Mercersburg News

A spur-of-the-moment debate between parents and two board members broke out in the lobby of Mercersburg Elementary School on Tuesday, minutes after the Tuscarora Area School Board voted 7-0 for a principal to split her time between two schools.

SIMPLE ASSAULT/HARASSMENT: Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg are investigating the report of a harassment at a residence on Barr Road that occurred Sunday around 12:40 a.m. THEFT: Someone removed approximately 200 prescription pills from a residence on Ryan Lane in Antrim Township on June 10, according to Pennsylvania State Police, ... (more)

More than 17 percent of county residents are 65 years or older, according to the Census estimates for July 1, 2012, released Thursday.

Youth ages 18 and younger can get free lunches most days this summer, starting Mondayat St. Thomas and Mercersburg elementary schools.

The following students were named to the spring dean's list at Lebanon Valley College.

Rodney and Rachael Monn Jr., Little Rock, had a daughter, Natalie Jayne Monn, at 6:16 p.m. May 23 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.

With five of its members absent, Tuscarora school board postponed the decision of whether to make one woman the principal of two elementary schools.

Chambersburg: Adam R. Wennick, son of Robert and Melanie Wennick, Chambersburg, receied a bachelor's degree in theater.

A Greencastle man is facing charges after he was found allegedly driving drunk with a loaded handgun to confront the man having an affair with his wife.

The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will give a free public performance at 7 p.m. June 17 outdoors at Mercersburg Veterans of Foreign Wars, 20 Veterans Way.

A Waynesboro man waived his preliminary hearing on Tuesday for two cases of alleged assault charges in the past several months.

Six people were injured in a crash Saturday in Peters Township, including one person who was flown to York Hospital.

Benjamin Davis, 79, Marion, George Friss, 69, Chambersburg and Jim Scarfo, 74, Mercersburg were awarded certificates as part of an "Unleash the Power of Aging" contest.

A Mercersburg woman who has faced retail theft charges in three Pennsylvania counties is back in court again next week on new charges of theft and forgery.

North Park Street will be closed for up to six weeks starting today as crews install more than 900 feet of sewer main line.

Katie Bruner, Chambersburg, received the Donna Gomer VMT ADP Award given to an adult degree student who excels in veterinary medical technology.

The state's Center for Workforce Information & Analysis said Wednesday that manufacturing jobs were up slightly in April, climbing to the highest mark since January 2009.

Hagerstown Community College on May 16 had its 11th annual Honors Convocation recognizing special awards, Phi Theta Kappa membership, graduation honors, Future Educators Honor Association membership and dean's list honors.

Mercersburg Mayor James Zeger is the apparent winner of both the Republican and Democratic primary elections for the position he has held 10 years.

The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Greencastle's planning committee thanks all who supported this year's effort to raise money and to honor and remember loved ones touched by this dreaded disease.