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Stephen McCasland conveyed 121 N. Fourth St. to Jamilah Wall for $290,000. Hammer Kimberly, Kaufhold James P. III conveyed 33 N. Sixth St. to James P. Kaufhold III for $1. Kramer James L, Kramer Beth Bruckhart conveyed 25 N. 11th St. to Chaboya Frederick V, Chaboya Erin L. for $200,000. Nazier Ramy Helal conveyed 542 N. Third St. to Frank Zhou for $250,000. Michael A. Martinelli conveyed property on Locust Street to Elvan Investments LLC, Small Giants Investments LLC for $790,000. Pickell Lloyd C, Pickell Claudia N. conveyed property on a public road to Brian S. Pickell for $1.

  This week's photos of Columbia   (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.) Halloween's just around the corner.  And what's Halloween without a few mysterious moonlit clouds? Here are some daytime clouds on Monday morning after a night of high winds.  The wind blew over this signpost into a window pane at Tollbooth Antiques.  Here's a detail of the gate at Mount Bethel Cemetery.  Unfortunately, these two sections of fence were lying over this morning.  ***************** Masons were building a wall this week around the digital billboard near Linden Street and Route 30. ***************** There was a folksinger at Columbia River Park on Friday.  There's exterior work being done at Art Printing. This wall at River Park was just fixed - again. The stones were replaced on this section after being fixed two weeks ago then removed - again.  Obi-Wan lives! These UGI guys were hanging around this open "pit" on the 200 block of Cherry Street...

  PA Senator Ryan Aument was one of several officials who dedicated the Route 441 bypass bridge to Columbia's Major General Edward C. Shannon at a ceremony on Wednesday.  Aument and Rep. Brett Miller talk about Shannon's legacy in this clip. A profile of Shannon is  HERE .

 

 

354 cats have gone through the Columbia Cat Action Team's TNR program to date. In 2022, resident complaints about large numbers of feral cats led to the creation of CCAT. Over time, this program reduces the feral cat population. Some of the kittens and cats that were trapped actually found permanent homes so they are no longer roaming the streets. A group of extremely dedicated volunteers perform a variety of duties which includes the physical work of trapping and transporting the cats to and from procedures, as well as housing the caged cats overnight before releasing them back where they were initially trapped. Other duties include answering emails and making phone calls to schedule trapping dates and locations. Still other volunteers organize and contribute to fundraising, making this a true team effort. CCAT now operates closely with The Columbia Animal Shelter which contributes to the enormous success of the program.