2022-02-24 E-Edition

Cubbage Named MVFC Fireman Of The Year

At 60th annual awards banquet

Dennis Cubbage received the Fireman of the Year award at last Saturday’s 60th annual McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Co. (MVFC) awards banquet at American Legion Post 561. “I want to thank my kids and family. Everybody who knows the life of a volunteer. We run out on a moment’s notice, and our family knows that the most,” Cubbage said, after receiving […]

Central Fulton Makes Masks Optional

Approves field trips

The Central Fulton School District (CFSD) board voted to make masking optional retroactively to Feb. 3 at its Feb. 8 board meeting. CFSD Superintendent Dr. Christina Ramsey gave an update on how the mask mandate changes have affected the students and staff, and reported that cases in the district from Feb. 4 to Feb. 8 totaled 10. At the monthly […]

COVID Cases Total 56

Over 7-day reporting period

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday reported a total of 56 new cases of COVID-19 over the last seven days beginning Feb. 16. The county’s cumulative number of cases now stands at 4,059. Cumulative COVID-related deaths increased by 1 over the same reporting period to 64. New cases of COVID in the county’s school-aged children 5- 18 for the […]

FCMC Announces Long-term Care Visitor Restrictions


As Fulton County Medical Center inpatient and outpatient services remain at yellow visitation status, long-term care administration would like to remind the public that regulations for nursing home visitation are different. “The nursing home has its own set of guidance regarding visitation,” said interim nursing home administrator Denise Stayer. Stayer, clarifying the process, went on to say, “We have been […]

No Easy Fix For Water Fouled By Gas Driller



DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) – Meeting with a man whose well water has been polluted for years, officials in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office asked him whether he’d consider accepting a treatment system from the gas driller charged with fouling his aquifer. Not a chance, Ray Kemble told them. “Are you going to drink and bathe in it?” Kemble asked the […]

County Native Publishes Trilogy Of Poetry


McConnellsburg native Theresa M. Reel has recently published a trilogy of poetry that is now available for purchase on amazon.com. Reel’s first book “Dove Season 1980- 1986” was published on Jan. 27; the second book “Daydream/ Nightmare 1986-1989” was published on Feb. 14; and the third book, “Defective Hearts 1989-1995,” was most recently published on Feb. 18. The three-part series […]

County Weather Forecast


After temperatures hitting 60 on Wednesday, colder weather is going to bring a chance of rain, sleet and snow for Thursday and Friday. Low temperatures will probably stay just above freezing, which will keep the area out of major problems and have temperatures climbing to near 45 degrees on Friday. The weekend is looking sunny with highs near 40 degrees. […]

Unhappy With Judicial District 39-04-03 Realignment

To The Editor: In reply to the article on the front page of last week’s Fulton County News, I would like to encourage the residents of the southern part of the county to take this very seriously. If we allow the proposed changes to be made to the district court in Needmore, it will only be the tip of the […]

Dr. Oz Campaigns for Senate Here

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former host of the “Dr. Oz Show” and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, brought his campaign to Fulton County last Friday, meeting with local Republican leaders and the staff at Wild Annie’s restaurant in McConnellsburg. According to his campaign, Dr. Oz is a conservative outsider who is running to be a bold voice for […]