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May 12, 2011 / Local & State

Animal Rescue Opens Thrift Shop Here

Fundraiser for Better Days Animal League set for May 28

By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER

Fannettsburg resident Jennifer Tomlinson certainly has a soft spot for animals. More...

Forbes Road Adopts Tentative 11-12 Budget

No tax increase and no elimination of programs for now

By Jean Snyder
STAFF WRITER

The Forbes Road School District’s board of directors adopted a tentative 2011-12 operating budget last Monday that calls for no tax increase, but also heard from about six teachers and community members who represented the 30-40 in attendance t More...

Pa. Gets $$ To Speed Up Rail System

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ Travel by passenger train between Harrisburg and Philadelphia could get faster, thanks to $40 million in federal money. More...

Toll Hike Seems At Opposition To Corbett’s Policy

By Mark Scolforo
ASSOCIATED PRESS

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. More...

Man Pleads In Girlfriend’s Illegal Hunting Death

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has admitted he fatally shot his girlfriend during an illegal hunting outing. More...

Sex Offender Court Being Set Up In Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) – State court officials are setting up Pennsylvania’s first sex offender court in Pittsburgh next month, a pilot program that could eventually be used in jurisdictions around the state to help reduce recidivism and speed u More...

Posh Pa. Swindler Gets 17-1/2 Years For $23M Scheme

By Maryclaire Dale
ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A con man who lured investors at polo and yacht clubs from Florida to Maine will spend 17-1/2 years in prison for a $23 million pyramid scheme. More...

Animal Welfare Group Partners With Better Days Animal League

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

In keeping with the initial goal of securing human society enforcement officer services to Fulton County and making the protection of the animals living in our county a priority, members present at the April meeting unanimously decided to accept an o More...

Cards Of Thanks

CARMACK Rusty Carmack and family give a special thanks to Nancy Bivens and family, Sideling Hill Sportsmen and the American Legion SAL for all the hard work and time they put in to have this benefit and make it a success. More...

Birth Announced

Leon and Natasha Vance of McConnellsburg are proud to announce the birth of a son, Rowan Adrian Vance, January 24, 2011. He weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21 inches long. More...

MHS Prom Held May 6

McConnellsburg High School held its prom May 6, 2011, at American Legion. Crowned king and queen of the prom were Stanton Souders and Dakota Deneen. More...

Gay Student Claims Harassment At Christian College

GRANTHAM, Pa. (AP) – A gay college student says he’s transferring from a Pennsylvania Christian college after being harassed by students and a professor. More...

FR Lions Club News

Approximately 150 children participated in Forbes Road Lions annual Easter egg hunt on April 23. Thanks to all kids and parents for their cooperation and the 27 Lions members who helped in making this event a success. More...

Pa. Gets Money To Speed Up Rail Travel

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Travel by passenger train between Harrisburg and Philadelphia could get faster, thanks to $40 million in federal money. More...

Tonoloway Memorial Service To Be Held This Sunday

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Tonoloway Primitive Baptist Cemetery Association holds its annual memorial service this Sunday, May 15, at Tonoloway Primitive Baptist Church near Warfordsburg, Pa. More...

Career Tips For New Grads

As soon as those graduation caps hit the ground, new grads are bombarded with that toughest of questions: “What are you going to do with the rest of your life?” More...

Cat Wins Guinness Record For Loudest Purr

By Eoin O’Carroll
CSMONITOR.COM

Smokey the Cat, a gray and white tabby living in Northampton, England, has been recognized by Guinness World Records in its ‘Loudest Purr by a Domestic Cat’ category. More...

Fire Drill Held At Warfordsburg Senior Center

Needmore Fire and Rescue Unit and personnel assisted with a fire drill at Warfordsburg Senior Center. More...

Pa. Lawmaker Faces Hearing On Gun-related Charge

BERNVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania state senator who allegedly displayed a handgun while he was driving on Interstate 78 in Berks County last month is due in court to face a disorderly conduct charge. Sen. More...

Group Wants Stronger Limits On Gas Drilling

By Marc Levy
ASSOCIATED PRESS

HARRISBURG, Pa. More...

U.S. Gains 244,000 New Jobs In April. How Strong Is The Economy?

By Mark Trumbull
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

America posted solid job growth in April, handily outpacing forecasts but not fully dispelling doubts about the economy’s soundness. More...

FCCCS Team Wins County Envirothon

Team Green, representing Chambersburg Area Senior High School, was the Franklin County winners in the 18th Annual Franklin/Fulton County Envirothon held Tuesday (May 3) at Cowans Gap State Park. More...

LIBRARY CORNER

New fiction at Fulton County Library includes “Toys” by James Patterson (large print), “The Goodbye Quilt” by Susan Wiggs (large print), “Dead Reckoning” by Charlaine Harris, “Spider Web” by Earlene Fow More...

PA Man Gets Life In Third-Strike Child-Sex Case

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A former caretaker of a western Pennsylvania cemetery has been sentenced to life in prison under the three-strikes provision of Megan’s Law. More...

Current Budget Talks Could Define Corbett’s Tenure

By Mark scolforo
Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. More...

Commissioners

County Conducts Routine Business

By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER

The Fulton County commissioners were dealt a varied agenda on Tuesday and gave a nod of approval to several issues, including upcoming work at the Wells Tannery Community Building and the employment of a temporary maintenance worker. More...

Caregiver Ordered To Trial In Pa. Patient Death

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.—A central Pennsylvania caregiver who pinned a Down syndrome patient to the floor during a struggle will stand trial in his death. More...

Town Council Looks At Summer Paving

Reviews proposed ordinances

By Jean Snyder
STAFF WRITER

McConnellsburg Borough Council members discussed possible summer paving projects for the borough and held further discussion and review of their proposed zoning and land-use ordinances at their regular meeting last Wednesday evening. More...

Girls Honored For Fundraising Efforts

Emily Karczewski and Kinsey Cutchall were among several people honored at a banquet at the Orchards Restaurant in Chambersburg Thursday, May 5. These honorees made donations in many forms to Chambersburg Hospital and Summit Health. More...

Judge Walsh Presides Over Court Session

By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER

Fulton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Richard J. Walsh attended to several sentences and mandatory arraignments as part of last Tuesday’s session in the Fulton County Courthouse. More...

Marriage License

Jason Aaron Muscatels, 28, Pleasant Gap, and Rachel Nicole Houck, 23, Saltillo, applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse during the past week. More...

McCbg. To Hold Annual Concert

The middle school and high school choirs of Mc- Connellsburg announce their annual spring chorus concert at the MHS auditorium on Tuesday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature both choirs plus a number of extra tid-bits to enjoy. More...

Hess Asks Health Dept. To Monitor Infections

A proposal authored by Rep. Dick Hess ( R- Bedford/ Fulton/Huntingdon) urges the Pennsylvania Department of Health to revise its disease monitoring regulations to include staph infections acquired during hospital stays as reportable illnesses. More...