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SEC Charges Bard With Securities Fraud

Emergency action taken to halt alleged ongoing securities fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Warfordsburg-area investment adviser and his investment advisory firm with misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars, and obtained a temporary restraining order freezing their assets. Robert G. Bard, 43, and Vision Specialist Group were named as defendants in the SEC’s complaint filed July 30 in the U.S. District Court for the […]

Microburst Hits Thompson Twp.

Strong winds topple trees; roads closed

Officials with the Fulton County Emergency Management Agency are reporting the brief appearance of a microburst last Wednesday afternoon in Thompson Township that damaged several out buildings and shut down multiple roadways. Distinguishable from a tornado, a microburst can appear suddenly in wet or dry form and produces a localized column of sinking air. The end result in Thompson Township […]

Oshkosh Gets Second Order For M-ATVs

No further callbacks planned at JLG

JLG Industries’ parent company, Oshkosh Corp., said Friday that it has gotten a second U.S. Department of Defense order to build more armored vehicles for the armed forces. The $1.06 billion for 1,700 MATVs (mine-resistant ambushprotected all-terrain vehicles) follows a $1.05 billion order from the DOD on June 30 for 2,244 MATVs that will be used by ground forces fighting […]

Forbes Road District Hires New Staff

Teacher contract remains unsettled; new busing inline for extracurricular activities

The Forbes Road School District will be starting off the 2009- 10 school year on August 26 with multiple new hires, including a recently selected high school principal, learning support staff and a vocational education teacher. Retroactive to July 1, Christina Ramsey was hired as high school principal with a beginning salary of $62,000. Ramsey will replace former Principal Fred […]

FCMC To Get $100K In Fed Money

Bill headed to Senate, House for approval

A bill that would bring $100,000 in funding to Fulton County Medical Center has been approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and now faces just three additional hurdles before becoming a reality. Pa. senators Bob Casey and Arlen Specter reported last week that the fiscal year 2010 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill was approved by the […]

To Wed, PA Couples Travel To Distant Shores



NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) – Ever since Toniann Laurenza was 10, she’d been telling her mother she would get married on the beach. And June 28, the elementary school teacher did – to Shawn Kelly. While both are from New Castle, about 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and 10 miles east of the Ohio border, the couple said their “I […]

15 Philly Post Offices May Close



PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service may close as many as 15 Philadelphia post offices and branches – one in four facilities in the city. The Postal Service is struggling with an expected $7 billion deficit and a steep drop in the volume of mail due to e-mail and online bill payment. Paul Smith, spokesman for the service’s six-state […]

Troopers Take Over Pa. Town’s Policing For Funeral



CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania state troopers are taking over policing in the borough of Carlisle for five hours Friday to allow local police to attend a colleague’s funeral. Detective Ronald Egolf, 57, was still an active detective when he died at home Monday. Carlisle Mayor Kirk Wilson says state police made the offer shortly after Egolf’s death. His funeral […]

Hustontown Fan Meets Jonas Bros.