Owen Thomas Barnes, Waynesboro, was stillborn Saturday, January 14, 2012, in Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg Hospital. More...

George Stanley “Stan” Hansrote Jr., 65, formerly of Ellerslie, Md., died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at WMHS Regional Medical Center. Born October 4, 1946, in Cumberland, Md., he was a son of the late George S. Hansrote Sr. More...

Ferne G. Madden, 92, a resident of The Village of Laurel Run, formerly of Greene Knolls, Fayetteville, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, in the home. More...

To The Editor: Despite long-held prejudices, any policy differences we ultimately had with Catholic John Kennedy, divorced Ronald Reagan or Barack Obama, our first black president, had nothing to do with religion, divorce or skin color! More...

To the Editor On January 30, 2012, I attended a public meeting to take public comment on a proposed office consolidation plan of the Farm Service Agency offices in Pennsylvania that calls for closing seven offices, including the Fulton County office. More...

Birthday wishes to Ada Gress, February 5; Shirley Truax, a long-term-care resident in Fulton County Medical Center, 67 on February 6; Bill Nesbitt, February 5; Michael Paylor and Monte Rasp, February 6; Maxine Bard and Skip Diegleman, February 3; More...

January is closing out a little cool, but we really can’t complain as it wasn’t all that bad. The ground hog will tell us on February 2 if we will have six more weeks of winter, which will probably have anyway. More...

The state of NASCAR, Danica Patrick, and the Busch boys was the central theme during this year’s Annual Media Tour in Charlotte. More...

Boys Basketball Fannett-Metal 60 McConnellsburg 50 More...

Harrisonville’s Mike Wagner was honored as the 2011 410 Sprint car track champion at Port Royal Speedway at its annual banquet Saturday night. Wagner defeated Ryan Taylor by 15 points to bring home his second career track title. More...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The dog breed that played Toto in “The Wizard of Oz” might become a state symbol. At the request of a constituent, State Rep. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The lineup of weapons the Pentagon has picked to fit President Barack Obama’s new forward-looking defense strategy, called “Priorities for 21st Century Defense,” features relics of the past. More...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) – Two hundred years ago, the first steamboat meandered down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, taking more than four months to reach New Orleans. More...

Sister Melissa Palmer, a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returned home to Idaho after finishing her 18- month mission. Sister Jennifer Swensen has joined Sister Whitney Egbert in serving the Hancock Ward. More...