New Grenada Man Burns House, Commits Suicide




A New Grenada man reportedly suffering from “mental health issues” set his house ablaze Monday night before fleeing into a nearby wooded area and committing suicide. Pennsylvania State Police investigator Trooper Joseph Horton of the McConnellsburg barracks reported that 50-year-old William Ross Valentire contacted a suicide hotline during the evening of Monday, September 26. In his conversation with hotline workers, […]

SF Heating, Energy Talks Progress

Additional presentations held on biomass boiler, energy service projects


Having previously received some preliminary information and figures on the suggested installation of a biomass boiler at Southern Fulton Junior/Senior High School, school board members and building supervisors were recently treated to an additional presentation pertaining to the feasibility and costs of such a heating project. Dan Wilson from Wilson Engineering stood before the board last Tuesday evening with cost […]

Township Convention To Be Held October 10



Officials representing townships of the second class in Fulton County will convene Monday, October 10, 2011, at Needmore Volunteer Fire Co., Needmore, for their 89th annual county convention. The purpose of the annual convention is to provide township officials with up-to-date information to help them better serve their residents and to give them an opportunity to exchange ideas on local […]

FCCD To Begin Outreach To Ag Community



Starting in October, Fulton County Conservation District staff will initiate an outreach effort and begin conducting site visits on farms in Fulton County. These outreach visits are a component of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan and are designed to increase awareness of the current regulatory requirements among the agricultural community. Who is regulated? For the purposes of this farm […]

Spriggs Sentenced In Drug-Related Cases




Surrounded by a support group of family and friends, a 65- year-old McConnellsburg woman was sentenced to time in a state correctional institution this week after she was arrested almost one year ago on drug possession and delivery charges. Beverly Louise Spriggs stood before Fulton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carol Van Horn on September 27 for sentencing proceedings […]

Obama Must Go



To The Editor: An informed voter is the greatest danger to Obama and his liberal friends. The president is presiding over the destruction of our economy, our freedoms and the values and institutions that made America the best nation on Earth. His redistribution policies coupled with class warfare are designed to bring about his idea of a socialist utopia and […]

SS, Medicare Shouldn’t Be Cut



The Editor: Social Security and Medicare belong to the people who have worked hard and paid into them their working lives. They are a promise from the American people to the American people. These programs are now subject to discussions in Congress that could drastically change them. Our political leaders should understand that these programs are the mainstay of security […]

The Rise Of Urban Farming




Greg Peterson’s 1950s tract home looks like any other house on his block in Phoenix, with one notable difference: Practically everything in his yard is edible. More than 70 fruit trees reach for the sky. Chickens patrol for bugs in the yard. Late summer tomatoes, okra, and herbs such as basil and oregano punch fragrance into the air. Rain and […]

Fulton County Jobless Picture Unchanged

But Fulton’s August ranking is #58 out of 67 counties


Fulton County’s labor force statistics for August, once again, remained largely unchanged from July, although the county’s unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. However, due to tougher economic times in other counties, the small decrease moved the county’s ranking to 58 (out of 67 counties). July’s ranking was number 64. Fulton tied with Clarion, Luzerne and Schuylkill […]

S. Fulton To Present Comedy



Southern Fulton High School will present “You Can’t Take It With You,” a comedy in three acts by Moss Hart and George S. Kauffman, on Friday, September 30, and Saturday October 1, 2011, at the Southern Fulton High School auditorium. Performances both evenings will begin at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door […]