Marion News

The countdown has officially begun. On Nov. 18, the Chambersburg Area School District school board will vote on the potential closures of both Coldbrook and Marion elementary schools.

A tractor-trailer carrying salvaged car parts overturned Thursday afternoon on an Interstate-81 on-ramp. The crushed cars inside the trailer fell out and covered the area in smoke.

ACCIDENT: Three people were taken to Chambersburg Hospital following a crash Tuesday afternoon on Social Island Road, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg.

Medal memory: Lloyd Knauff displays his Purple Heart he was awarded after being wounded during battle in France during WWII.

In jeopardy: Chambersburg Area School District is considering closing Marion Elementary School, a plan that doesnt sit well with parents and other members of the community.

Unscheduled: The pilot of a glider was forced Tuesday to make a landing in a cut corn field off Warm Spring Road, near Marion.

Popular treat: Applesauce is the major product of Knouse Foods Cooperative Inc. in Chambersburg.

Two girls on Wednesday evening found an injured dog where a pickup truck had just pulled away from a shale pit south of Chambersburg.

Republican Party supporters brought out signs in force for the TEA party and Corn Soup Rally Saturday at the Marion Festival Grounds.

A Chester law firm has been declared blameless in a lawsuit that involved a land transfer dating back to Nov.

Cover those numbers: Wanda Barnes, left, and Karen Bingaman play bingo Tuesday night at the Mont Alto Fire Hall.

Private school students in Franklin County are without some educational materials -- or are making due with photocopies -- because of the state budget impasse.

Making it fun: Patty Barthel shares Cycler the Robot with a group of children Saturday at the open house Waste Management conducted at its landfill.

The focal point of Wednesday night's Chambersburg Area school board meeting will be redistricting.

It was a successful weekend for Greencastle's D.J. Myers -- he added two more wins to his resume and upped his total to seven for the season aboard the Gunter's Honey late model.

Your family pet may have a better chance of surviving a house fire, thanks to the new pet oxygen masks being distributed to several area fire companies.

Since 1982, Marvin Winters has raced a lot of miles at Hagerstown Speedway and won close to 90 races in the road runners, limited late models, late model sportsman and late models.

NBC 25 - The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:45 P.M. and a Flood Advisory for Franklin County until 8:30 P.M. Another severe thunderstorm was located near Marion, PA, heading to the northeast at 20 mph.

After a quick course in basic firefighting, Hayley Koontz, 10, has a newfound appreciation for firefighters.

A Hagerstown, Md., woman flown to York Hospital is listed in satisfactory condition today after a crash Saturday on Molly Pitcher Highway north of Marion.