FCMC Breaks Ground For $20M Addition

Receives $1 million donation from Henderson Family Foundation

Fulton County Medical Center administrators, board of directors, foundation representatives, staff and guests broke ground Thursday, Oct. 20, and began construction on the Center for Advanced Medicine project, a $20 million, 60,000-square- foot expansion of the 10-year-old hospital. In addition to allowing patients to see a physician or specialist, receive testing and pick up prescriptions all under one roof, the […]

Electronics Recycling Collection Halted



County recycling co-ordinator Greg Reineke announced Friday that after October 26, electronics such as TVs, CRT screens and computers will no longer be accepted at the county drop-off site at 610 E. North Street, McConnellsburg. In a press release, Reineke said, “Due to circumstances beyond our control we need to temporarily suspend the electronics collection program.” “JVS Environmental of Friedens, […]

Town Hall Meeting Addresses CAFOs

Panelists discuss environmental concerns; nearly 60 in attendance


Although there has been little in the way of updates on the Bivouac Sow Farm planned in Ayr Township, a group of citizens interested in water and air quality as well as human health, animal welfare, fishing and tourism continues to meet and to provide education to the community on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and whether they are good […]

FCMC Groundbreaking Ceremony



Hillary: Not Perfect But Not The Devil



To the Editor What do you say to neighbors who are Trump supporters? I can probably go for 60 miles from my farm near Hancock to Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Berkeley Springs, Hagerstown or even Harrisburg without seeing a Clinton/Kane sign. It’s all Trump. In fact, the editor of my local newspaper, The Fulton County News, quipped, “It looks like Trump 2,000; […]

PA Official Pushes Back Against Voter Fraud Talk



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania is immune from any allegation of voter fraud by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the state’s top elections official declared Thursday, and Pennsylvania’s voting machines and tabulating systems can’t be hacked because they aren’t connected to the internet. Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Cortes, a Democrat, said claims of voter fraud are without proof in […]

Candidates For Attorney General Spar Over Kane, Trump Ties



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The two men seeking to become Pennsylvania’s next attorney general linked each other Monday to unpopular politicians as they debated with two weeks left in the campaign. Republican state Sen. John Rafferty noted Democratic Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro donated to former Attorney General Kathleen Kane, while Shapiro linked Rafferty to presidential candidate Donald Trump. “I […]

Topper Announces Constituent Service Hours In County



Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/ Fulton/Franklin) will hold constituent service hours at his McConnellsburg district office, located at 314 Lincoln Highway East, Suite A, in Fulton County, from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to better assist residents. “One of the many jobs of a state representative is to assist residents with state-related issues. I and my staff stand […]

Festival of Lights Date Set



The Fulton County Fair Association is hosting the fourth annual Festival of Light display at the fairgrounds December 2, 3, 9 and 10, running from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each evening. In addition to driving through the luminaries, light displays and live nativity, visitors will have the opportunity to stop at the Welcome Center. Santa and Mrs. Claus have […]

Bedford Co. Gets Grant For Pike2Bike Trail



Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/ Franklin/Fulton) announced Tuesday that Bedford County will receive a $30,000 grant toward turning an unused portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike into a trail for public use. Funding through the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program will be used to update the master plan for a multi-use trail on the 8.5-mile […]