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Pennsylvanian preserves remnant of Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co.
Ken Recker found a decades-old horse-drawn plow, the embossed "B&G Plow Co." still visible on its corroded metal, last fall in an appropriate place in Pennsylvania. Tucked in weeds and forgotten, the farm implement – manufactured by Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co. in Canton – was discovered near Everett, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County,...
Why is Fulton County spreading madness about the 2020 election? Lawsuit raises alarms
Fulton County, Pennsylvania, is a rural swathe of rolling hills and tight-knit communities. If you don’t live or work in the county, there is not much else to do. Yet, all of a sudden Fulton County has embroiled itself in the time-consuming, expensive, wrong-headed and losing battle to use their taxpayer dollars to underwrite a billionaire’s dreams to upset our American democracy. ...
In Pa.'s Fulton County, GOP officials' new Hail Mary is a call for a congressional probe
Officials in a Pennsylvania county have escalated their response to voter fraud claims already dismissed in court. In a Dec. 28 letter to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Fulton County commissioners called for a congressional probe of former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, the Election Assistance Commission, Dominion Voting Systems and Pro V&V, a voting system test laboratory. The letter is signed by Stefanie Lambert, a lawyer who has been linked to voting machine breaches in several states and to members of former U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle.
Librarian charged with embezzling over $40K from Bedford County library
SAXTON, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Huntingdon County woman is facing charges after allegedly admitting to taking more than $40,000 from the Saxton Community Library while she was head librarian. Kristy L. Williams, 44, of Robertsdale, is facing more than 300 charges of forgery and theft after the Saxton Community Library went to police on Dec. […]
Happy Retirement: PennDOT employee retires at 85-years-young
FULTON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Mary Jean Pepple is making history as she becomes the oldest employee to retire from PennDOT. At 85-years-young, Jean said she wishes she could do another 10 years at the I-70 West Welcome Center. “After I got 70 I don’t know what happened, time just flew,” said Jean. For the […]
Happy Retirement: PennDOT employee retires at 85-years-young
FULTON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Mary Jean Pepple is making history as she becomes the oldest employee to retire from PennDOT. At 85-years-young, Jean said she wishes she could do another 10 years at the I-70 West Welcome Center. “After I got 70 I don’t know what happened, time just flew,” said Jean. For the […]
Winter weather causes barn to collapse in Bedford County
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Snow caused the collapse of a small barn in Bedford County on Tuesday. Bedford County dispatch confirmed that crews were called to a farm along Furrys Orchard Road in South Woodbury Township on Jan. 9. According to crew members on scene, snow fell from the roof of the large barn […]
PennDOT changing routine to prepare for Tuesday’s storm
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Tuesday’s pending storm has PennDOT changing up its routine. Compared to Saturday’s snowfall, PennDOT officials said that Tuesday’s storm conditions will have snow turning to rain and that brings a new threat that they have to prepare for. “It presents a number of other issues, including the potential for flooding and […]
Online voting for PennDOT’s Paint the Plow program opens
(WTAJ) — Online voting began on Monday, Jan. 8 for PennDOT’s Paint the Plow Program. Students in high school art programs across our area were invited to participate in the program and paint plow blades based on this year’s theme – Seat belts are always in season. PennDOT said that this theme was chosen to […]
Happy Retirement: PennDOT employee retires at 85-years-young
FULTON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Mary Jean Pepple is making history as she becomes the oldest employee to retire from PennDOT. At 85-years-young, Jean said she wishes she could do another 10 years at the I-70 West Welcome Center. “After I got 70 I don’t know what happened, time just flew,” said Jean. For the […]
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