McConnellsburg Elementary To Begin Released Time Program



McConnellsburg Elementary Released Time is excited to announce that this year’s class is beginning. Released Time is a legal, state-approved program operated by Joy El Ministries, a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization that allows public school children to leave their classrooms for one hour each week to receive biblical teaching. Released Time provides moral and character development in a Christian context. In […]

Pa. Senate Approves Changes To Right-To-Know Law




HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate would make numerous changes to the Right-to-Know Law, including one that would allow a local agency to charge a per-page fee to someone reviewing a public record. The Senate voted unanimously without debate to send the 19-page bill to the House. The bill has been described by the […]

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD



RELIGION Fall Fun Day Walnut Grove Jr. Youth Group is sponsoring a Fall Fun Day on Sunday, October 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the fellowship building on Wible Reunion Road, Maddensville. Special music will be provided by Blessed Friends. Ham and bean soup, chicken corn soup, hot dogs, cider, etc., will be available, donations accepted. There will also be a […]

Our Town



Birthday wishes to Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sipes, 76 on September 28; Linda Harr, September 28; Darlene Seiders, October 9; Merle Hovis, October 10; Hannelore Hann, October 11; Nadine Carbaugh, October 11; Michael Glenn and Troy Smith, October 13; Sandy Novak, October 14; Kevin Strait, October 14; and Bob Garlock, October 12. Congratulations to Paul and Jessica Morningstar on the birth of […]

Hustontown



What a beautiful weekend to get out and enjoy the wonderful, warm weather. Sorry to hear Morris Crouse is a patient at Harrisburg Hospital. We send speedy recovery wishes to him. Our sympathy is extended to the family and relatives of Nellie Shotts, who passed away last week, and to the family of Kenny Berkstresser, who passed away also. Betty […]

Maddensville



Belated birthday wishes to Bill Livezey, Janet Brown, Doug Schunk, Travis Cornelius, Dana Smith, Madison Hoover, Dolores Swope, Tim Anderson and Garrett McMath. Walnut Grove Jr. Youth Group is sponsoring a Fall Fun Day on Sunday, October 10, at 11:30 a.m., at the fellowship building on Wible Reunion Maddens-ville. Road, Maddens-ville. Special music will be provided by Blessed Friends. Ham […]

New Book “Bloody Crimes” Eloquent and Wrenching




Just days earlier, they were two presidents who lived in White Houses separated by a few dozen miles and a canyon as wide as the world. Now one was dead and the other on the run, both embarking on journeys that would help transform them from men to martyrs. One became a country’s savior and the other a noble leader […]

Racing Roundup



The winning streak by the Pennsylvania Posse against the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove continued Friday night in the preliminary night of the Morgan Hughes National Open but came to a crashing halt on Saturday night in the National Open. Greg Hodnett kept the local streak alive with a Friday night win, but it was Sammy Swindell who set […]

Biffle Wins At Kansas




KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Greg Biffle turned on the speed to win by over seven seconds in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway, ahead of Jimmie Johnson. “It’s a big win for us,” said Biffle. “Our backs were against the wall. The last few races have been unacceptable, so we knew we had to win in order […]

Library News



New large print fiction at Fulton County Library includes “Body Work” by Sara Paretsky, “Lost Empire” by Clive Cussler, “Exclusive” by Fern Michaels, and “Ghost Moon” by Joan Johnson. New fiction titles include “Holy Thief” by William Ryan, “Juliet” by Anne Fortier, “Mini Shopaholic” by Sophie Kinsella, “Touch-Me-Not” by Cynthia Riggs, and “Dexter is Delicious” by Jeff Lindsay. New nonfiction […]