, a nonprofit organization aimed at identifying and eliminating illegal dumpsites and littering, has now taken root in Fulton County through the support and governance of the county Conservation District. More...
Julie Richards Shearer has filed her petition to run for Ayr Township tax collector. Born and raised in Fulton County, Shearer has worked as a waitress, a counter clerk and more recently as "Help Desk Julie, More...
Vehicle Collides With Embankment An eastbound 2006 Volvo struck an embankment and rolled onto its roof during a single vehicle collision along old Route 30 on Wednesday, March 4. According to state police, driver Rachel M. More...
The Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program is offering free classes for area residents to learn to ride a motorcycle. All information about the course is available at www.pamsp.com and cannot be obtained by contacting the training sites. More...
Robert Dale Markey Jr., 31, Three Springs, and Annissa Dawn Burger, 20, Hustontown, applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse during the past week. More...
McConnellsburg Elementary is continuing its character education program this year. In February a child listed below was chosen by their teacher in demonstrating the qualities of perseverance. More...
The library for the Fulton County Historical Society will close for renovation beginning March 15. Books are being packed in boxes for storage and will not be available to researchers until the building renovation is completed. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Another sprecial election is needed for the Pennsylvania Legislature now that Republican state Rep. David Argall (AR'-guhl) has apparently won a Senate seat. More...
Fulton County Medical Center Auxiliary met on Monday, March 2, 2009, at the Medical Center, with 12 members and Medical Center staff in attendance. With three recent new members. The auxiliary has 16 active, 26 lifetime and 38 inactive members. More...
Nine members of the Fulton County Area Vocational-Technical School Joint Operating Committee representing the Forbes Road, Central Fulton and Southern Fulton school boards recently gathered to act on an array of personnel and curriculum matters, in More...
SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his partner has been sentenced to 41/2 years to 10 years in state prison. More...
Current shopping: wasteful. The green alternative: repurposing
By Amy Hardin Turosak THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
DENVER - The global energy crisis is overwhelming, but Americans are looking for ways to make small changes that add up. We install solar panels, buy hybrid cars, and turn down the thermostat. More...
OSI (Occupational Services Inc.) will host a grand opening of its new thrift store, "Treasure Trove," at 202 Lincoln Way East, McConnellsburg, on Saturday, March 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. More...
To bolster interest in the mission of the club and to offer financial support to area youths wishing to further their education, the Fulton County Pistol and Rifle Club has announced the establishment of a scholarship award for college-bound studen More...
Josi Masters, daughter of David Masters, Harrisonville, and Melissa Vogt, McConnellsburg, will take part in the National Young Scholars Program (NYSP). She was nominated by Billie Jo Beatty, dean of students at McConnellsburg Elementary School. More...
Judge Carol L. Van Horn of the 39th Judicial District of the Fulton County Court of Common Pleas presided over a court session held on Tuesday, March 3, at the Fulton County Courthouse. More...
Fulton County Senior Center lunch menu for the week is as follows: Monday: two hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, buns, apple. Tuesday: ham, potato and cabbage, applesauce, wheat bread, pudding. More...
Amber N. Brennan, a sophomore in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences has been named to the fall 2008 dean's list at Duquesne University. Amber is the daughter of Garry and Karen Brennan of Chambersburg. More...
Hundreds of local residents have already responded to the book drive for the 25th annual Friends of Legal Services book sale, which began last month. More...
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 561 held a meeting on February 11 at 7:00 p.m. There were eight members present. Four new members were voted into the unit. A donation was made to the family of Scott Hoover. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Eight miners trapped underground for more than three days in 2002 have settled lawsuits against the mine's operator and an engineering firm that drew the maps they were using when they drilled into a water-filled abandoned mine, More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is spending more than $173,000 to try to improve the manners of workers at state stores across Pennsylvania. More...
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) _- Authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania say a man searching the Susquehanna River for the body of his missing father found the man's body - but not before he also found the body of a missing woman. More...
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