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Local news for Mercersburg, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Herald-Mail

Tuscarora school year pushed back indefinitely

Tuscarora school district teachers walk picket lines Tuesday in front of James Buchanan Middle School and James Buchanan High School.

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Related Topix: St. Thomas, PA, Health Insurance, Health, Education Etc.

Fri Sep 05, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Special election will determine fate of James Buchanan High School

Big decision: Tuscarora School District voters are being asked to vote Tuesday on the school boards plan to borrow as much as $35 million to repair and renovate James Buchanan High School, Mercersburg.

58 comments

Related Topix: Education Etc., Opinion

Wed Sep 03, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Teen charged in truck theft

A 17-year-old male from Fort Loudon turned himself in yesterday after stealing a truck Sunday from East Coast Green, 2629 McDowell Road, Peters Township.

22 comments

Related Topix: Fort Loudon, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Montgomery, PA, Opinion

Mon Sep 01, 2008

Herald-Mail

Tuscarora teachers to strike

The Tuscarora Education Association announced Saturday afternoon that teachers would strike on the first day of the 2008-09 school year, prompting the Tuscarora School District to cancel classes.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Greencastle, PA

Sat Aug 30, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Guide rails, posts taken from township

Police are investigating the theft of five 14-foot guide rails and other metal from the Montgomery Township municipal office.

15 comments

Related Topix: Opinion

Thu Aug 28, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Mercersburg police chief to retire

Retiring: Mercersburg Police Chief Larry Thomas checks on residents last year in one of the areas newest communities, Findlay Park, Mercersburg Police Chief Larry Thomas has announced he will retire on Oct.

18 comments

Related Topix: Opinion

Sat Aug 23, 2008

Herald-Mail

Franklin County Fair royalty named

Mandy Clark honed her public-speaking skills in FFA competitions on the topic of recombinant bovine somatotropin and by talking to her cows, practices that paid off Monday night with her being named Franklin ...

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Related Topix: Franklin County, PA, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Greencastle, PA

Wed Aug 20, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

3 to preside at Franklin County Fair

Franklin County's new face of agriculture has long curly hair and a winning smile -- one that earned Mandy Clark the crown as Franklin County Fair Queen on Monday night.

2 comments

Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Franklin County, PA, Queen, PA, Opinion

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Rivals.com

Feight's 40 freakish as Mercersburg begins

WVU football commit Curtis Feight went from a "nobody" to somebody by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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Sat Aug 16, 2008

Herald-Mail

Painting the past

Get the Flash Player to see this player. See Jane Tyson's hallway mural featuring Mercersburg, Pa., landmarks.

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Thu Aug 14, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Reward doubles in Whitetail vandalism

Whitetail Resort is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the recent vandalism.

10 comments

Related Topix: Opinion

Fri Aug 08, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Helen E. (Fiscel) Trostle

Helen E. Trostle, 88, a resident of Penn Hall Nursing Center, Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Littlestown, PA, entered into God's eternal care on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

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Related Topix: Sylvania, PA, Littlestown, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Greencastle, PA, Opinion

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Paul H. Carbaugh

Paul H. Carbaugh, 80, of 12041 Mountain Road, Orrstown, departed this life Sunday August 3, 2008 at 6:40 AM in the Chambersburg Hospital.

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Related Topix: Orrstown, PA, Chambersburg, PA, US Military, US Army, Opinion

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Early morning fire destroys house

Fire companies from Pennsylvania and Maryland battled a house fire on Burkett Lane around 2 a.m. today.

3 comments

Related Topix: Waynesboro, PA, St. Thomas, PA, Mont Alto, PA, Marion, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Band aims to raise $25K for firefighters

For a good cause: Marsiglia performed at Rock 4 Drew on April 21, 2007, at Market Cross Pub in Shippensburg.

1 comment

Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Franklin County, PA, Fire, Opinion

Sat Aug 02, 2008

Herald-Mail

Tuscarora School District residents have short time to register for special election

Residents of the Tuscarora School District have until Monday, Aug. 11, to register to vote in the Sept.

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Thu Jul 31, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Mercersburg man killed at shooting

A Mercersburg area man was killed today during a shooting on Blue Spring Road. A man, whom police did not identify, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:36 a.m. by Franklin County Coroner Jeffry Conner, ...

97 comments

Related Topix: Violent Crime, Franklin County, PA, Opinion

WHTM

Man Killed in Mercersburg

A man was killed today during a shooting in an apparent land dispute. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene in the 9300 block of Blue Spring Road in Western Franklin County.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, PA

Wed Jul 30, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Coroner: Mercersburg man died of a blow to the head

The man who allegedly shot his neighbor Monday over a land dispute died from injuries he suffered in a fight, according to Franklin County Coroner Jeffrey R. Conner.

157 comments

Related Topix: Franklin County, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Mercersburg Man Dead from Blunt Force Trauma

Authorities have released the name of a man killed yesterday in a Mercersburg altercation.

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Related Topix: Franklin County, PA

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