Reporters broadcast about body found in river

Several local news units set up shop in River Park this afternoon to report on a body found down river today in Manor Township.

Meredith Jorgensen posts pic of today's mayfly cleanup on bridge

Can you identify this woman?

Keeping Kids Fed During Summer Break - Columbia PA on NBC

VIDEO:
(NBC News) Vicki Vansickle has more than 100 volunteers at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Pennsylvania, making sure every child in this town has nutritious lunches during the summer.
MORE:
http://www.myhighplains.com/story/d/story/keeping-kids-fed-during-summer-break/65991/3Dpw5SUUjkqCU9Y4y8q87A

Getting wired on Walnut

Crews were installing electrical boxes at the traffic signal posts at Front and Walnut this morning.

Something new has been added

This support structure was installed at our water company recently - possibly the beginning of another stage of construction there.

Now we know where they are

A window sign was recently installed at Columbia Crossing, directing the way to the restrooms.

Work continues on Ironville Pike

Road work continued this afternoon on the 1000 block of Ironville Pike, causing traffic detours and delays.

News 8 back on the bridge

A News 8 truck sat along the plaza on the Columbia side of the Veterans Memorial Bridge today, most likely to continue reporting on the mayfly situation.

Fixing up so it doesn't fall down

Belfor Restorations was back again today to continue shoring up the property at 208-210 Locust Street.  As recently as last Saturday it was thought that the front wall of the building was in danger of collapse, and emergency personnel and structural engineers were called to the scene to make an evaluation. Belfor worked that evening to construct bracing inside the building to support the front wall.

Bring a flashlight - Bridge lights will be off

Due to the infestation of mayflies on the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the problems associated with them, the Borough of Columbia, Wrightsville Borough and West Hempfield Township have agreed to turn off  the lights on the bridge until further notice. Please make sure to  bring a flashlight when  traveling the bridge on foot.   Please travel slowly by vehicle.

News 8 back on the bridge today

News 8 can't get enough of those mayflies. Here they are on the bridge today.

Route 462 bridge lights to turn off at 9 p.m. all week

The mayor of Columbia tells News 8 that the lights on the Route 462 bridge will be turned off at 9 Tuesday night and each night for the rest of the week after mayflies shut it down over the weekend.
MORE:
http://m.wgal.com/news/swarming-mayflies-close-route-462-bridge/33589386

You think Columbia's mayfly invasion is bad? Check out these photos from across the US

he Columbia-Wrightsville area isn't the only place that's dealing with or has dealt with swarms of mayflies or similar insects in recent weeks and years.

In some places the swarms are so large they show up on National Weather Service radar imagery.

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/you-think-columbia-s-mayfly-invasion-is-bad-check-out/article_44eb7416-1436-11e5-910d-3b418d8290f0.html?mode=jqm

Falcon rescue!

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/volunteers-pluck-errant-flying-falcon-from-susquehanna-at-columbia/article_33df76fc-1433-11e5-96f4-430ccf7b72c6.html?mode=jqm

Swarm Of Mayflies Causes Bridge To Close For 2nd Night : News : Food World News

A mayfly report on the Food World News (?)
GO HERE:
http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/22187/20150616/swarm-of-mayflies-causes-bridge-to-close-for-2nd-night.htm

Stench of dead mayflies lingers along Veterans Memorial Bridge sidewalk

GO HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/stench-of-dead-mayflies-lingers-along-veterans-memorial-bridge-sidewalk/article_bd358960-13ab-11e5-91d3-bf81c85525ad.html

Everyone loves Loreto's

Loreto's tomato sauce - from Columbia

Sign of the Apocalypse? Flies Invade Lancaster County

Still more on those nasty mayflies.
GO HERE:
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/15/apocalypse-flies-lancaster-county/

Found my wallet and returned it - Letter to the editor

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/opinion/found-my-wallet-and-returned-it/article_9bf86a28-1109-11e5-9a44-2350db269129.html?mode=jqm#.VX7Q0OKTrto.facebook

Lancaster County’s longest-jailed juvenile killer won’t get early parole

Gregory Sourbeer has been in prison nearly 40 years for killing his mother in Columbia when he was 14.

MORE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-s-longest-jailed-juvenile-killer-won-t-get/article_eb4ce3dc-1358-11e5-aa4c-bb813b53d499.html?mode=jqm

Columbia is not on the rise at all - A recent letter to the editor

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/opinion/columbia-is-not-on-the-rise-at-all/article_e4da3cf6-110b-11e5-8428-0b9cfc949d16.html?mode=jqm

Mayfly swarms temporarily close Veterans Memorial Bridge again

GO HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/mayfly-swarms-temporarily-close-veterans-memorial-bridge-again/article_9a96ef94-1305-11e5-bcda-93b53bd471ed.html?mode=jqm

Flag Day celebration at Locust Street Park

Elks Lodge 1074 held their annual Flag Day celebration at Locust Street Park today, with several dozen people attending.  Boy scouts, cub scouts, and frontier girls set up flags from different eras in United States history as Elks officers and others spoke from the park gazebo about the significance of the flag in our nation's history. 

Columbia Crossing all cleaned up

Columbia Crossing intern Ben Burner sent these photos of  the building after he cleaned up the massive mayfly infestation this morning.

Good work, Ben!