To transition from director of elementary education to bus contractor
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
If given the opportunity to say a few parting words to the student body roaming the halls and classrooms of Forbes Road Elementary, Byron Helsel said he would encourage students to remain positive, strive to do their best and to remember they are as
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By PATRICK WALTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) – Local lore has it that Continental Army soldiers shot down the sign on the King George II Inn amid the Revolutionary War, prompting its owners to quickly change the name to the Fountain House. More...
Fifth annual Ben K-5K set for July 31
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
Sunday marked the five-year anniversary of the tragic death of Ben Knepper. Family and friends will be rallying in honor of the late Hustontown area man next month with the fifth annual Ben K-5K. More...
Review draft of transportation improvement program
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
The Fulton County commissioners took part in a public meeting Tuesday afternoon to review a draft of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that outlines suggested enhancement projects for the county and surrounding region in matters related t More...
Fourth Marking Period All A Honor Roll Grade six: Rachel Barmont, Tierra McMullen, Kylie Pittman, Landon Richards, Alexandra Treml, Bailey Waters. Grade seven: Victoria Chatley, Hannah Ott, Abagael Peck, Nathan Peters. More...
Have you ever wondered how you can reduce the amount of energy used on your farm? USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) may have the answer. More...
Gardeners and commercial vegetable growers throughout southwest and central Pennsylvania may be faced again with waging war on one of the most notorious diseases in the world, late blight. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A contract worth nearly $4.4 million is going to a contractor to repair and restore the leaky clock tower of Independence Hall, the building that used to house the iconic Liberty Bell. More...
TREXLERTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania are investigating the death of a man killed by earth-moving equipment on a construction site. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – State officials have hired a Texas-based petroleum engineer to perform an independent investigation of last week’s natural gas well blowout. John Vittitow was to arrive at the site Thursday. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A former top prosecutor says Philadelphia should revive the practice of using grand juries to bring indictments in some violent crime cases as a way to boost convictions and reduce witness intimidation. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Two Pennsylvania Army National Guard members from western Pennsylvania were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. More...
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