June 16, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Work Begins On Sewerage Authority Plant Expansion

Work began recently on the McConnellsburg Sewerage Authority’s plant expansion located just south of Mc- Connellsburg. More...

Strawberry Festival Highlights

Laynee Hendershot, 10-month-old daughter of Carrie Swope and Jimmy Hendershot of Harrisonville, was the baby contest winner Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce & Tourism’s Strawberry Festiv More...

Local & State

Cards Of Thanks

GLUNT The family of Edwin Glunt wishes to express deep appreciation and sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness extended to our family during our loss. May God bless you. Clifford and Patsy Glunt and family GRESS More...

Newton, Spriggs Sentenced To State Imprisonment

Judge Walsh hands down ruling in unrelated cases
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER

Two Fulton County men have been sentenced to state imprisonment after having previously entered guilty pleas in their respective, unrelated cases. More...

Camp Cadet Holds 17th Graduation

Fulton County Camp Cadet graduated 29 cadets from the Class of 2011 during graduation ceremonies held lakeside on Friday evening at Camp Sinoquipe Scout Reservation near Fort Littleton. More...

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Police Reports

POLICE REPORTS

Motorcycle Hits Deer A westbound 1999 Harley Davidson Fat Boy hit a white- tailed deer along South Madden Road last Tuesday night, leaving its driver with major injuries, state police said. Forty-seven year-old Delmar O. More...

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Sports

Sports

The 2011 Inter-County baseball and softball all-star teams have been announced. BASEBALL South Division Outfielder Jordan DeLuca, Tussey Mountain; Alex Harry, Fannett Metal; Logan Junkin, Fannett-Metal; and Dan Sollenberger, Northern Bedford. More...

Path Valley Speedway Results

270cc Micro Sprint: 1. Bryce Stephens (Huntingdon), 2. Cory Shifflett, 3. Eric Forsythe, 4. Tyler Reich, 5. Curtis Brown, 6. Jerry Palm, 7. Ben Houtz DNS: Cory Miller. Mini Stock: 1. Eric Seibert (Orbisonia), 2. Gary Newell, 3. Ryan Laye, 4. More...

Jeff Gordon Cruises To Pocono Victory

By Gerald Hodges
THE RACING REPORTER

POCONO, Pa. – Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway, 2.92-seconds ahead of polesitter Kurt Busch, and 4.25- seconds ahead of his brother Kyle. More...

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Forbes Road Adopts Final 2011-12 Budget

Holds the line on property taxes
By Jean Snyder
STAFF WRITER

Forbes Road School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a final 2011-12 operating budget and voted to hold the line on property taxes at its regular meeting last Monday evening. More...

Buterbaugh Gets Time For Third-Degree Murder

Seeks new attorney; likely to appeal
STAFF REPORT

A Hustontown area man sentenced to significant jail time in the 2010 Memorial Day death of a man outside a Franklin County bar will likely be appealing the case through his new defense attorney. More...

WIN Seeks Money For Domestic Violence Shelter

Capital kickoff campaign gets under way here last Wednesday
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER

Hoping to raise at least $1 million here in Fulton County for the construction of a new, all-in-one domestic violence shelter and advocacy center, fundraising efforts got under way last Wednesday with a capital kickoff campaign by Women In Need offic More...

Obituaries

Ashley N. Beightol

Chambersburg, 56

Ashley N. Beightol, 56, Chambersburg, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born November 28, 1954, in Meadville, Pa. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1972. More...

Larry G. Rutherford

Hancock, 76

Larry G. Rutherford, 76, Hancock, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at his home. Born January 31, 1935, in Coalswood, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles Howard and Martha Irene Phipps Rutherford, and widower of Mildred E. Wagg Rutherford. More...

In Memory

BISHOP In loving memory of James Warren (J.W.) Bishop, 8-11-1976 – 6-21-2003: Eight years have passed since you were called away. How well we remember that sad and dreary day We often sit and think of you. To think how quickly you left. More...

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From Days Gone By

FROM DAYS GONE BY

20 Years Ago From The Files Of June 13, 1991 ’91 More...

MEMORY JOGGER

This week’s Memory Jogger, submitted by Joyce Jay of Harrisonville, pictures the Greenhill High School Class of 1961. More...

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Entertainment

Little League Results

Pirates 12 Yankees 7Winning pitcher wasMatthew Huston. Homeruns by Colby Maun (Pirates) and two for BrycenHohman (Yankees).Royals 22 Braves 2Winning pitcherw as Rylan Parson. More...

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Community Bulletin Board

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

RELIGION New Grenada Church of God is holding Bible School June 27 through July 1, at 6 p.m. nightly. This year’s theme is “Letters from a Cell.” The Knightlights will again be presenting the Bible story and activities. More...

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Features

Europe’s E. Coli Outbreak:

Does New Food Safety Law Prevent That In U.S.?
By Patrick Wall
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Scientists on Friday blamed contaminated vegetable sprouts for the E. coli outbreak that began in northern Germany and that public health officials say has killed 31 people and sickened nearly 3,100 others throughout Europe. More...

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