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The recent primary election was a bit of a yawner here in Franklin County, with around one in five voters having the gumption to get off of their backsides and go to the polls, but in this case, it was almost understandable, with very little on the ballot to get people interested There was one […]

As Democrats look to flip the state Senate in November, House Democrats fight to expand their “humble majority,” and established Republicans fend off primary challengers from their party’s conservative wing, the Capital-Star has flagged 20 noteworthy races from Tuesday’s primary. All vote totals are unofficial results from the Pennsylvania Department of State. 15th Senate District […] The post 20 legislative primary results that set the stage for November and b...

Members of the Franklin County Republican Committee appointed a new executive committee during their recent annual reorganization meeting.

Take a look at the news that shaped the Greencastle-Antrim community in 2021 in the final part of the Echo Pilots Year in Review.

Heres what you need to know about the primary.

Candidate filed under wrong party Joe Burkot will appear on the Democratic ballot as a candidate for Mercersburg Borough Council, but he is actually a Republican.  Burkots nomination petition identified him as a Republican, but it was accidentally placed with the Democratic petitions after he turned it in, according to Byer, the county deputy clerk.  "It was as simple as it got placed in the wrong box," she said. There is no time to fix the ballots. Byers only learned of the error in the ...

Antrim Township Incumbent Antrim Township Supervisors Fred M. Young III and Chad Murray are unopposed on the Republican ballot and there are no Democratic candidates. Also on the ballot are Republicans Sue Myers, 2509 Williamson Road, Antrim Township tax collector; and Michael J. Buckley, 15340 Cobble Drive, both auditor and constable. Ballot questions Voters of any or no party affiliation will be able to cast a "yes" or "no" vote on four ballot questions. One is a statewide referendum, and th...

There is one, two-year seat available, but no one registered for that position so a candidate could be nominated in the primary with 10 write-in votes — the same number of signatures needed on nominating petitions, according to the Franklin County commissioners office. If there is no write-in candidate from the primary, someone could win the seat with a write-in in the November election, with no minimum vote. If the seat is still unfilled, it will be considered a vacancy to be filled by the s...

Echo Pilot The Franklin County Republican Committee will host a forum for candidates for Greencastle-Antrim School Board at 7 p.m. Monday, May 3, in Antrim Brethren in Christ Church. The moderator will be Michele Jansen of 103.7 FM. There are 10 Republican candidates for the four, four-year seats in the May 18 primary election. At the forum, each will give an opening statement, followed by questions and answers. The 10 candidates are current school board members Charles Ford, Mark Chimel and L...