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ChambersFest Restaurant Week returns July 11-18

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Food lovers are invited to experience the best of the local dining scene during ChambersFest Restaurant Week, taking place July...

Local Government

Temporary signal to be installed as part of Route 997 roundabout near Waynesboro

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that a temporary traffic signal will be installed Wednesday, July 8, at the Route 997 (Anthony Highway)...

Around The Region

Greencastle store sells $1M a year lottery winner

GREENCASTLE, Pa. — A Franklin County retailer sold a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket this week worth $1 million a year for life, state...

Non-Profits

Historical society seeks volunteers for Oller House garden cleanup

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — The Waynesboro Historical Society is calling on community members to assist with a beautification project at its historic headquarters this...

Sports

Sports

Sneak peek: Ramirez, Byard highlight our Top 14 boys soccer players to watch in 2026

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....

Sports

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...

SportsTop Stories

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...

Sports

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...

SportsTop Stories

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...

Voices

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...

Voices

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...

Voices

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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Health

Franklin, Washington counties open cooling centers and water stations

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

Health

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...

Health

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...

Health

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...

Health

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,...

Health

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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