First National, Graystone Banks Merge

Second change for local bank in less than three years

Less than three years after The First National Bank of McConnellsburg became the McConnellsburg branch of The First National Bank of Greencastle, what was once a locally owned bank will now become “Tower Bank, a division of Graystone Tower Bank.” The name change will come as a result of a recently announced merger between The First National Bank of Greencastle, […]

Hearing Set For Accused Murderer

Shooting victim Karen Gerholt has local ties

A Mount Union, Huntingdon County, man accused of gunning down his wife and mother of his children in the parking lot of the Bedford McDonald’s Sunday, November 9, was tentatively scheduled to appear in court this week for a preliminary hearing. Faced with multiple charges of criminal homicide; voluntary and involuntary manslaughter; simple and aggravated assault; recklessly endangering another person; […]

Library Expansion, Renovation Move Forward



Old Jail Makes 2008 Pennsylvania At Risk List

8 endangered historic resources named statewide

Preservation Pennsylvania announced Monday that the Fulton County Jail is one of eight resources statewide included in its 2008 Pennsylvania At Risk list. The fate of the old jail became a concern of the Fulton County Historical Society and a number of citizens locally after the county commissioners announced earlier this year they were considering tearing it down as part […]

Presidential Election Comes To A Close

Fulton County Board of Elections wraps up duties last Thursday

With deadlines extended for military personnel and individuals out of the country needing to submit federal write-in ballots and provisional ballots issued Election Day requiring a final tally, the Fulton County Board of Elections was finally able to close out the historic November 4 presidential election last week with the issuance of a final vote count. In speaking with the […]

Head Start Students Explore Nature



Students in the Bedford/Fulton Head Start classroom in Fulton County learn firsthand about nature through the science center in their classroom. With two hermit crabs, a wolf spider, garden spider and praying mantis, the science center most recently focused on bug exploration. The children have been learning about the animals’ eating habits and where they live. In one activity, the […]

Natural Gas Rush Stirs Environmental Concerns



ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Advanced drilling techniques that blast millions of gallons of water into 400-million year-old shale formations a mile underground are opening up unconventional gas fields touted as a key to the nation’s energy future. These deposits, where natural gas is so tightly locked in deep rocks that it’s costly and complicated to extract, include the Barnett shale […]

Would-Be Pa. Governors Already Lining Up For 2010



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvanians won’t elect their next governor for two years, but signs are popping up all over that the 2010 campaign is already in progress. In Miami, state Attorney General Tom Corbett and Patrick Meehan, the former U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, were among gubernatorial prospects from across the country honored as “VIP guests” at the Republican Governors […]

Casino Business Up Despite Economy



ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Business is apparently still booming at Pennsylvania’s casinos despite the nationwide economic downturn. Gaming industry analysts say Pennsylvania was the only East Coast state to post higher numbers last month than at the same point last year. Data shows revenue is up 30 percent over last year, as of Oct. 31. Officials say part of that […]

Charges Withdrawn Against Attorney



CRESSON, Pa. (AP) – Prosecutors have withdrawn charges against an Altoona attorney who chained his pregnant girlfriend to a couch because she says she asked to be so she wouldn’t go looking for drugs. A Cambria County prosecutor says she couldn’t go forward with the case against 40-year-old Mark Zearfaus after Angelique Lynch changed her story Friday. By withdrawing charges […]