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Mayor Sorace won’t seek a third term
Danene Sorace announced Thursday that she will not seek a third term as Lancaster’s mayor. Her tenure leading Lancaster has been “the honor of my life” she said in a video posted on social media. However, “believing that communities benefit from new leadership,” she is focusing on completing her term and will not run for re-election next year, she said.
Lou Frank, longtime teacher and popular three-sport coach at Cherry Hill East High School, has died at 87
Lou Frank, 87, formerly of Cherry Hill, longtime physical education teacher and popular three-sport coach at Cherry Hill East High School, mentor, and volunteer, died Sunday, July 14, of age-associated decline at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pa. Mr. Frank earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education at Temple University in...
Switch failure causes train derailment in East Manchester, police say
Two cars derailed on a Norfolk Southern train passing through East Manchester Township Thursday. Both cars that derailed were empty at the time of the incident and no hazardous materials were involved, according to Heather Garcia, Norfolk Southern's senior communications manager. There were no injuries reported from the derailment, Garcia...
Trump returns to Pa soon; what to know about upcoming rally
Less than a month after a would-be assassin tried to kill former President Donald Trump, the GOP candidate is rallying again in Pennsylvania. Trump was shot in the ear when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several rounds toward him as he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 9.
Antique toolbox: Can you guess what this Landis Valley Museum artifact was used for?
Do you recognize this antique tool, which is part of the vast collection of artifacts at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum? Do you know what it was used for?. The museum's curator Jennifer Royer says its dimensions are 17 1/4 inches in height and 10 inches in width. If...
Fireworks did not cause the Tollbooth Antiques fire: police
Columbia’s police chief told borough officials Tuesday that fireworks did not cause the fire that tore through Tollbooth Antiques on Chestnut Street last week. Chief Jack Brommer said during a borough council meeting that the investigating state police fire marshal said the cause of the fire has not been determined, but fireworks have been ruled out.
Allen H. Bowersox
Allen H. Bowersox, 85, of Hanover, Pa., died Friday July 26, 2024, at Kingston Court Nursing and Rehab in York. Born Aug. 17, 1938, in Hanover, he was the son of the late Harvey J. and Naomi R. (Kreitzer) Bowersox. Allen was a 1956 graduate of Eichelberger High School. He served in the Pa. National Guard from 1961 to 1967 and was on active duty in 1962. He spent 49 years in retail sales. Allen retired from Walmart in 2005, a job he loved.
Train accident in northeastern York County blocks road: 911
A train accident was reported this evening in East Manchester Township, blocking a road, according to Ted Czech, public information officer for the York County Office of Emergency Management/York County 911. A couple of cars came off the track in the 1400 block of Wago Road, he said. They have...
127th Carroll County Fair opens in Westminster this weekend
White tents and agricultural marvels, transforming the county agriculture center into a hub of free exhibits, farming education, and live animals, mark the return of the Carroll County Fair. The 127th Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair will be open to visitors daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., through Friday,...
Donald Trump to hold July 31 rally in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Harrisburg next week. The Trump-Vance campaign will host the rally on Wednesday, July 31 at 6 p.m. at the New Holland Arena located on 2300 N. Cameron Street. Doors are expected to open at 2 p.m. and...
Power line project would cut through Baltimore region’s preserved land, farms
Central Maryland residents in growing numbers are vowing to stop a proposed upgrade to the region's energy grid involving a 500,000-volt overhead transmission line that would cut across farms, parks, neighborhoods, wetlands and forests in three counties. The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would carve a 70-mile path through largely rural...
Stormers take another gut-punch from York, falling in 12 innings
In the long, daily grind of a baseball season, there are mileposts, good and bad. The Lancaster Stormers had their second bad one in three days Thursday. York’s Jacob Rhinesmith singled home designated runner David Washington in the top of the 12th inning, and the Revolution edged Lancaster 4-3 before 3,695 at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
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