MISSING PERSON: A missing woman was discovered dead Saturday on Grant Shook Road in Antrim Township. Christine Lynn Shank, 45, Greencastle, was found at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg. No foul play is suspected. Shank had been reported missing. Full Story »
WAYNESBORO -- A Waynesboro Area Senior High School student injured Friday afternoon as she was walking home from school is in fair condition at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center this week, according to Waynesboro Area School District Superintendent James Robertson. Full Story »
SCOTLAND -- The Chambersburg Mall is advertising the end to road work on the Black Gap Road (Pa. 997) bridge at Interstate 81's Exit 20. Complete story available only in Tuesday's Public Opinion. Visit a store or news rack near you. Full Story »
In 1979, Tom Brookens got a call from Jim Leyland, then coach of the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A affiliate in Evansville, Ind., letting him know that he had been promoted to the Major Leagues. Full Story »
The son of a Greencastle-Antrim school board member accused of vandalizing his high school earlier this year has been sentenced to four years of probation, but if he joins the military that time will be shortened. Full Story »
In a photo of the Shippensburg Veterans Day parade on Page 1A Monday, the unit marching behind the band is American Legion Post 223 of Shippensburg. Full Story »
Meeting, Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees, 11 a.m., AMVETS Post 224, 750 Fifth Ave. Blood drive, noon to 6 p.m., Greenvillage Church of God, 5164 Philadelphia Ave. Full Story »
CHAMBERSBURG -- James Michael Bowers and Linsey Michele Carter, Chambersburg, had a son, Brayden Michael, at 5:40 p.m. Nov. 4, 2009, in Waynesboro Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18 inches long. Full Story »
The following marriage license applications are part of the public record at Franklin County Courthouse. They are published by Public Opinion as a service to readers. All marriage licenses are published. Full Story »
Antrim Township residents interested in serving on township boards have until 4 p.m. Dec. 15 to apply. Full Story »
The Franklin County Sheriff's Department has some of the toughest law enforcement officers in south central Pennsylvania, based on their performance in a recent physical fitness competition. Full Story »
Greencastle Borough Council's recent decision to ban the use of outside furnaces may not address other concerns, such as the disposal of grass and leaves, but it is a good decision, according to Councilman Harry Foley. Full Story »
Mercersburg Borough Council on Monday agreed to support participating with a Franklin County warrant task force. Two Mercersburg Police officers could be sworn in as deputies for the U.S. Marshals Service. Full Story »
MERCERSBURG -- The Mercersburg Police Department is ready to renew a contract for police services for the local McDonald's restaurant, according to Chief John D. Zechman. Full Story »
CHAMBERSBURG -- The demolition of two vacant buildings on the Chambersburg Hospital campus is now in the bidding process. Full Story »
LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP -- A fire Monday afternoon in Letterkenny Township gutted a house and left a family homeless. Fire crews were dispatched around 3:40 p.m. to the two-story home of April Eckenrode at 8159 Upper Strasburg Road for a dwelling fire. Full Story »
Preservationists are keeping hopes alive that the local fire company won't demolish a house linked to one of the first colonial uprisings in America against the British. Full Story »
SHIPPENSBURG, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 -- Four teen-agers were charged in an attempted armed robbery early Sunday on Apple Avenue. Four people attempted to rob a 23-year-old man and 21-year-old woman around 1:43 a.m. at Apple Avenue and Fort Street, according to the Shippensburg Police Department. Full Story »
The Buckeyes posted the most points against the Nittany Lions all season. Fans react to Penn State's 24-7 loss to Ohio State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. Full Story »
SCOTLAND -- The campus of the former Scotland School for Veterans' Children sits at the edge of town with minimal activity. Complete story available only in Sunday's Public Opinion. Visit a store or news rack near you. Full Story »
The seeds of the American revolution were planted on the colonial frontier around Mercersburg, McConnellsburg and Fort Loudon a decade before the Sons of Liberty complained about taxation without representation in the cities to the east. Full Story »
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Pennsylvania State Police, Carlisle, are investigating a criminal mischief incident in which someone took a chair off the front porch of a residence at 106 N. Prince St. at 1 a.m. Saturday and used it to smash the windshield of a vehicle belonging to Peter Reider, 22, of Shippensburg. Full Story »
Crime affects the entire community, but when a child gets in trouble, the legal system faces a delicate balancing act: weighing the needs of the youthful offender against the needs of the victim and the community. Full Story »
The Korean War might be considered by many to be the "forgotten war" and its veterans, overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam conflict, lost somehow in the shuffle. But for two hours Sunday afternoon the spotlight was on their service to their country. Full Story »
I'm pretty sure you're getting plenty of mail from students from Scotland School, but I feel that it's important that you hear from a student. I first came to Scotland at the age of eight. I realized how important this school was to me two years ago, my ninth-grade year. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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