The Fulton Honor Guard stand at attention during the Memorial Day services and address Monday morning at Union Cemetery in Ayr Township.
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By Lyn Shepard CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
MEIRINGEN, Switzerland - The Scottish physician and mystery writer Arthur Conan Doyle had grown bored with his sleuth hero and resolved to "kill him off" in 1893 here in the Swiss Alps. More...
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The grand opening of the new Mercersburg Farmers Market will happen Saturday morning May 30 at the Summit Health Center parking lot on the north end of Mercersburg. The market itself will open at 8:00 a.m. and run until 1:00. More...
The Fulton County Area Vocational Technical School has inducted 12 seniors into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). More...
By RACHEL LA CORTE ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - It took just a few weeks for the end of Linda Fleming's life to rush painfully into focus. More...
Austin R. Shelley, 10, McConnellsburg, son of Denitia Booth and Andy Shelley, recently donated 10 inches of his hair to the Locks of Love Foundation. More...
Fulton County Pistol and rifle Club youth shoot winners for week four are as follows: Jr. rifle: first - Ean Love; second - Devon Divens; third - Josiah Guyer. Jr. shotgun: first - Connor Johnson; second - Kyle Englert; third - Adin Brady. More...
Matthew Hill, McConnellsburg, received a degree in sport administration at Lock Haven University during spring 2009 commencement. More...
The following couples applied for marriage licenses at the local courthouse during the past week: Casey Alan Poffenberger, 26, Hagerstown, Md., and Armantha Lynne Hixson, 23, Hagerstown. More...
HANOVER, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in south-central Pennsylvania say an autopsy is scheduled Monday on the body of a Maryland man who died in the crash of his ultralight aircraft. More...
Victoria Chatley, daughter of Deb Chatley and Don Chatley, was chosen as one of the 10 winners in a nationwide contest to create a newspaper article about Robert Smalls, an American slave who commandeered a confederate ship during the Civil War. More...
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania bicycle race that had been held for 22 consecutive years is canceled this year for lack of sponsorship money. More...
By MARK SCOLFORO ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A woman who admitted stealing thousands of dollars from Gov. More...
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A northwestern Pennsylvania woman who swung her infant like a baseball bat at her boyfriend in a 2006 fight has lost her appeal and must return to prison. More...
Many patients taking part in sleep studies can't fall asleep in a regular bed. More...
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Statewide contest open to all residents
The Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program is sponsoring the sixth annual Pennsylvania "Simply Delicious, Simply Nutritious" vegetable recipe contest this summer. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh International Airport has seen dwindling traffic over the last decade due to flight reductions by US Airways, high fuel prices and the slumping economy - and officials say there is no end in sight. More...
By Carol Singel
On May 13, at 6:00 p.m., the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 561 meeting was called to order. There were 41 guests and 10 members present. Two new members were voted into the unit. More...
After Katrina, the Big Easy is slowly attracting newcomers and rebuilding its economy
By Patrik Jonsson THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
NEW ORLEANS - Chicago is "a wash," says Jason Weyland, an architect who lost his Windy City job when his firm cut half its workforce earlier this year. More...
Officials at F&M Trust . announced that Melanie D. Gordon has joined the bank as Community office manager for the St. Thomas Community Office. More...
YORK, Pa. (AP) - A southcentral Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison for the electrocution of his wife, which he maintained was accidental. More...
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