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Friday | Chambersburg Public Opinion

Damp spring in Franklin County area makes hay bales volatile

The Penn State Extension is warning farmers and fire departments about a heightened fire risk this summer -- the spontaneous combustion of hay that can lead to barn fires.

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Related Topix: Fire, Agriculture, Science, State College Metro, State College, PA, St. Thomas, PA, Opinion

Friday | Chambersburg Public Opinion

2 from Franklin County cited by Kohl's

Christopher Ardinger, Mercersburg, Pa., and Grace Powell, Waynesboro, Pa., were among more than 2,000 young people nationwide honored in June by Kohl's Department Stores for volunteering in their communities as part of Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program.

3 comments

Related Topix: Mercersburg, PA, Waynesboro, PA, Family, Kids, Opinion

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Upgraded Franklin County emergency communications system to cost an additional $4 million

The county's emergency communications system is going to cost taxpayers $4 million more than originally planned.

6 comments

Related Topix: Opinion

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

1st responders endorse Franklin County plans

Groups representing first responders across Franklin County have endorsed the $4 million change to the Franklin County emergency communications system.

1 comment

Related Topix: Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Pennsylvania's budget gap may cut hospital jobs in Franklin County, elsewhere

The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania estimates that several thousand jobs would be lost if $280 million in proposed hospital payment cuts are not restored.

40 comments

Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Fulton County, PA, McConnellsburg, PA, Jessica Walter, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County's Army recruits get early start

For Sgt. 1st Class Christopher S. Levack, being an Army recruiter is not just about selling.

30 comments

Related Topix: US Military, Letterkenny Army Depot, US Army, Waynesboro, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Greencastle, PA, Mercersburg, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

4-day work weeks cut costs for Franklin County school districts

Today marks the start of the third week of summer vacation for local schools, and some local school districts are well into energy-saving programs and four-day work-weeks that they hope will save them money.

26 comments

Related Topix: Education Etc., Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County campaign finance reports final for judge candidates

The four candidates who ran for Franklin County judge in the May primary election together spent nearly $200,000 in the race.

11 comments

Related Topix: Fulton County, PA, Mercersburg, PA, Waynesboro, PA, Opinion

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Dispatches from Iraq: Franklin County area troops see Iraqi violence

Sgt. Anthony Robinson of Chambersburg made his dad's day when he called him from Iraq to wish him a happy Father's Day.

3 comments

Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Stimulus funds 2nd U.S. 30 project in Franklin County

The second major economic stimulus highway project in Franklin County should begin within weeks.

7 comments

Related Topix: St. Thomas, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania, Fayetteville, PA, Adams County, PA, Opinion

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Jon & Kate breakup brings on discussion in Franklin County

"It may be a crazy life, but it's our life," Kate Gosselin said in the introduction to her family's reality TV show, "Jon & Kate Plus 8." Many Franklin County families watch the reality television show on TLC featuring their fellow Pennsylvanians -- a young couple who first had a set of twins, then, trying for "just one more" child, as the show's ...

73 comments

Related Topix: Jon & Kate Plus 8, Entertainment, Television, Berks County, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Family, Kids, Wyomissing, PA, Opinion

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County municipalities lack permitting process for larger consumer fireworks

Want to shoot off some real fireworks in your back yard? You can find mortars and bottle rockets locally, but as a Pennsylvania resident you can't buy them unless you have a local permit to set them off.

13 comments

Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Allegheny County, PA, York County, PA, Opinion

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County's late spring rainfall was beneficial

It's rained every other day in May and June. "We're happy to see a green June, which is not what we're used to," Chris Snavely said.

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Related Topix: Weather, Life, Food, Vegetables, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Walk to assist wounded veterans to come through Franklin County

It will be called the PA Hero Walk, an event that organizers hope will raise $250,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.

2 comments

Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Gettysburg, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Fayetteville, PA, Opinion

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Body found hung

A body was found hung in the cattle pen area of the old livestock sale barn off I-30 shortly before noon Wednesday, June 17.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Franklin Co. Church Burglarized

Antrim Twp., Franklin Co. - State Police at Chambersburg are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Hollowell Church in Antrim Township, Franklin County.

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Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Shippensburg man killed in motorcycle crash

A Shippensburg man was killed late Sunday when his motorcycle crashed on White Church Road in Greene Township.

10 comments

Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, Chambersburg, PA, Opinion

Mon Jun 15, 2009

York Dispatch

Child falls from 3rd-story Pa. dorm window, dies

A coroner in south-central Pennsylvania says the death of a 4-year-old girl who fell from a third-floor window at a college dormitory was accidental.

33 comments

Related Topix: Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA

WGAL

4-Year-Old Killed In Fall From Third-Floor Window 15min

A four-year-old child fell to her death from a dorm room window at a Chambersburg college on Sunday.

1 comment

Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Wilson College

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Awards presented at annual exhibition

Franklin County Art Alliance presented awards in excess of $1,000 at the opening reception of its 38th Annual Exhibition May 31 in Calvary United Methodist Church, 150 Norlo Drive.

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Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Waynesboro, PA, Fayetteville, PA, McConnellsburg, PA, Greencastle, PA, Opinion

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