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Area youths went to Petersburg, Va., last week to participate in the Tri-Cities Work Camp. They spent their days working with groups from Virginia and the Carolinas repairing houses.
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By Jean Snyder
STAFF WRITER
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month (this year July 17) as National Ice Cream Day. More...
3,000-plus Attend Service For Slain Pa. Deputy
READING, Pa. (AP) – More than 3,000 people, including many uniformed law enforcement officers, gathered in eastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday to mourn the death of a deputy sheriff shot and killed last week as he tried to serve a warrant. More...
A measure inserted into a key budget bill at the request of Rep. More...
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Police in western Pennsylvania are investigating the death of a man reportedly shot and killed while trying to forcibly enter a home. Washington County Coroner S. More...
Fulton County Senior Center lunch menu for the week is as follows: Monday: tomato soup, ham and turkey sandwich, wheat bread, orange, cookie. Tuesday: chicken leg, parslied potatoes, zucchini and tomatoes, wheat bread, pudding. More...
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER
Judge Douglas W. Herman, president judge of the Fulton County Court of Common Pleas, presided over a court session held at the Fulton County Courthouse on Tuesday, July 5. More...
The following couples applied for marriage licenses at the local courthouse during the past week: Scott Timothy Cromer, 22, Fort Littleton, and Emily Jo Mumma, 22, Hustontown. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A west Philadelphia man has been arrested in the beating death of a former school principal. More...
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A restaurant in western Pennsylvania says it’s no longer allowing children under age 6. McDain’s Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville says the new policy will take effect July 16. More...
We’re all pressed for time. From working professionals to busy stay-at-home parents, we could all use a few more hours in our day. More...
Starting July 11, Pennsylvania motorists can help PennDOT prioritize its highway safety efforts by sharing their opinions on traffic safety enforcement and driving behaviors through an online survey available through July 30 at www.Drive- SafePA.org. More...
USDA Farm Service Agency Fulton County Executive Director John K. More...
Grillmasters are always looking to push the envelope and expand their grilling horizons. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Corbett is signing dozens of new Pennsylvania laws that the Legislature passed in the first half of its 2011 session. The Republican governor signed 46 bills on wide-ranging subjects on Thursday. More...
Kaylan and Kyla Hill, members of the Modern Woodsmen of America-Needmore Youth Club #07948-5, presented a new United States Flag to Cindy Rinker, manager of the Fulton County Senior Citizen Center lo More...
“Simply Delicious, Simply Nutritious” Pennsylvania sweet corn – the summertime favorite – is here on schedule this year. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says it wants to talk to Highmark Inc. More...
By Jennifer Reeger
THE (PITTSBURGH) TRIBUNE-REVIEW
IRWIN, Pa. ( AP) – Marisue Morgan woke up about 2 a.m. Sunday to the sound of rain hitting the white canvas tent she and her family were sleeping under during a Civil War re-enactment in Gettysburg. More...