COLUMBIA SPY

Recent pics about town... Junior firefighter Dog attack! The woman shown was walking her two dogs on the high school hill (Sunday, January 21) when the black dog on the right attacked from a nearby yard. The woman picked up her dogs, one under each arm, until the attacker's owner responded about ten seconds later and got the dog under control. The woman's dogs were each on a leash. The attacking dog obviously was not.  Dopey Superman?  Cheap (but expensive) fence at the bottom of Locust  Spotlight on the river  Renovations at Hinkle's That's one way to beautify an ugly meter.  Disappearing bridge  Columbia Crossing in the fog  Bridge in the fog  Tracks in the fog  Yep  Someone's dock was swept away by the recent river ice.  Reflection at River Park  Tracks at River Park  Tracks  Tracks from above  This seagull seems ...

At about 5 p.m. today, units responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Fifth and Chestnut. According to witnesses, a Subaru Impreza heading southeast on Fifth Street and a Jeep heading northwest collided as the Jeep was turning left at the intersection. Both vehicles sustained front end damage, but neither driver was hurt. The Jeep was drivable, but the Subaru was towed from the scene. The intersection has been the site of several accidents and near-misses over the past year.

Tom Strickler [Columbia Spy file photo] The school board on Thursday ratified and approved a three-year contract with new Superintendent Tom Strickler at a salary of $102,100. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/tom-strickler-officially-becomes-columbia-superintendent-with---school/article_a7d6e3c0-fd55-11e7-9b98-63b9d5fbc95d.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next

No explanation needed. The pictures tell the tale:

Below are some of the statistics for the Columbia Borough Police Department for 2017. -          The Columbia Borough Police Department handled 13,717 (4% increase over 2016) calls through Lancaster County Wide Communications (Columbia Borough is the 7 th  busiest police department in Lancaster County) -          Out of the top 50 police units in the county dispatched for calls, Columbia Borough had three units in this group. They were ranked 9 th , 13 th  and 45 th . -          There were 5,605 calls directly into the Columbia Borough Police Station during hours a dispatcher was on duty to answer calls. -          10,206 parking tickets issued -          597 traffic citations issued or filed -     ...

These photos were taken Thursday afternoon. Temperatures were finally above freezing, causing river ice to thaw and the river to flow. Warmer temps are predicted to prevail over the next few days. The ice left damage in its wake but also created some natural beauty, as shown here.