COLUMBIA SPY

In a recent series of Facebook posts, Columbia Borough Councilman Howard Stevens laid out "urgent action" items that were sent to him from the borough's finance manager. Among the items: an immediate need to create a "Debt Service Fund" to handle our $12.9 million bond debt. Finance Manager Kyle Watts said that currently we have no formal plan in place, according to Stevens. Facts and figures Stevens also relayed that the urgent message noted that the general fund balance Reserve Resurrection Planning needs to be addressed. He said that since his leadership role is finance for the borough that he takes this message very seriously. Stevens proposes taking $800,000 from the budget and putting it into the Debt Service fund, noting that this amount is not the whole $1.8 million in cuts he proposed recently. Those numbers are shown here: 30-434-001 462 lighting $500,000.00 30-438-014 Rotary Park $124,000.00 30-438-016 Parkin...

Besides the bottle -- which was made in Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860 -- archaeologists recovered a wealth of artifacts at the site: Canteen fragments, bullets, horseshoe nails, uniform buttons and ink bottle fragments, among others. But perhaps the most tantalizing and most mysterious is the bottle, which is being stored with other artifacts for further research. The bottle is marked, "Charles Grove of Columbia, PA." MORE: https://www.news.meredithlmg.com/general/artifact-found-at-civil-war-site-may-be-a-witch/article_1d9c08e2-68ce-5c0a-b1a7-b62ecdc9a842.html  

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A large liquid nitrogen tank was just delivered to Floyd's of Leadville on Bridge Street. Floyd's is a hemp/cannabis oil processing facility. Columbia Spy reported on the facility  HERE . UPDATE: The tank was being filled early afternoon today:

On 1/16/20 at approximately 12:03pm the Columbia Borough Police Department was notified that a laptop had been stolen from a vehicle parked in the 200 block of Chestnut Street.  The victim described the laptop as having a black case and a 15" monitor. It was stolen from inside his unlocked vehicle and is valued at $1,500 .   Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at 717-684-7735 or you can 'Submit at Tip' by clicking the tab below.  You may also contact Lancaster Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913 or Text a Tip to Crime Stoppers by using your cell phone.  Text LANCS plus your message to 847411.  Callers may remain anonymous and do not have to give their names.  Date:  Thursday, January 16, 2020 Reference ID:  CB-20-00288/2001016963 Case Status: Current  Case Type: Criminal  Case Region: Northeastern Source: Sourced via CRIMEWATCH ® :  https://lanca...

On 1/11/20 at approximately 10:17am the Columbia Borough Police Department responded to the 300 block of Avenue J for a report of a burglary not in progress.   Upon arrival the officer spoke with the victim who said that they had been on vacation and when they returned home a Springfield Saint AR-15 223/556 with a red dot sight, a 60 round drum magazine (serial #ST187449). a Colt 357 Magnum 6 round with a silver finish with a black handle (serial #RA215936), a Smith & Wesson Shield 380 (Serial #NDN3060), a Black Aces Tactical Pro 12 gauge shotgun with a pistol grip (Serial #PSS02511AA), a Walther CCP 9mm (Serial # WK116078), a Springfield black canvas bag with ammunition and a 3 round magazine for the AR-15 had been taken as well as a purple metal tin with $50 in change.   The officer observed that both screens on the North side of the house were in the up position which the victim said was not normal.  There was also a chair moved  along...