Twenty area youths falling between the ages of 10 and 16 took the opportunity to learn about the great outdoors, hunting safety and conservation Saturday during the 10th annual Youth Field Day organized by Fulton County Deputy Wildlife Conservation O
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Do critics of Obama's health reforms realize how socialistic we already are?
By Walter Rodgers THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
EAST OTIS, Mass. - The less some Americans know, the more strident and voluble they become. Take socialism. The wailing about it over healthcare reform proves my proposition. More...
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS The ninth annual Cove Mills Harvest reunion will be held September 25, 26 and 27 at Wilkins Farm and Home Supply, Rt. 484 west, Warfordsburg. More...
By Rob Maaddi AP SPORTS WRITER
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dad simply wanted a souvenir - not a national television appearance. Steve Monforto won over many hearts after his 3-year-old daughter tossed a foul ball he caught at a Phillies game back onto the field. More...
HALIFAX, Pa. (AP) - A headon collision in central Pennsylvania has claimed the lives of two drivers and injured several other people. State police say 45-year-old Joe Wingert Jr. More...
McConnellsburg FFA hosted a recruitment event Tuesday, September 15, in order to encourage more students to join. More than 50 students in grades eight through 12 came and participated in the daylong event. More...
Forbes Road Elementary School hosted "The Bully-Free Amazing Wonder Show" assembly program on September 14, 2009. The program used comedy, magic and audience participation to present a motivational anti-bullying message. More...
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A Pennsylvania man who left three blind and deaf adults in his care locked in a van for about an hour Sunday while he ate at a western Maryland diner has been arrested, police said. More...
Mercersburg Financial Corp., parent company of The First National Bankof Mercersburg, recently announced a third quarter dividend of 20 cents per share. Dividends thus far for 2009 are in line with projections. More...
By Ramith Plushnick-Masti and Dan Nephin ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS
PITTSBURGH (AP) - An anti-war group plans to set up a tent city during the upcoming Group of Twenty economic summit to focus attention on the plight of women and children made refugees by war. More...
PALMERTON, Pa. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union says an eastern Pennsylvania school district was wrong to reprimand students who wore T-shirts protesting the district's new dress code. More...
Blue skies and warm weather graced a three-hour hike and plant identification walk hosted Sunday afternoon by Fulton County Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies and forester Dave Scamardella. More...
Navy Seaman Recruit Derek J. Reschke, a 2009 graduate of Southern Huntingdon High School, Three Springs, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More...
Officers who will lead the Warfordsburg-based Iota Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in 2009-2010 are, left to right, Iris Hendershot, president; Wilma Valentine, vice president; Sherry Metz, secretary; Gail Potter, treasurer, Doris Smith, correspondi More...
By John Anastasi
FEASTERVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Even though Joe Hand Promotions Inc. has sold closed-circuit pay-per-view sporting events to bars, clubs and other commercial establishments for decades, Jan. 17, 2005, was a watershed moment for the business. More...
By Joe Mandak ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nick Mancini Hartner is like a lot of downtown business operators: He doesn't know what to expect if thousands of protesters show up for the Group of 20 economic summit or, for that matter, how many customers will show up either. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - What does Gov. Ed Rendell have in common with Matt Damon and George Clooney? They're all on Esquire magazine's list of the "World's 75 Best People. More...
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