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As the National Apple Harvest Festival heads into its final weekend, it is a good time to look back at how much has changed over the years and at what has stayed the same.

National Apple Harvest Festival in its final weekend As the National Apple Harvest Festival heads into its final weekend, it is a good time to look back at how much has changed over the years and at what

A man facing dozens of be******ty and animal cruelty charges will serve less than two years in jail after pleading guilty on Friday, according to a criminal docket.

Man sentenced for animal abuse in 2024 bus incident

HARRISBURG — On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) announced that 1,078 measles cases have been confirmed across 41 counties in Pennsylvania so far in 2026.

Pa. measles outbreak increases

HARRISBURG — On Wednesday, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt reminded eligible Pennsylvanians that the Oct. 19 deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm election is less than two weeks away.

Register to vote deadline approaches HARRISBURG — On Wednesday, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt reminded eligible Pennsylvanians that the Oct. 19 deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm election is less

HARRISBURG — On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced the next opportunity for Pennsylvanians to bid on unclaimed property will take place online on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Get ready to bid at Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Auction Oct. 28

As reminders, and to ensure a better community newspaper, please attach this list to your home refrigerator or office cork board:

What drives your editor nuts

Tim Niesen, from left, Rex Lord and Chris Rogers put fixings on their hamburgers during the Thaddeus Stevens Society picnic and membership meeting at the Hamiltonban Community Park on Sunday. (Darryl Wheeler/Gettysburg times)

Thaddeus Stevens Society meeting was a real picnic Tim Niesen, from left, Rex Lord and Chris Rogers put fixings on their hamburgers during the Thaddeus Stevens Society picnic and membership meeting at the Hamiltonban Community Park on Sunday.

An initiative to provide clothing and supplies to students at no cost and other support programs brought Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Carrie Rowe to Gettysburg Area High School on Monday afternoon.

State education secretary visits GAHS An initiative to provide clothing and supplies to students at no cost and other support programs brought Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Carrie Rowe to Gettysburg Area High School on Monday

As the 2026 midterms near, one question repeatedly comes up in discussions about potential disruptions to election administration.

Pa. voting advocates prepare for ICE to disrupt 2026 election