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Dr. Laurie Carter, president of Shippensburg University, announced today that she is leaving SU.
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Editor’s Note: This is the final installation in a four-part series that highlights the many sewing factories that once called Shippensburg home, and the people who worked in them. The first part is published in the Feb. 11 edition, the second in the Feb. 18 edition, and the third in the Feb…
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Dr. Laurie Carter, president of Shippensburg University, announced today that she is leaving SU.
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Editor’s Note: This is the final installation in a four-part series that highlights the many sewing factories that once called Shippensburg home, and the people who worked in them. The first part is published in the Feb. 11 edition, the second in the Feb. 18 edition, and the third in the Feb…
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Pennsylvania State Police have released details on a horse-and-buggy crash that injured three members of the Amish community, two of them seriously, Wednesday morning.
Shippensburg Borough Council is on board with supporting a proposal from engineers with Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc. (HRG), to complete stormwater drainage improvements in the area.
Newburg Borough Council is currently working to obtain signatures to add a referendum to the May 2021 primary ballot to make the borough a wet municipality.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is making a major investment in technical training facilities and programs with the addition of a $4.3 million training center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Luis Olvera and his family have always dreamt of opening their own Mexican restaurant.
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series that highlights the many sewing factories that once called Shippensburg home, and the people who worked in them. The first part is published in the Feb. 11 edition, and the second in the Feb. 18 edition. The final part will be published …
Shippensburg School Board directors noted Monday they are grateful for the return of students, and shared their sentiments to all that have helped make it happen.
A Shippensburg school district parent expressed concerns Monday during the school board meeting regarding meal pickup for current virtual learning students in the Halls to Home program.
The Ramps Covered Bridge in Hopewell Township has stood the test of time…well over 100 years since its construction in the late 1800s. The historic structure has been a part of the Newburg landscape in Hopewell Township, and has weathered the elements of rain, snow, ice and flooding for many…
Firefighters from Cumberland and Franklin counties responded to a barn fire just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday at 15853 Burnt Mill Road in Lurgan Township.
Local post office personnel say they aren’t currently experiencing staffing issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while many area residents have complained about missing mail and packages for several days or weeks. Other local postal employees have resigned from their posts due to reported fr…
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series that highlights the many sewing factories that once called Shippensburg home, and the people who worked in them. The first part is published in the Feb. 11 edition.
SitelogIQ provided the opportunity for the Shippensburg School Board and the community to learn about their Enhanced District Options Study (EDOS), which suggested ways for the district to improve the quality of student success, as well as the existing buildings.
Ground was broken along 641 in Newburg, Hopewell Township, last month to make way for a new Dollar General store.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced this week that the resurfacing project is set to begin on U.S. Route 11 in Shippensburg Borough and Shippensburg and Southampton (Cumberland) townships.
There was quite a sweet and sticky situation taking place at Maplewood Farm Market in Shippensburg between midday Monday and Tuesday morning, as employees worked through the night Monday to produce more than 6,000 doughnuts and fastnachts for Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 16.
The Shippensburg FFA held a celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 9, to honor Keystone Degree Recipients, and the First Year Jacket Scholarship Winners. Normally, these FFA members would be recognized during the Mid-Winter Convention at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Since the Farm Show was held virtual…
Super Bowl 55 is in the history books, along with the winning quarterback, Tom Brady, with another well orchestrated win over the opposing team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series that highlights the many sewing factories that once called Shippensburg home, and the people who worked in them.
Natascha “Tascha” Wallace will be remembered for living her life to the fullest, and always putting her friends and family first.
Shippensburg Borough Council members said Tuesday they are excited to approve a plan by Community CARES, a homeless shelter in Carlisle, to use the former Episcopal Home as a family emergency shelter home.
Jennifer Vanderau has picked her own brain for nearly 20 years to deliver heart-warming, delightful and sometimes painful columns surrounding some of her favorite furry friends -- the animals of the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter.
Volunteer fire companies from three counties -- Cumberland, Franklin and Adams -- were dispatched at 5:06 a.m. Tuesday morning to a reported house fire located at 110 Three Turn Road, Southampton (Cumberland) Township, off of Ridge Road in the Big Flat area of the mountain. The home’s occupa…
Pennsylvania’s own world-famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Tuesday, predicting six more weeks of winter. For the first-ever virtual Groundhog Day celebration, visitors from all over the world tuned in to see Phil make his highly anticipated weather prognostication for the 135…
In a special meeting of the Shippensburg Area School Board held Monday, called in the middle of last week during an executive session, directors voted to bring students back full-time, beginning Feb. 22, depending on the coronavirus’ rate of community spread.
Shippensburg Borough Council has approved the exploration of the downtown revitalization plan as a way to maintain character and identity.
Jerome Kater never wanted any recognition for the work he does in the Shippensburg community. He’s quite content doing what he does best, helping others, without any notoriety. In fact, when he was nominated for the for WGAL ‘8 Who Care’ Award in September, he did his best to downplay the re…
Have you ever wondered the journey the milk you consume takes from the dairy farm to your local grocery store coolers?
Parents and staff of the Shippensburg Area School District remain divided over returning all students to in-person instruction.
The generosity of the community has once again helped the United Way of Shippensburg to reach its $200,000 campaign goal ahead of schedule.
Free COVID-19 testing is available for all Cumberland County residents between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, through Monday, Feb. 1, at the U.S Army Heritage and Education Center. The pop-up testing is a partnership with the county, Pennsylvania Department of Health, its provider AMI …
Seven youth from The Harbor in Shippensburg raised awareness for world hunger this month by participating in the 30th Annual World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine.
The 5th Annual UPMC Ice Art Festival in Downtown Carlisle will be held Feb. 5, 6, 7. Hosted by the LoveCarlisle/Downtown Carlisle Association, more than 50 sculptures will populate historic downtown for your socially distanced browsing and picture-taking fun.
This offering of a Blast from the Past takes residents back to two popular downtown shopping destinations, Viener’s Store and G.C. Murphy Co. These businesses were located just two doors down from one another, with G.C. Murphy still in operation decades after Viener’s Store closed its doors.
Timothy L. DeFoor was sworn in Tuesday as Pennsylvania’s 52nd Auditor General and, in so doing, became the first African American and person of color in Pennsylvania to be elected to a statewide row office. DeFoor promised taxpayers that he will hold state government accountable for how it s…
Football fans are anxiously waiting to see who will be playing in Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Feb. 7.
On Tuesday, President-Elect Joe Biden nominated Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services under the Biden Administration.
Cpl. Jeff Shubert has worn his Shippensburg Police Department uniform with pride for nearly 30 years.
The start of a new year is often a time when small towns and municipalities, big boroughs and townships and other government agencies roll up their sleeves, and get to work on a new set of goals and ideas for the respective communities in which they serve. The small town of Newburg is no dif…
All three Shippensburg fire departments were kept busy Monday afternoon soon after a power outage occurred in the borough, knocking out power in businesses and traffic lights around 2:15 p.m.
As a step forward and a way to follow guidance set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), the Shippensburg School Board has approved a recommendation to bring elementary students, as well as Individualized Education Plan (IEP), students back to a hybrid schedule by the end …
Despite Democrats’ calls for state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-33, to resign in the wake of last Wednesday’s unrest in Washington, D.C., state Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-34, said he sees “no cause to act.”
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding kicked off the virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show this weekend, inviting all 12.8 million Pennsylvanians to enjoy the virtual show from the comfort of their homes and cultivate a brighter tomorrow as they explore the bounty of Pennsylvania’s strong and …
Southampton (Franklin) Township officials are in the process of preparing a Master Site Development Plan for Furnace Run Park off of Lindsay Lot Road to create a public nature park for the community to enjoy.
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