Marion News

The puppy dumped near a shale pit in Marion earlier this fall is still recovering at Better Days Animal Shelter, Shippensburg, with some setbacks in her health along the way.

The Franklin County Department of Emergency Services reported the following emergency activity of note during the Wednesday evening shift: Fire: 15:43 -- Franklin Fire Company responded to 3218 Lincoln Way West, Hamilton Township, for an auto accident.

Franklin County Department of Emergency Services reported emergency activity of note this morning: 6:58 a.m. Franklin Fire Co.

The proposal by the Chambersburg Area School District to close Marion Elementary School was voted down by the school board Wednesday night.

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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.