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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- Dozens of candidates for local office in Franklin and Fulton counties were running unopposed in Tuesday's primary election. However, many of them will be opposed in the general election in November. Here are some of the candidates who were running unopposed: Franklin County Treasurer Republican Dave Secor Chambersburg o Borough Council Republican Allen B. Coffman Democrats Janet Lukic and Heath Talhelm o Mayor Democrat Peter Lagiovane Chambersburg School Board o Region 1: Joseph G. Tosten Jr. o Region 3: Fred E. Rice o Region 4: Carl Barton o Region 6: Norman Blowers Fannett-Metal School Board o Four-year terms: James S. Junkin, Von P. McGee, Jeffrey J. Metcalfe and Phyllis N. Eckenrode o Two-year terms: Terry Crouse Greencastle o Borough Council Republicans Matthew Smith, Charles Eckstine, Harry Foley, and Craig Myers Democrat Michele Emmett o Mayor Republican Robert E. Eberly Greencastle-Antrim School Board William Thorne, Joel Fridgen and Michael Shindle.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com NEEDMORE, Pa. - A Fulton County, Pa., man was in critical condition Wednesday night at Altoona (Pa.) Hospital after being crushed when the bulldozer he was operating went about 200 feet down an embankment on a private farm lane off Harmon Lane and rolled over on him, a spokesman for the Hancock Rescue Squad said. The victim was identified as Lamont Oakman of RR 2, Warfordsburg, Pa. Oakman was flown to the hospital and was being treated in the hospital's surgical intensive care unit, a nursing supervisor said.

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Say it with music Mason Dixon Barbershop Chorus will send singing Valentines to your loved one. The quartet will sing two love songs, present a card from the sender, a small gift, and a photo of your loved one with the quartet. The service is available after 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, and Thursday, Feb. 14. The cost is $40 and proceeds toward the charitable efforts of the chorus. Times are limited. In Pennsylvania, call 717-328-3674; in Maryland, call 301-739-3782; or go to www.masondixonchorus.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -The Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts and Embarq Yellow Pages have announced the 13th annual photography competition. The winning entries will be published on the covers of the three Embarq Yellow Pages directories that will be distributed in Franklin, Fulton and Washington counties this summer. The winners of the competition will be awarded a $100 savings bond and have his or her work reproduced on the telephone books that are distributed across these communities.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts and Embarq Yellow Pages have announced the 13th annual photography competition. The winning entries will be published on the covers of three Yellow Pages directories distributed this summer in Washington County and Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania. The winners of the competition will be awarded a $100 savings bond and have his or her work reproduced on the telephone books. Entrants must be residents of Franklin or Fulton counties, and the subject must be a Franklin or Fulton county scene.

julieg@herald-mail.com Hagerstown Trust announced Wednesday that the local bank is eliminating 26 behind-the-scenes positions at its main office in downtown Hagerstown as of Aug. 23, spokesman Dave Barnhart said. The 26 full-time employees were told Wednesday, Barnhart said. Most of the those workers conduct deposit or loan operations. Their duties include assembling statements, sorting checks, tracking loan payments and keeping loan paperwork up-to-date, Barnhart said.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE Staff Writer GREENCASTLE, Pa. - More than 500 Franklin County residents hope to raise $60,000 for cancer research by walking the track that surrounds the Greencastle/Antrim High School football field for 24 hours this weekend, an effort that is being duplicated in nearby Fulton and Adams counties as well. Connie Woodruff, executive director of the Franklin County of the American Cancer Society in Chambersburg, said Friday night that 45 teams averaging a dozen members each have signed up for the Relay for Life walk this, the third year it has been held in the three counties.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Four new Lutheran Social Services Stephen Ministers were recently commissioned at a service held at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Chambersburg. Barbara Boyer and Kirk Heffernan, Waynesboro, Pa., and Ruth Panesci and Judy Turley, Fayetteville, Pa., have completed the requisite 50 hours of training. The Rev. John B. Ferra Jr., chairman of the Lutheran Social Services Board of Directors, presided at the Rite for Commissioning. Stephen Ministers are trained lay people who provide ongoing Christian care and emotional support to people in the community who are experiencing a wide-range of life needs and crises.

Owners: Kevin and Diane Keeney. Address: 210 Strickler Ave., Waynesboro, Pa. Opening date: March 2003. Products and services: Fire extinguisher service and sales includes annual inspection, maintenance and hydrotesting. Also, emergency and exit lighting repair and service. Market area: Washington, Frederick and Carroll counties in Maryland; Franklin, Adams, Fulton and Cumberland counties in Pennsylvania. How did you get into your business or what motivated you to start it?

McConnellsburg Elementary School children will have opportunities next academic year to take home produce and other nutritious food. Fulton County (Pa.) Food Basket Inc. will administer a Power Pack program to send food home with children on weekends and before school breaks. All students are eligible. The program is being conducted in cooperation with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. That organization and the Fulton County Medical Center Foundation both donated funding for the initiative.

Oshkosh Corp. layoffs announced this week will not affect the Wisconsin-based manufacturer's JLG plant in Fulton County, Pa., a corporate spokesman said Wednesday. Oshkosh Corp.'s defense division plans to reduce its workforce by 900 positions, according to a news release. Spokesman John Daggett said those layoffs will affect employees in Wisconsin, not Pennsylvania. The corporation cited decreased demand for military vehicles as the reason for layoffs continuing into the summer.

The opening of a new Norfolk Southern rail-truck terminal in Antrim Township, Pa., helped Franklin County's unemployment rate improve in February. Franklin County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped nine-tenths of a percentage point to 6.4 percent in February, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Neighboring Fulton County, Pa., also experienced a decrease in its unemployment rate. Its seasonally adjusted rate for February was 8.4 percent, compared to 9.7 percent in January, labor department data shows.

People who have suffered dog bites, diabetic ulcers, thermal burns from radiation or carbon monoxide poisoning are getting another treatment option at Fulton County (Pa.) Medical Center. The medical center celebrated its new Wound Care Services Center and hyperbaric oxygen chamber Monday. The wound center plans to serve an assortment of patients, including individuals with spider bites, oral cancers, surgical wounds that are not healing and gangrene. “There are a variety of conditions it can treat,” Beth Lopez said, adding that emerging research indicates hyperbaric oxygen therapy can benefit autism, stroke and dementia patients.

Southern Fulton eighth-grader Olivia Mottern recently was named the Knights of Columbus Pennsylvania State Foul Shooting U13 champion at Trinity High School near Camp Hill, Pa.  Mottern competed in the local- and district-level foul shooting competition at Chestnut Ridge High School, the regional level in Gettysburg, Pa., and then the state competition.  To advance through the program, participants must shoot consecutive foul shots, with...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has fewer projects scheduled this year in Fulton County, Pa., due to financial constraints. PennDOT representatives met with local government leaders Tuesday in Fulton County to discuss plans for the next two years. Budget cuts are affecting PennDOT District 9 construction, which had $179 million in spending in 2009 and an anticipated $74 million in 2013, according to Thomas A. Prestash, district executive. “You're going to see a lot less construction in the next couple years,” Prestash said.

A Fulton County, Pa., man has been charged with sexually abusing a girl multiple times over the course of the last 2 1/2 years, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Warren David Kerlin III, 50, of Burnt Cabins, Pa., is charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault and other related offenses, according to a state police news release. Troopers allege Kerlin sexually assaulted the girl over the course of the last 2 1/2 years in Dublin Township.

The unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., inched upward to 7.3 percent in January, but the county is facing sharper hikes because of sequestration. At Chambersburg's Letterkenny Army Depot alone, at least 51 employees are facing job losses due to federal budget cuts. The rest of the 4,000 workers could undergo furloughs. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released unemployment data for January. Franklin County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 percent.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 GIRLS BASKETBALL ENOLA, Pa. - Southern Fulton finished its season with an 82-45 loss to Tri-Valley in the PIAA Class A state semifinals on Tuesday night. Macey Hollenshead had 13 points and four assists for the Indians (26-4), while Kayla Wertz had 11 points, including three 3-pointers, Taelor Morton had four assists and Ashley Roman had six rebounds in the loss. Tri-Valley (27-3) led 30-4 at the end of the first quarter. SOUTHERN FULTON (26-4)

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Southern Fulton School Board has been postponed a week, according to a news release from Anita Munson, the board secretary. The board was scheduled to meet Tuesday, but will meet March 26 instead, according to the release. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Southern Fulton High School library.