STAFF REPORT
George Stennett, 70, of Chambersburg has been hired as Great Cove Golf and Recreation Club’s pro shop manager and will oversee all golf and clubhouse operations, according to board President Bob Peck.
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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS By Carol Singel
The Fulton County Relay for Life Kickoff was held on Sunday February 21, at the American Legion in McConnellsburg. There were more than 40 people present, with five returning teams represented and one new team. More...
By DAN NEPHIN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Cherrie Mahan was 8 when she vanished from a bus stop near her home. A picture of the smiling, brown-haired girl would be the first featured on direct-mail fliers like those now sent weekly to tens of millions of U.S. More...
Eight large notebooks filled with family genealogy have been donated to the Fulton County Historical Society Library by researcher Clair Pittman Villano of Colorado. More...
The following area students graduated from Penn State University December 19: Lacie Brown, Fort Littleton, human development and family studies, Mont Alto. Scott Earley, McConnellsburg, architectural engineering, University Park. More...
STAFF REPORT
Judge Richard J. Walsh of the 39th Judicial District of the Fulton/ Franklin County Court of Common Pleas presided over a court session held at the Fulton County Courthouse on Tuesday, February 16. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI in Philadelphia say 17 people are facing charges of mail fraud in what authorities call a scheme that defrauded insurance companies of more than $630,000. More...
FORBES ROAD Breakfast Menu Monday, March 1: pop tarts, cereal choice, apple, grape or orange juice. Tuesday, March 2: pretzel and cheese, cereal choice, apple, grape or orange juice. More...
The number of fatalities on Pennsylvania highways in 2009 dropped to 1,256, the lowest number since record keeping began in 1928, PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E., said recently. More...
Fulton County Senior Center lunch menu for the week is as follows: Monday: cheese ravioli, green beans, tossed salad, Italian bread, mixed fruit. Tuesday: meatball hoagie, tater tots, applesauce, roll, jello. More...
The following students from Fulton County have been named to the fall 2009 dean’s list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. More...
New large print fiction at Fulton County Library includes “Early Dawn” by Catherine Anderson, “Rizzo’s War” by Lou Manfredo, “The Chocolate Cupid Killings” by JoAnna Carl, “Dark Tiger” by William More...
Stephanie N. Clippinger graduated from Allegany College of Maryland on December 18, 2009. She earned a degree in pharmacy technician and graduated with a 4.0 average and top honors as summa cum laude. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The state of Pennsylvania cannot help pay off the huge debt weighting down its capital city, although Gov. Ed Rendell says the mayor has a “workable’’ plan to address the problem. More...
By Marc Levy ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s beer-sales law is among the nation’s most restrictive and is proving near-impossible to change. More...
F&M Trust announced last week that it has completed the purchase of a 1.35 acre lot in the Riverview Business Center, Mount Union, that will be the site of a full-service community office within three years. More...
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
With local residents stuck inside during this latest round of winter storms, many baked items to keep busy and out of the elements. The long-term care residents of Fulton County Medical Center were no different. More...
Hailey Berkstresser, a ninthgrade student at Forbes Road High School, has been named Junior High Student of the Month for February by the high school faculty. More...
Miss Haylee Runk’s Forbes Road Red Bird class has enjoyed playing in a milk jug igloo while learning about the cold weather, recycling and building. More...
By Joann Loviglio ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Dermatologist Albert M. Kligman, whose research led to discoveries including the acne and wrinkle drug Retin-A but whose pioneering work was overshadowed by his experiments involving prisoners, has died. He was 93. More...
By Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
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The following area students attained the dean’s list at Penn State University for the fall 2009 semester: Elissa Colledge, Wells Tannery, Mont Alto. Emily Decker, Harrisonville, Altoona. Lauren Deshong, Harrisonville, University Park. More...
By Jim Martin ERIE TIMES-NEWS
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – You won’t likely stumble across Erie’s “other’’ biodiesel plant by accident. The sign outside it says North American Powder Coatings. More...
By Patrick Walters ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama on Friday took her campaign against childhood obesity to a city once dubbed America’s fattest, announcing more than $400 million in federal assistance to help bring more grocery stores to und More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A two-alarm fire in Philadelphia has damaged the building of famed music business Philadelphia International Records, which produced many R&B classics of the 1960s and 1970s. More...
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