COLUMBIA SPY

The debris landed on Front Street in Wrightsville, temporarily shutting it down. The bridge is open. MORE: http://www.wgal.com/article/chunks-of-wrightsville-columbia-bridge-fall-off/12151321

If see a menacing figure in grease paint and oversized shoes, state police suggest you use their toll-free Terrorism Tipline (888) 292-1919, or email them at tips@pa.gov . You could also use the state police's "See Something, Say Something" app, which allows suspicious activity to be captured as a photo or written note and sent directly to the Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center. The app is free to iPhone or Android users. MORE: http://fox43.com/2017/08/30/state-police-offer-tips-on-what-to-do-if-you-spot-a-creepy-clown/

Police are responding to a shooting in West Hempfield Township, according to dispatch reports. The incident happened in the area of Hempfield Hill and Vista roads around 1:30 p.m., according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications.  MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/police-investigate-shooting-reported-in-west-hempfield-township/article_2c544f5a-8daa-11e7-8123-eb5df217b843.html

When Columbia School District students climbed the hill to their school to start the year, there were hardly any buses in sight. The majority of its students walk, with a few carpoolers and student drivers, according to director of operations Tom Strickler. Buses run only to take students to career schools or to bring special education students to the school, Strickler said. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/insider/lancaster-county-districts-will-spend-nearly-m-to-take-students/article_6903d472-8cf4-11e7-8d5e-57135259d04b.html

Despite months of effort, Columbia Borough School District had to turn students away Monday because they hadn't met the state's new school immunization requirement. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-students-face-second-day-of-no-classes-due-to/article_c34937b8-8c2e-11e7-98b7-d73335722f04.html

The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) is partnering with municipalities, institutions, community organizations and Penn State Master Gardeners of Lancaster County to conduct home compost workshops where residents will learn how to recycle organic waste from their kitchens and gardens instead of putting it in the trash. Composting is an excellent way to recycle vegetable scraps, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic materials and turn them into a useful and valuable soil amendment. Workshop attendees will also learn how to build effective, yet inexpensive home compost bins to meet their needs. Each household in attendance will receive a free kitchen scrap collection bucket and enter a raffle for a home compost bin courtesy of LCSWMA. Lancaster County residents are invited to attend either of the home compost workshops scheduled. If required, residents should pre-register by no later than Friday at noon prior to the workshop they'll be attending....

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Recent sights around Columbia...  The first two legs of the journey?  A contrail . . . and a shadow?  Oil trail on North 5th, extending from Maple to the Columbia Plaza  Another ghost sign: LUCAS MANUFACTURING CO.  They're still here.  Let's pray for our bicyclist friends as they cross at the intersection of Bridge Street, Front Street, and the Route 441 bypass.  And pray for them here, too... as they cross the tracks to River Park. In both locations, they're competing with vehicle traffic.  Three ladders, one step at a time.  To prevent extinction, walk your triceratops at least once a day.  Fly by day  Sweeping up  Watchdogs  Bootleg night shot  Could this be the new location of the borough offices? Plenty of room, but we'll need a feasibility study first. Well, that didn't pan out.  UFO Unidentified Floating ...