Yikes! Two o’clock and a sweltering 102 degrees Tuesday at 2 p.m. in downtown McConnellsburg! July is surely taking the sting from the misery of last winter, the worst in recent years.
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Next commissioners’ town meeting set for August 5
STAFF REPORT
For the first time during their 2010 series of town meetings, the Fulton County commissioners recorded a zero under attendance totals Thursday evening. More...
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Fulton County Medical Center Occupational Therapy Department got a little help cutting the ceremonial ribbon to its new kitchen from long-term resident Helen Buterbaugh. More...
NEWPORT, Pa. (AP) – Officials say a central Pennsylvania woman was bit and scratched by a bear while walking her dog in a wooded area. More...
A Malaga, N.J., man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and additional traffic offenses following a twovehicle collision at the entrance to Phantom Fireworks along Buck Valley Road. More...
Five pieces of jewelry valued at $1,000 and an additional $300 in cash were taken from 184 Bradshaw Road, Warfordsburg, between June 2 and July 2. The victim of the theft is a 65-year-old Warfordsburg woman. More...
A McConnellsburg man was flown to Johnstown for treatment of injuries sustained during a one-vehicle crash along Heritage Drive on Monday, July 4. More...
An estimated $150 in candy was taken from a storage shed utilized as a concession stand at McConnellsburg Lions Club Park between 10 p.m. on June 29 and 6 p.m. on June 30. More...
A black metal mailbox valued at $50 was damaged at 5408 Pleasant Grove Road in Bethel Township between 11 p.m. on June 25 and 8 a.m. on June 26. More...
A Hanover, Pa., man faces charges of fleeing and eluding police and the use or possession of drug paraphernalia following a brief chase that ended along Ridge View Lane in Todd Township. More...
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) has reached a membership milestone, surpassing the 50,000 member mark for the first time in the 60-year history of the state’s largest farm organization. More...
The summer favorite – fresh, local, “Simply Delicious, Simply Nutritious” Pennsylvania sweet corn – is here early this year. Many growers are reporting their earliest harvest days on record. More...
NEVILLE ISLAND, Pa. AP) – Fire officials in western Pennsylvania say a multi alarm blaze engulfed four homes on Neville Island just outside Pittsburgh. More...
By Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Legislature is poised to approve a new cabinetlevel agency to deal with drug and alcohol addiction. The Senate approved a bill 43-to-7 on Friday to create the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. More...
PALMYRA, Pennsylvania (AP) – Authorities say a firework exploded into a crowd gathered for a town U.S. Independence Day celebration in central Pennsylvania, injuring 11 people. More...
By Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A five-hour flurry of votes by Pennsylvania lawmakers on Saturday passed the remaining bills needed to make up a new $28 billion state government budget, three days into the new fiscal year. More...
Fifty-four young people ages 15-7 learned about decision-making, diversity and leadership styles during a four-daylong Rotary-sponsored event for youth. More...
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – The trial of Erie woman accused of plotting a bank robbery that ended with a man being killed by a bomb locked onto his neck has been delayed because the defendant has cancer. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphians will no doubt be trying to beat the heat as temperatures flirt with the 100-degree mark this week. But city officials say they shouldn’t look to their nearby fire hydrants for relief. More...
