Tuscarora News

A Juniata County man who sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound is expected to survive, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown reported on Sunday evening.

State police in Schuylkill County said a man was killed early Saturday morning after crashing an ATV.

By KEITH PARADISE Staff writer -------------- Schools in Franklin County that have applied for the H1N1 vaccine are ready to begin administering flu shots when the vaccine arrives.

Marcia Helfrick, CRNP, has joined the practices of Tuscarora Family Practice and Valley Medical Group.

Rolling along: Buses line up outside Chambersburg Area Senior High School. School districts got a look at how much money they might receive from the state, based on where Pennsylvanias budget agreement now stands.

Everyone told Kenneth Hadley they enjoyed the wines he made, but he was not sure if they were telling the truth or just being polite.

The annual Tuscarora 50 for 410 sprint cars was held at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday evening, with a full contingent of Pennsylvania Sprint Posse members on hand ready to do battle.

It should have been no surprise, really. When it came time for the field to take the green flag for last Saturday's Tuscarora 50, one of the region's legendary races for super sprints, it was a York Countian's time to shine.

Mifflin County School District - Met AYP; Indian Valley High School, Lewistown Area High School and Lewistown Middle School did not meet AYP Juniata County School District - Met AYP; Tuscarora Junior High School did not meet AYP Mount Union Area School District - Warning status, did not meet AYP; Mount Union Area High School and Mount Union-Kistler ...

Learning by doing: Alexas Fahnestock, left, and Marisol Pablo finish a writing assignment Thursday in class at Thaddaeus Stevens Elementary School, Chambersburg.

Campaigning: Nick DiFrancesco, left, and riding partner, Jeff Winterborne, are traveling around the state during DiFrancescos campaign for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.

State budgetary woes are so serious this year that legislators are ignoring potentially bigger deficits that could hit Pennsylvania three years from now, according to state Rep.

While plans for the Tuscarora Regional Community College are at a halt, the local college committee is considering a partnership with Harrisburg Area Community College to provide services in the area.

Two people from Schuylkill County died Sunday night when the motorcycle they were on crashed.

Two people are dead after an accident in Schuylkill County. Police say it happened last night when a man and a woman were traveling on a motorcycle on Old Route 209, between the villages of Reevesdale and Tuscarora.

The driver and passenger of this motorcycle were killed after crashing on Route 209 in Schuylkill County Sunday night around 9:45 p.m. The accident happened in Schuylkill Township about a quarter-mile east of Tuscarora.

It's just after 8 a.m., and Zane Fink drops off his backpack in class and walks out to his school's fish tank.

Local superintendents and education experts agree that merging some school districts is necessary and a good idea, but it would not make sense in Franklin County.