Columbia woman accused of aiding boyfriend in husband's killing will stand trial

Allison E. Oberdorff

A Columbia woman accused of aiding a boyfriend in the 2016 stabbing death of her husband will stand trial on the charge.

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And the walls came tumbling down

The historic building on the 400 block of Avenue G (between Walnut and Chestnut) is now almost completely torn down. The brick structure, once a livery stable, was condemned in June 2015 and suffered a fire the following September.

A remnant of an elevator made by the Warner Elevator Company in Cincinnati, Ohio was found in the debris.   

Workers used heavy equipment to demo the building. They also removed some areas by hand.

Up on the rooftop . . .

Workers took advantage of the mild weather this afternoon to do work on the roof of Bootleg Antiques at 135 Bridge Street.

 At times, they worked pretty close to the edge.

Here's a long view.

 Further over, these guys were installing flashing.

But where's the sign . . . ?

Several chances for snow possible toward end of week, forecasters say

Millersvile University meteorologist Eric Horst said the first storm system looks smaller and more likely to hit here, with the second bigger and more likely to miss.

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“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”

“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”

That quote is attributed to Mark Twain but seems to be the lament of this seagull at Columbia River Park today. The weather continues to be fickle indeed, with temperatures expected to push 60 on Wednesday and Thursday - and then possible snow on Friday.

Call for entries for juried show at SCCA

The Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts is hosting a juried show at 224 Locust Street, Columbia. First Prize is $500.

Liu, Jun-Chen, Professor of Art at Franklin and Marshall College has graciously accepted an invitation to serve as juror.

Liu, Jun-cheng 刘君成 was born in Dalian, northeast China. He holds a BMA in traditional Chinese painting, an MFA in the oil painting from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in China, and an MFA in painting from Texas A&M – Commerce. His work has been in personal and institutional collections and exhibited nationwide, and represented by Valley House Gallery in Dallas Texas. He taught at Middle Tennessee State University for three years before joined the faculty at Franklin and Marshall College in 1997. He is a professor of art, teaching drawing and painting, and Chinese ink painting and calligraphy.

Please see prospectus shown below. It can be filled in with the artist's information and mailed with payment to or emailed and payment mailed.

The information can also be downloaded HERE.

SCCA
224 Locust Street
Columbia, PA 17512

Resident urges state lawmakers to reconsider cuts to health care program

Columbia resident Barry Ford, a dialysis patient, has sent a letter to state lawmakers urging them to reconsider cuts to the Pennsylvania Chronic Renal Disease Program, which he depends on. The letter is reprinted here with permission:

March 7, 2017

Governor Tom Wolf
Office of the Governor
508 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA, 17120

Senator Ryan Aument
301 East Main Street
Lititz, PA, 17543

Representative Dave Hickernell
236 Locust Street
Columbia, PA, 17512

Gentlemen:

I have been on kidney dialysis since May of 2016 and was recently enrolled in the Pennsylvania Chronic Renal Disease Program, which assists patients like myself with the costs of my treatments and disease.

The CRDP helps pay for my medication, transportation such as public transportation, shared ride, non emergency ambulance, Medicare Part D premium coverage and the overall cost of my dialysis.

This week, I was informed that there are major and even drastic cuts to this program in the 2017-18 budget by Governor Tom Wolf. The current budget for the program is $7.9 million, with the proposed cuts of 85 percent, the new budget figure is $1.3 million.

This cannot happen for people like myself and thousands of others in Pennsylvania who have kidney issues and are on dialysis and looking forward to a future transplant.

We, I, need this program to remain healthy. Without it or any cuts in the program, I, we, may not be able to afford the cost of medication needed to fight this disease or the treatments needed and even a transplant.

It is critical that this vital program be retained and fully funded as I want to live a long time and fight this disease to the best of my ability. Without it, I will be unable to continue that fight or afford what lies ahead of me.

I appreciate your service to the residents of this great state and would hope this valuable program isn't cut and remains funded to the maximum. It is a very important program to not only people like myself but our families and friends as well.

Look forward to hearing from you about my concerns.

Barry Ford
Columbia