Signposts indicating a gas pipeline were recently installed on Mill Street at the bridge over Shawnee Creek.
Unfortunately, one of the signposts was pulled out and thrown into the creek.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Route 441 bypass paving is underway
Workers paved a section of the Route 441 bypass today, from Route 30 to Bridge Street.
Homeless killer's appeal rejected, life sentence stands for riverside slaying
Tyrick D. Walker, 34, is serving a life sentence for beating, strangling and drowning 41-year-old Mark McLaughlin on April 4, 2011, at a makeshift homeless camp by the river in West Hempfield Township.
On Monday, his bid for a new trial was rejected by the state Superior Court, according to a release Wednesday by the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.
Bill would protect local farmers with methane digesters from limits on electricity they sell to utilities
Columbia Borough had been considering a digester to produce electricity from manure from local farmers and food waste from various sources.
"They were looking it pretty closely," Zimmerman says. "When the rulemaking came about, they shelved it."
Borough Manager Ron Miller said officials were indeed worried about the uncertain Public Utility Commission limits. But he said lack of funding also played a role in not moving forward with the project.
Today is the first day of Fall
The first day of Fall (the Autumnal Equinox) arrived at 4:21 a.m. today.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Winning $2.65 million Match 6 Lotto ticket sold at Stover’s News, Columbia
A jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.65 million sold by a Columbia, Lancaster County retailer for the Monday, September 21, drawing was the game’s highest jackpot win thus far during 2015.
The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 10-14-15-16-23-25, to win a jackpot of $2,650,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The jackpot had been growing since one ticket matched all six winning numbers in the July 6 drawing.
Stover’s News, 24 N. 3rd Street earns a $10,000 bonus for selling this winning ticket. The identity of the jackpot winner cannot be confirmed until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Match 6 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
Albatwitch sighting in Columbia
An albatwitch has been seen lurking on Locust Street, no doubt awaiting this Saturday's Albatwitch Festival.
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