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Underground Railroad to be topic of Millersville history talk

Hazel Deming, former teacher and history buff, will discuss The Underground Railroad during the Millersville Area Historical Society meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct.11, in Millersville's Municipal Cen

 

Color run raises $10K for suicide awareness

ColorBlast 5K held at Manor Middle School raised nearly $10,000 for programs designed to increase awareness of teen mental health issues.

 

Artful merger: Lancaster Museum of Art, Demuth Museum announce consolidation

The Demuth Museum and the Lancaster Museum of Art will merge into one museum at two locations, officials announced Tuesday. Demuth director Anne Lampe will lead both museums into the future.

 

Lancaster city move to take, demolish Juniata Street house

Leaking sewerage discovered in the basement of the vacant house. It will be razed to reach and repair collapsing sewer line.

 

Captured snowy owl likes the jet set more than paradise in Lancaster County

One of the most celebrated of the scores of snowy owls invading Pennsylvania this winter has spurned Lancaster County's farm fields and is back dodging jets at Philadelphia International Airport.Philly, a juvenile male snowy owl that was captured at the airport Jan. 9, spent just two days in the Gar...

 

Loyal dog, stayed with deceased owner in woods for more than a day, needs home

Chase apparently stayed in the woods for more than a day, barking to draw attention to his owner, who lay dead in the snow.Now, the family of Claudine Louise Murphy, a Brecknock Township woman who likely died of hypothermia sometime Saturday, is trying to find a good home for the devoted pooch."Chas...

 

Loyal dog, stayed with deceased owner, needs home

Chase apparently stayed in the woods for more than a day, barking to draw attention to his owner, who lay dead in the snow.Now, the family of Claudine Louise Murphy, a Brecknock Township woman who likely died of hypothermia sometime Saturday, is trying to find a good home for the devoted pooch."Chas...

 

State funds six projects in Lancaster County to improve water

Six projects in Lancaster County will share $683,153 in state grants to restore local streams or to keep out runoff pollution.Recipients of the state Department of Environmental Protection's "Growing Greener" program are:--Lancaster Farmland Trust, $297,000. The private trust will use the money to i...

 

Windchills make for stinging snow cleanup

Suffering through aches and pains during snow removal is one thing.Suffering through aches and pains during snow removal in face-numbing windchills is just unfair.From December through Wednesday, about 30 inches of snow have fallen in Lancaster County.Tuesday's storm contributed about eight of those...

 

POLICE LOG: Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014

BURGLARYLANCASTER: A front door of a home was damaged to gain entry and a 47-inch flat-screen television and a sea shell ring were stolen between 5:50 and 7:45 p.m. Monday. The value of the loot is $753. Damage is $25.EAST COCALICO TWP.: Property valued at $4,000 was stolen between 10:45 a.m. and 5 ...

 

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