Mercersburg News

A descendant of the man for whom the Irwin log house in Mercersburg is named said he would like to see the building preserved and used in a way to educate the public about life in the 1700s.

Decorated vet: Charles Pete Detrich displays ribbons and medals he earned during service in the U.S. Army during WWII.

The wreck occurred on I-81 near Halfway Boulevard. A Pennsylvania man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Washington County Wednesday afternoon.

Business VP killed in motorcycle crash Maryland State Police say a motorcyclist has been fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash on I-81. Forty-eight-year-old Stephen Kulina of Mercersburg, Pa., was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

A Mercersburg, Pa., man died Wednesday when his motorcycle slid across Interstate 81 and struck a guardrail, according to Maryland State Police.

William McKernan III, a Whitpain Township supervisor who works at a Blue Bell accounting firm, once took some clients out for an appreciation dinner.

The economic slowdown is taking a toll on the area, and the Rev. Larry Murphy said a lot of area families are going hungry.

The remains of a burned building at the former Mercersburg tannery must be tested for hazardous materials before the debris and brick can be hauled away.

Four gunmen broke into a home in Peters Township in Franklin County early Friday, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania State Police.

A Mercersburg businessman who wants to remain anonymous has said he wants to buy the historic Irwin House in the borough's downtown, according Tom Heefner, president of Mercersburg Borough Council.

The seeds of the American revolution were planted on the colonial frontier around Mercersburg, McConnellsburg and Fort Loudon a decade before the Sons of Liberty complained about taxation without representation in the cities to the east.

Nov. 3, 2009 -- In Montgomery Township, Republican Matthew Funk easily defeated Democrat Tim Kyler for the position of township supervisor which carries a six-year term in office.

Voters in Pennsylvania had the chance to elect new judges, supervisors, and school board members.

Food Lion cut the ribbon this morning to its new store in Mercersburg at the former Jane's Market.

Greencastle Borough Council still has a vacancy, despite an election Tuesday that addressed six seats.

John and Jean Brake of Mercersburg, Pa., empty pork and sauerkraut into a heating pan at Monday night's dinner at First Lutheran Church.

History, up close: Some muster rolls of U.S. Colored Troops from the Civil War will be on display in Mercersburg.

Representatives on school boards, borough councils, boards of township supervisors and judicial benches will be chosen Tuesday when voters visit the polls from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. during Pennsylvania's municipal election.

Every November when another election rolls around I am reminded that it is possible, albeit just a tad unlikely, I could have been the grandson of the 30th President of the United States, running Tuesday as a Republican against an incumbent New Jersey Democratic governor.

We're always happy to see examples of local folks who see ways to benefit their communities, and then take steps to make them happen.