NEWS
May 30, 2013
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Franklin County, Pa., increased one-tenth of a percentage point in April, but neighboring Fulton County's rate worsened even further, according to the latest data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The rate in Fulton County increased from 8.9 percent in March to 9.4 percent in April, the data said. In Franklin County, the rate increased from 6.2 percent to 6.3 percent. Fulton County had 7,000 of the 7,800 people in its civilian labor force employed, while Franklin County had 75,900 of 81,100 people in its civilian labor force working.
NEWS
By JENNIFER FITCH | waynesboro@herald-mail.com | May 23, 2013
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.
NEWS
May 20, 2013
Motorcyclist injured in Fulton County crash McCONNELLSBURG, Pa. - A Hustontown, Pa., man received major injuries Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in northern Fulton County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Slade M. Benchoff, 22, of Hustontown, was driving a 2008 Honda CBR1000RR, a sportbike, south on Pa. 475 in Taylor Township shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday when the accident occurred at the intersection with South Madden Road, according to a state police news release.
OBITUARIES
May 3, 2013
Marian Park, 85, of Fulton County (Pa.) Long Term Care Unit, and formerly of Burnt Cabins, Pa., died Thursday, May 2, 2013. Visitation will be Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. at Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home Inc., McConnellsburg, Pa. The service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
NEWS
April 10, 2013
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.
NEWS
April 2, 2013
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.
NEWS
By JENNIFER FITCH | waynesboro@herald-mail.com | April 1, 2013
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.
NEWS
By JENNIFER FITCH | waynesboro@herald-mail.com | March 26, 2013
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.
NEWS
March 25, 2013
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.
OBITUARIES
March 23, 2013
Marie S. Shimer, 77, of McConnellsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Fulton County (Pa.) Medical Center. Visitation will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home Inc., McConnellsburg.