Serving Franklin, PA and Washington, MD Counties
Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Franklin County employees raised nearly $700 for the Boys & Girls Club of Chambersburg and Shippensburg through the county’s June...

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BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT – It could have been the plot for a novel. A 14-year-old Greencastle girl pictured sorting through books at The...

Local Government

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A black shepherd-type dog was located last evening on Park Street in the area of West Fourth Street and Madison...

Sports

After going from a five-win club in 2024 to a district finalist in 2025, Chambersburg’s boys soccer program is back on the map....

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Okay, so listen. I’m starting to think this heat might be some kind of a sentient entity. I think it’s a thing or...

Health

With heat indexes in the area rising above 100 degrees, the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke are high, especially for those...

Non-Profits

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Chambersburg Seventh-day Adventist Church will host a free neighborhood block party and international food tasting from noon to 4 p.m....

Entertainment

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Waynesboro marked the 30th annual Summer Jubilee on July 4 with a full day of community activities and a fireworks...

School News

HAGERSTOWN, Md. —  The Hagerstown Community College Foundation has received a $5,000 grant from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship through its...

Around The Region

HAGERSTOWN — Summer goes through phases that can be a little deceiving. Cooler temperatures emerge but then quickly disappear again. The Almanack shares a...

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Club track & field roundup: H-Town Rollerz advance 13 athletes to AAU Junior Olympic Games

Call them the “Lucky 13” if you’d like, but it took more than just good fortune for the H-Town Rollerz to punch their...

Sports

Photos by Toya: Waynesboro Firecracker run

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Waynesboro’s annual Firecracker Run and Kids 1-Mile Run on July 4 drew more than 200 participants, with Waynesboro Police Officers...

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York/Adams absorbs Big Spring, James Buchanan; rebrands to South Central Athletic Conference

The competitive landscape will look just a little bit different for Fairfield when it takes the field this fall. That’s because the league...

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Photos by Toya: American Legion Baseball

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Greencastle Post 373 came up just short in a tightly contested matchup against Waynesboro Post 15, falling 5-4 in Franklin...

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Sneak peek: North Hagerstown’s Philp twins highlight our Top 19 girls cross country runners to watch in 2026

Simply put, Mackenzie and Caroline Philp were twin-ning last season. As freshmen, the North Hagerstown twins completely flipped the script on the Maryland...

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Photos by Toya: Waynesboro defeats Chambersburg 7-1

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Waynesboro American Legion Post 15 defeated Chambersburg Post 46, 7-1, on June 30. Waynesboro controlled the game from the outset,...

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Foot notes: A ‘weighted’ approach

The last time I shared a running and weight loss update a few months ago, things were going better than I ever could...

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Sniff Notes: Shelter dog finds hope

She’s not really sure what happened. How she ended up here. She knows things weren’t that great at home, but she didn’t think...

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The boy and a strawberry pie

Once upon a time, there lived an old man in the south part of the county.  He was an industrious sort most of...

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Dangerous heat wave threatens region

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — An historic and potentially lethal heat wave is settling over the mid-Atlantic region this week, threatening decades-old records and prompting...

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Franklin County senior centers extend hours as heat index top 100 degrees

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Franklin County’s Area Agency on Aging is extending hours at two senior activity centers this week as extreme heat pushes...

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Meritus Food Farmacy reaches 1,000 referrals milestone

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Meritus Health’s Food Farmacy program has passed a major milestone, serving its 1,000th referral while continuing to improve access to...

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Study links genes to asthma response from air pollution

PITTSBURGH, Pa.  – For many people with asthma, air-quality advisories are harbingers of worsening symptoms. But for reasons science has struggled to explain,...

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New farm analysis reveals most expensive crops to grow; why this matters

A new analysis of USDA Economic Research Service Commodity Costs and Returns data has revealed the true cost pressures facing American agriculture, identifying...

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Study reveals why bird flu affects cattle differently, pasteurizing milk kills virus

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — When H5N1 bird flu first began infecting U.S. cattle in early 2024, diagnosis was elusive, because in cows, the disease...

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