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Pandemic Forces Special Veterans Day Service
| November 18, 2020
The Fulton County Quilt Club present Quilts of Valor to local veterans at last Wednesday’s Veterans Day commemoration. Veterans in...
Forbes Begins Full Remote Learning
| November 18, 2020
The Forbes Road School District (FRSD) board moved to begin full remote learning for all students at their monthly meeting...
COVID-19 Cases Here Rise By 51 Over The Last 8 Days
| November 18, 2020
Fulton County has reported 51 new cases of COVID-19 since last Monday, Nov. 9, according to state Department of Health...
Central Fulton Moves To Remote Learning
| November 18, 2020
Central Fulton School District (CFSD) decided at its monthly meeting Nov. 10 that face-to-face instruction would be carried out for...
Local and State
Stunning Fall Foliage Can Be Unruly
| November 18, 2020
The Kerper Tract is a 514-acre special use area in Buchanan State Forest located along Route 928 just south of...
Pennsylvania Voters Sour On State Of Nation
| November 18, 2020
Voters in Pennsylvania made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive...
County Weather Forecast
| November 18, 2020
A week that started out cold and windy will see temperatures improving every day along with sunshine and temperatures climbing...
Obituaries
Jamie A. Bogue
| November 18, 2020
Jamie Ann Bogue, 35, McConnellsburg, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at her home in McConnellsburg. She was born in...
Paul W. Pittman Jr.
| November 18, 2020
Paul W. Pittman Jr., 58, Hustontown, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg. He was...
Jack B. Wink
| November 18, 2020
Jack B. Wink, 83, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Washington, D.C. Veterans Hospital. He was...
From Days Gone By
FROM DAYS GONE BY
| November 18, 2020
This week’s Memory Jogger, submitted by the family of Clifford and Esta DeShong, pictures Clifford and Esta in front of their family car. 20 Years Ago From The Files Of...
FROM DAYS GONE BY
| November 11, 2020
This week’s Memory Jogger, submitted by Ann Morgan Sheeley, pictures the Harrisonville Methodist Charge choir. Front row: Adrian Spade, Martha Spade, ?, Shirley Hann, Helen DeShong, Elizabeth Bard, Edna Swope,...
FROM DAYS GONE BY
| November 4, 2020
This week’s Memory Jogger pictures Mark Lodge and his nephew, Mark Clevenger, taken around 1940. Mark Lodge built and ran the Fulton Theatre for many years. His nephew helped in...
Correspondants’ Notes
Hustontown
| October 28, 2020
Every Tuesday morning, please take time around 7:30 a.m. or anytime during the day to be in prayer for our schools, the children and all the staff. Center United Methodist...
Hustontown
| May 13, 2020
Happy birthday to Rheon Gelvin, May 8; Chris Seymore and Dylan Bean, May 11; Clark Brant and Alexis King, May 12; Sara Prosser and Vera Hann, May 14; Kate Berkstresser...
Hustontown
| March 18, 2020
Clear Ridge United Methodist Church ad council will meet March 22 following the service. Center United Methodist Church will hold a food pantry disbursement March 25, from 5:30 p.m. to...
Police Reports
POLICE REPORTS
| November 18, 2020
Fatal Crash A crash on Buck Valley Road in Union Township resulted in the death of local woman Tuesday, November 10. According to state police, Keshia Bohrer, 29, Warfordsburg, was...
POLICE REPORTS
| November 11, 2020
Crash At Bard’s Damages Vehicles A 17-year-old Warfordsburg male was responsible for damage to three vehicles located at Bard’s Auto Sales on Great Cove Road Nov.1. According to state police,...
POLICE REPORTS
| November 4, 2020
Criminal Mischief According to state police, an unknown actor loosened the lug nuts on the wheels of a vehicle belonging to a 17-year-old McConnellsburg female while it was parked in...
Sports
FR Hockey Named Champions
| November 18, 2020
Forbes Road field hockey girls were named the District 5/6 champions last Tuesday at Bald Eagle Area High School after defeating Huntingdon 7-0. Pictured, back row: coach Mindy Horne, Camryn...
Lifters Compete
| November 18, 2020
Lifters from Buck’s Body Shop competed in the War for the Swords meet in Warren, Pa., Saturday, November 7. From left: Buck Carmack, first-place bench press in his division,...
Garrett Bard Enjoys Sensational Season
| November 11, 2020
Pictured is Garrett Bard with his parents, Teressa and Greg Bard.There is no other way to explain the 2020 racing season for Wells Tannery’s Garrett Bard other than sensational. Six...
Community Bulletin Board
Community Bulletin Board
| November 18, 2020
RECREATION Christmas Tree Lighting/Caroling Greenhill Sewing Club will hold its first-ever Christmas tree lighting ceremony and caroling Sunday, December 6, at 4:30 p.m., at the sewing cub building. Come and...
Community Bulletin Board
| November 11, 2020
RECREATION Christmas In McConnellsburg At UMC Christmas in McConnellsburg will be held at the United Methodist Church December 4 and 5. More than 25 vendors will be set up for...
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
| November 4, 2020
RECREATION Veterans Day Veterans Day services will be held November 11 at 11 a.m., at the courthouse with welcoming remarks, prayer, veterans words, presentation of quilts of valor, closing prayer...
Family
Marriage License
| November 18, 2020
Teddy Ikinu Mburu, 33, Crystal Spring, and Lindsay Ann Fochtman, 31, Crystal Spring, applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse during the past week. ... We're sorry! An...
Cards Of Thanks
| November 18, 2020
SCHRIEVER Many, many thanks to all my family, friends and neighbors for all the cards, flowers, goodies, phone calls and the wonderful line of cars that drove by my house...
Marriage Licenses
| November 4, 2020
The following couples applied for a marriage license at the local courthouse during the past week: Blake Scott Carbaugh, 19, Upper Strasburg, Pa., and Jamie Dale Runk, 28, McConnellsburg. George...
Features
Today In History
| November 18, 2020
Today is Thursday, Nov. 19, the 324th day of 2020. There are 42 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated...
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Stop The Spread Of Flu
| November 18, 2020
(StatePoint) – Amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hospitals and health care workers already overburdened, medical experts say it’s more important than ever to slow the spread of...
A Delicious Holiday Meal Made Simple
| November 18, 2020
( StatePoint) – When planning your holiday menu, consider selecting one ingredient to be the star of the show. Not only is this a good way to simplify your shopping...