Trail to be closed temporarily

Starting this coming Wednesday, June 8, the Columbia-to-Marietta stretch of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail will be closed for a week or two for paving.

Burned thermostat triggers fire call

 A thermostat was the cause of an emergency call this afternoon at Advance Auto Parts in the Columbia Plaza. Firefighters found that even though the thermostat had burned, the air conditioning kept running. Personnel checked the roof of the building and the store's interior.

Columbia’s nude dancing case back in court Monday

The legal dispute between Columbia Borough and Club Good Times, an adult entertainment venue, continues Monday in Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg....
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Falling clock story gets in - fittingly enough - TIME Magazine

A Museum Visitor Wanted to Make This Priceless Clock Tick. It Got Smashed Instead.
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Borough paves section of Heritage Drive

The borough highway department paved a section of Heritage Drive on Friday in advance of Saturday's National Trail Days Celebration at Columbia River Park. The department spread millings on the section of road adjacent to the Columbia Water Company property to allow additional public parking.

Units investigate bad smell

A lingering malodor triggered an investigation for over an hour this afternoon at Trinity House Apartments on Mill Street. Several units responded, including rescue 80 and truck 80 and four police cars. According to a building resident, emergency personnel ventilated the ninth floor in an attempt to disperse the odor, which had been present for about two days.

Bank donates home to veteran

Good things do happen in Columbia. According to a Facebook post by Bobby Schoelkopf, the Bank of America (and the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals) donated a house to army veteran Kristina Arnold, a single mother of two. The house is furnished and was recently renovated.  A crowd gathered outside the property at 319 Perry Street this morning to celebrate the occasion.

(Photos by Bobby Schoelkopf. Used with permission.)