10 Years Ago

Herald of October 11, 2012

Lancaster-based Pennfield Corp. announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Wellsource Nutrition was acquiring the animal feed mills, including the one in Martinsburg.

The Central High School tennis team captured its second straight Mountain League title. They finished with a perfect 6-0 record in the league.

The Horseshoe Curve chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the Roaring Spring Historical society and the Everett Railroad Company were working together to co-operate the annual Santa Claus Trains from Roaring Spring. The trains would run from Roaring Spring to Martinsburg using the Everett Railroad line.

In an interview with the Herald, a representative from Appleton Papers said the mill was producing two “high tech products,” carbonless paper and a special paper used for currency with security strips to deter counterfeiting. The mill was in the process of becoming an employee-owned company with a name change to Appvion.