Something new has been added (to the mural)

Gray lettering has been added to the background behind the armed forces emblems on the Locust Street Park mural.  The words shown represent our democratic ideals: FREEDOM, LIBERTY, JUSTICE, PEACE, BRAVERY, VIGILANCE, HONOR, and UNITY.

Artist Joanna Spicer is the artist commissioned to do the work. The backstory on the mural is HERE.

Columbia's Haunted Lantern Tour happening this weekend

Mardi Gras Parade winners listed

Go HERE for a list of winners from last night's Mardi Gras Parade.

More on alleged "kidnapping" incident, video report included

"This was all just a big misunderstanding, he's actually my boyfriend. We got into an argument and after we left together mutually, somebody called the cops, I guess his grandmother, and here I am," said Dustin Wetten, before being placed in a Columbia police car.


MORE:http://fox43.com/2017/10/26/columbia-kidnapping-arrest-comes-with-conflicting-claims/

Electrical problem near Weis Markets causes power interruptions for some in Columbia

Some in the borough may have noticed a power interruption around 2 - 3 a.m. today.  A PPL spokesperson told Columbia Spy that this stemmed from a problem near Weis Markets in West Hempfield (1786J Columbia Avenue), and crews were still on scene as of 6:30 this morning. Other interruptions are possible until the work is completed. 

PPL UPDATE (Friday morning, 10/27/17):

According to the outage report for your account, there were 2412 customers who experienced the same outage due to a tripped distribution breaker. There are a multitude of reasons that a distribution breaker can trip, including weather-related issues, trees, animals, etc. Unfortunately the specific cause of this tripped breaker was not noted on the report.

Man charged with kidnapping says incident was a misunderstanding, says grandmother is senile

Dustin Wetten admitted he had a fight with Jordan Fischer, his boyfriend, but he says the incident was a "misunderstanding."

"She's senile," he said of Fischer's grandmother as police led him from District Judge Miles Bixler's office in handcuffs. "She's 89 years old and she doesn't like the fact that we're gay."

MORE:

http://abc27.com/2017/10/26/police-searching-for-missing-endangered-man/

UPDATE: 21-year-old man kidnapped from Columbia home found safe

      Dustin Wetten (left) and Jordan Fischer

Jordan Fischer was found safe Thursday morning, according to district attorney's office spokesman Brett Hambright.

Dustin Wetten is being arraigned, Hambright said just after 10:30 a.m. Columbia police will give an update, he said.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/year-old-man-kidnapped-from-columbia-home-found-safe/article_daab87ee-ba3c-11e7-8a21-d3d94e1620f8.html