Hunters Boast Successful Deer Season Opener




Like many area residents, Molly Carbaugh took up hunting at the age of 12. With some guidance and plenty of encouragement from her father, Pennsylvania Game Commission Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer Andy Carbaugh, she has faithfully headed into the woods every year in hopes of harvesting a whitetailed deer. After six long years of waiting, Carbaugh got her chance Monday […]

3-Day Bear Count Reaches 20

Fourth day total not yet available


Luck was definitely on the side of 12-year-old Bow Ramsey. Not only did he not have school last Wednesday, but he used his time wisely and harvested his first-ever black bear on the fourth and final day of the statewide bear season. The son of Carol Christy of Mc- Connellsburg and Hustontown resident Ashley Ramsey, the seventh grader at Forbes […]

Hann Hired As SF Interim Superintendent

Fulton County native to serve through June 30, 2013


A former county school administrator was unanimously hired as Southern Fulton’s newest leader last Tuesday. Hervey Hann, a native of Fulton County and former Central Fulton School District superintendent, was hired effective November 21 to serve in the capacity of interim superintendent through June 30, 2013. In a follow-up motion, the board also accepted an agreement between the district and […]

Focus on meth labs in Bedford County

Drug Task Force Arrests Local Man


A Crystal Spring man was arrested last Monday evening after Pennsylvania State Police and the Bedford County Drug Task Force launched a full-scale investigation into possible methamphetamine lab operations. In a press release dated November 20, Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins reported that over the last five weeks a total of four meth lab operations were discovered within the […]

Operation Christmas Child Thanks Supporters



To The Editor: I wanted to write to thank the residents of Fulton County and southcentral Pennsylvania who generously gave of their time and means to help impact thousands of hurting kids this Christmas. Together we were able to pack 33,090 shoeboxes – filled with toys, school supplies and basic necessities – for Operation Christmas Child. Our packed shoebox gifts, […]

Superstorm Good Neighbor



To The Editor: On Wednesday, October 31, Shawnee and Mike Hollenshead had to go to Hoboken, N.J., to bring her daughter, Chelsey, home from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy as she was without both electricity and heat. Upon their return, Mike asked Shawnee what she wanted for their first-year anniversary? Having seen the devastation firsthand, she didn’t hesitate in responding, […]

11 Puppies Found Skinned, Pa. Humane Officials Say



MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) – Animal welfare workers in northeast Pennsylvania say someone skinned 11 puppies before dumping their bodies near a public park. DNA tests will be done to determine if the puppies are dogs, coyotes or some other type of domestic or wild animal. The Lehigh County Humane Society says the 11 puppies were discovered Friday in Lower Macungie […]

All Items in ‘12 Days of Christmas’ Now Top $107K




PITTSBURGH (AP) – Add seven swans, six geese and five golden rings to the list of Christmas gifts that cost more than they did a year ago. And if you get all 364 items repeated throughout “The Twelve Days of Christmas” carol, you’ll pay 6.1 percent more this year, according to the so-called Christmas Price Index that PNC Wealth Management […]

Annual CROP Walk Held At Cownas Gap



Hess Sticks With Not- Guilty Plea

Drug delivery case headed to call of the list


A McConnellsburg man accused of selling hydrocodone pills to a Pennsylvania State Police informant twice in 2011 reappeared in court last Tuesday as part of a list of defendants awaiting formal arraignment. Albert “Jake” Hess of 111 Woodside Drive, Apt. A-11, had previously appeared in county court on November 6 for arraignment along with his wife and codefendant, Gayle L. […]