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Lancaster Independent Press  recently published the tweet shown above from LNP reporter Dan Nephin announcing his - and others' - layoffs from the company.

Hempfield School District is closing for the day due to road conditions, the district announced on its website. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/hempfield-school-district-says-it-s-closing-today-because-of/article_e505c5b4-d802-11e6-b6f0-331f478e6308.html

The sample snowflake light shown above is currently on display in front of the borough offices at 308 Locust Street. The sample is a "cool" light, but the plan is to go with "warm" lights. Council approved the purchase of 37 snowflake lights for Locust, Third and Fourth Streets, another five for Locust Street Park and 12 for Columbia River Park, at Monday night's meeting. The total cost will run close to $15,000. Councillor Cleon Berntheizel explained that this is a sale price through "Rileighs Outdoor Decor" and is good only until the end of February. The old snowflake lights are in storage, because the current lamp posts that line the streets cannot support the size and weight of those older lights. Berntheizel has discussed other ways to make use of the old lights rather than keeping them in storage. There are four designs of LED snowflake lights that will alternate on the poles. * * * * In other business, resident Frank...

Several units responded to a fire call at 234 South Fourth Street shortly before 5 o'clock this afternoon to find smoke seeping from a roof at the rear of the house. Personnel quickly extinguished the fire which was believed to have started on the second floor. Columbia, Blue Rock, Wrightsville, and Mount Joy responded.

Echoing complaints from some residents in Lancaster and York counties, as well as another state agency, DEP acknowledged that piling another 50 feet of waste atop an already visible artificial landmark will be noticeable to those living along the Susquehanna River near the landfill as well as those who use the river and nearby trails for recreation. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/insider/state-grants-key-approval-for-million--foot-high-expansion/article_60593c34-d6b2-11e6-87e9-8b9a1b41b1b7.html

Emergency crews responded to a report of an overturned vehicle in the westbound lane of Route 30 near Route 441 at 5:43 p.m. today. The incident was listed as "Vehicle Accident - Entrapment - 1A." Traffic was delayed in the westbound lane.