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Saturday evening in the small town of Hustontown, auction goers were all a buzz at Fulton County Medical Center Foundation’s annual auction.
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County Republicans to host U.S. Senate candidate’s visit
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
Pat Toomey, a Republican contender for U.S. Senate during the upcoming spring election, will be making a stop in Fulton County this week to meet and greet local residents and briefly speak about his candidacy. More...
Mon.: cheeseburger, vegetable soup, lettuce and tomato, applesauce. Tues.: sweet & sour chicken, rice, mixed veggies, wheat bread, fortune cookie, juice. Wed.: sausage patties, hash browns, pancakes, juice. More...
Third Marking Period Distinguished Honors Grade four: Cooper Grove, Allyson Layton, Zach Scott, Tyler Unger, Kody Ward. More...
CENTRAL FULTON High School Lunch Monday, April 26: steak fajitas, chicken fajitas, corn, peach slices. Tuesday, April 27: turkey deli hoagie, grilled chicken sandwich, tater tots, pears. More...
Cindy Fraker, librarian at McConnellsburg High School and Middle School, attended the 37th Annual Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference at the Penn Stater Conference Center at State College, Pa., April 15 - 17, 2010. More...
Grade twelve: Trent Black, Kolby Buterbaugh, Latisha Eichelberger, Dylan Gelvin, Brianna Haines, Tyler Keller, Kaylyn Moore, Jesse Newman. More...
TURTLE CREEK, Pa. (AP) – A police chief says a woman having chest pains while in custody died in a hospital after collapsing in a Pittsburgh-area police station. More...
April 24 – Celebrate Earth Day! More...
Ryan Chamberlain, son of Mont and Reta Chamberlain of McConnellsburg, has been selected as a bass performer for the group “Re-Creation.” More...
Urges motorists to be cautious year-round
As part of National Work Zone Awareness Week, PennDOT’s traveling memorial will be on display in Harrisburg through Friday. More...
By Michael Rubinkam ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PLEASANT MOUNT, Pa. AP) – A natural gas drilling well near a farmhouse in Pleasant Mount, Pa., is at the heart of a controversy in the Delaware River watershed. More...
By Donald P. Oaks GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, PA COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS, INC
Environmental organizations and some members of the General Assembly are championing legislation that will lead to mandatory forest buffers on all streams in Pennsylvania. More...
GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK April 12 More...
Residents throughout Pennsylvania are being asked to help feed the needy by participating in the “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers in conjunction with the Postal Service. More...
By Lauren Boyer THE PATRIOT-NEWS
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – In struggling rural economies, deer hunting and farming can bring big bucks. More...
Four students from McConnellsburg Elementary School attended the PMEA District IV Chorus Fest on March 26, 2010. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A lawyer who represents two indicted state lawmakers says the state law that forms the basis of their criminal charges is unconstitutional. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A chain-reaction crash involving a car and at least three horse-drawn carriages has seriously injured three people in Philadelphia’s historic district. More...
By Peter Jackson ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Homeowners counting on relief from school property taxes got some good news from Gov. Ed Rendell on Thursday. More...
Warfordsburg Senior Center celebrate another Wii bowling banquet at the Road Kill Cafe. More...
By Jennie Geisler
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – Jeri Magoon cuts coupons. She can walk out of a store with a bag full of stuff for which she paid only pennies. While she’s saving money, her obsession is bigger than that. More...
CAMP HILL, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a woman whose body was discovered in the storage unit she lived in died of natural causes. More...
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