The Fulton County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism invites you to join it for the 20th annual Strawberry Festival June 11 and 12. Activities are scheduled to get under way at 10 a.m. on both days, running until 9 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. More...

McConnellsburg Borough Council members reviewed a draft of their new subdivision ordinance and approved a subdivision request at their regular meeting last Wednesday evening. More...

The McConnellsburg Lions Club is in the midst of putting the finishing touches to its community park. More...

Unofficial write-in votes cast in all but one of the 15 counties spanning the 9th Congressional District tentatively show Tom Conners, Democratic challenger to Republican Bill Shuster, will be squaring off against the incumbent this fall in the gene More...

With an official ruling having been rendered by the coroner’s office last week, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg are moving forward with their investigation into the death of a 32-year-old man outside a bar in Metal Township, Franklin More...

Seventy diplomas were handed out last Wednesday evening during commencement exercises held at McConnellsburg High School, including one for Aaron Edward Hahn. More...

Judges Angela R. Krom, Carol L. Van Horn and Douglas W. Herman of the 39th Judicial District of the Fulton/ Franklin County Court of Common Pleas presided over a series of court sessions held at the Fulton County Courthouse on May 11, 18 and 25. More...

Home Nursing Agency has been recognized for Best Practices in Homecare and Hospice by Pennsylvania Homecare Association, the state trade association that represents home health, hospice and personal care providers across Pennsylvania. More...

Allegany College of Maryland graduated 370 students for the fourth-largest class in its history at recent 48th commencement exercises on the Cumberland campus. More...

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Officials in one eastern Pennsylvania county say they are taking steps to address reports of tips being solicited at polling places during last month’s primary election. More...

Summer begins with a celebration of agriculture and some of our favorite foods – dairy! More...

Deb Hamil Toothman of McConnellsburg, has been named the 2010 Women in Business Advocate of the Year by the Saint Francis University. More...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Trial opens Monday for the final defendant charged in last year’s home invasion slaying of a Philadelphia businessman in his suburban home. More...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say a surveillance camera captured an image of a man apparently following a Philadelphia woman shortly before she was killed last week, but they do not know whether he is connected to the crime. More...

FREDERICK, Maryland (AP) _ A man who went into a rage and threw a stranger's teacup Chihuahua off a bridge, apparently to its death, has been sentenced to four months in jail. More...

The following couples applied for marriage licenses during the past week at the local courthouse: Ethan Lee Johnson, 28, Warfordsburg, and Jessica Dawn Schetrompf, 27, Warfordsburg. Steven G. More...