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Firefighters Get Grain-Bin Rescue Training

Three county companies participate


McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Co. (MVFC), Needmore Volunteer Fire Co. (NVFC), and Hustontown Volunteer Fire Co. (HAVFCO) participated in a grain-bin rescue awareness training provided by Penn State Ag Rescue Training Program on Saturday, Oct. 27. The training program was designed to teach emergency responders about the hazards of grain bins and what they would encounter when attempting a rescue from […]

Bones In Bedford Could Take A Year To Identify



The human skeletal remains that were found in a wooded area in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, could take up to a year or more to identify, according to news sources. The remains were found by a hunter on Oct. 20 at 8:30 a.m., just a few hundred yards behind the Mile Level Farm Market and Greenhouses along Lincoln Highway. […]

Remington Ryde On Tap For FCMC Foundation’s Scholarship Fundraiser



Ryan Frankhouser is a man of constant motion. It started when he received his first guitar for Christmas at age 13. Frankhouser is the founder and lead man for Remington Ryde. He and his band will perform on Saturday, January 19, at Fulton County Medical Center Foundation’s fourth annual Bluegrass and BBQ at the United Methodist Church in Mc- Connellsburg. […]

Congregations Attacked At Synagogue Hold Joint Service



PITTSBURGH (AP) – The three congregations attacked at a Pittsburgh synagogue gathered for a joint service last Saturday, while a prayer vigil was planned outside their desecrated worship space to mark the time the massacre began one week earlier. Meanwhile, last Friday brought the end of a wrenching series of funerals as the oldest victim, 97-year-old Rose Mallinger, was being […]

Commissioners Talk Finances




Daniel Sefick and Cory Johnson from Zelenkofske Axelrod, a regional CPA firm that specializes in providing services to nonprofit and governmental entities, met with commissioners Stuart Ulsh, Pete Lynch and Rodney McCray at their weekly meeting Oct. 31. According to county chief clerk Lisa Mellott-McConahy, the two CPAs presented information about financial benchmarking analysis recently completed by their firm that […]

Stains Faces More Felony Charges



A Fulton County native, Loren Ryan Stains, 28, of St. Thomas arrested and jailed on a $1 million bond in March after he led police on a highspeed chase now faces two more felony counts for the manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver in connection with alleged drug deals in February. Stains was found to have […]

PennDOT Announces “Paint The Plow” Contest Winners



Hollidaysburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is pleased to announce the winners of the District 9 “Paint the Plow” contest that wrapped up last week. Each county has a “Fan Favorite” and Judges Pick winner. The Judges Pick was chosen by a panel of judges in each county. The “Fan Favorite” was chosen by Facebook users by […]

PennDOT Driver License, Photo Centers Closed For Veterans Day



Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, November 10, through Monday, November 12, in observance of Veterans Day. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals, […]

Cards Of Thanks



KIPE I would like to thank all who were a part of the Cruise-In for a Cause last month. A special thank-you to Kim and Kevin Mowen for organizing this event. Thanks to Sheila and Jan Fraker for providing the music. We all enjoyed the oldies and the trivia. Thanks to all who brought their classic vehicles. We enjoyed hearing […]