Beams Set At Medical Center Expansion



NVFC Awards Brad Sprow Fireman Of The Year

Carbaugh and Miller also recognized


The social hall of the Needmore Volunteer Fire Co. was lively Saturday night as the company held its annual banquet to recognize its firefighters and emergency responders. This year the company recognized one of its top responders by naming Brad Sprow as its 2016 Fireman of the Year. He was presented the award by last year’s recipient, John Beatty. Sprow […]

Urges Openness, Inclusiveness



To The Editor: Many different religions were introduced to me as a part of a junior high social studies class, when the teacher arranged field trips for us to visit many area places of worship, seeing their beauty and having the tours led by students from our class who attended there. She also had a Muslim college student come and […]

High School Football Player Dies In Crash After College Trip



PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) – Officials say a high school football player died in a car crash near his western Pennsylvania home following a recruiting visit to a West Virginia college. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office says 17- year-old Donovan Baynes was in a car that crashed into a utility pole on Saturday night in Penn Hills, near Pittsburgh. […]

“Black Jack Pershing” To Appear At FCHS Winter Meeting



Gen. John Pershing will make a rare public appearance at the Fulton County Courthouse February 4, 2017, at 7 p.m. Pershing will be portrayed by actor/historian David Shuey. Shuey will offer his first-person portrayal of one of America’s iconic heroes as his way of honoring this great military leader and the millions of men who served under his command, while […]

Looser Rules On Beer Sales To Take Effect In PA



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania drinkers will get a new reason to celebrate on Tuesday, when looser regulations on beer retailers go into effect, letting them sell any quantity, including individual 32-ounce bottles, six-packs and growlers. The state’s 1,200 distributors were once largely limited to selling cases and kegs, one reason Pennsylvania’s alcohol rules were widely considered among the nation’s […]

Unemployment Rate Down Some




Preliminary unemployment data for November released last week showed that Fulton County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November decreased to 6.1 percent from October’s rate of 6.8 percent. Because of the fact that unemployment decreased seven-tenths of a percent, Fulton County’s ranking in the state went from number 43 (out of 67) in October, to number 39. Fulton was tied […]

Hustontown



Forbes Road School District holds Tuesday morning prayer meeting in the auditorium from 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. All are welcome. Center United Methodist Church will hold a food pantry disbursement January 25 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the community building. Center, Clear Ridge, Fairview and Knobsville churches will hold a combined service January 29, at Center, at […]

Attains Dean’s List



Sean Bright, Needmore, a senior majoring in history, has attained the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bridgewater College. Students on the dean’s list have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average of a possible 4.0.

Graduates



U.S. Air Force Airman Geoffery W. Campbell graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Campbell is the son of Angela Campbell of Orlando, Fla.; brother of Kursty […]