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Class 2 vehicle accident at Chestnut Street Turkey Hill.
Dispatch at 11 5656 and then a unit dispatched a medic at 11:58 unknown injuries

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Little lost ducklings at River Park - No mother duck in sight!

 Two ducklings were hiding in the weeds at Columbia River Park this afternoon.

 They looked like they'd lost their way and didn't know what to do.

 Mother duck was nowhere to be found. They were all alone.

But there's a happy ending!

Columbia Spy corralled the young 'uns and then called ORCA, the Organization for the Responsible Care of Animals. An employee drove from Lancaster and placed the ducklings in a carrier. He said he was expecting such a call, because pet owners often dump ducklings near the water around Easter, thinking they will adapt to the environment. He identified these two as Khaki Campbells and said they instead would have died slowly from starvation - or quickly from predators. He said these two were literally "sitting ducks" at the mercy of this kind of environment. 

It's possible they will be taken to Chloe's Creek in Mount Joy, a domestic water fowl rescue, to live out their lives in safety and tranquility.

Sample a Taste of the River Towns at April 23 restaurant fair in Columbia

Sample a Taste of the River Towns at April 23 restaurant fair in Columbia. 

Tickets for food and beverage samples at the tasting event, scheduled from 4-6:30 p.m. at St. John's Herr Estate, 200 Luther Lane, Columbia, cost $20 per person. The event is limited to 200 people.

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Easter Sunday fire at 2nd & Walnut

Multiple units responded to a one-alarm fire at 200 Walnut Street today just before 6 p.m. The fire was quickly knocked down.

According to the Columbia Fire Department Station 80 Facebook page:

Columbia Borough Fire Department Station 80 and mutual aid departments where dispatched to the area of Walnut and North 2nd street around 6pm. Caller reporting smoke filling the upstairs. Crews arrived to find fire in the attic area of a home at the end of a row. Command requested working fire assignment and crews went to work to knock the fire down. I believe the fire was contained to the attic area. Correct me if we are wrong please.

Columbia Borough Fire Department Station 80 was assisted by crews from Wrightsville Fire & Rescue Company 41, Fire Department Mount Joy, West Hempfield Fire/Rescue, Maytown-East Donegal Township Fire Department, Pioneer Fire Company No. 1 Marietta, PA., Rohrerstown Fire Company, Mountville Fire Company No. 1, Susquehanna Valley EMS and fire police from Columbia and Marietta.

Photos below: Angel Rodriguez

The Old-Fashioned Hinkle's Restaurant In Pennsylvania Is In A Pharmacy

HINKLE'S . . .

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Librarians Across America Are Using Their Powers For Political Good

"The current administration's early stances on civil liberties are troubling. There are indications that they would support changes that could curtail free expression, whether it's ending net neutrality or changing libel laws to make it easier to sue someone for saying unpleasant but true things about you."

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