by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
LITITZ – Mennonite Disaster Service is preparing a response for the victims of Hurricane Ian. Volunteers with MDS Florida will begin to assess the damage and the need for additional volunteers. Persons wanting to be put on a volunteer wait list to help those...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House State Government Committee announced that a vote has been scheduled for Oct. 26 on House Bill 1369, which would open PA primary elections to independent voters. The vote follows a hearing held at Villanova University in August which...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG –All state jobs in PA would be required to be posted publicly on a statewide public employment website under a bill proposed by Cambria County Rep. Frank Burns. The lawmaker said we need to make sure people know about, and can apply for, state jobs. Burns...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office will be interring the remains of 90 unclaimed/indigent individuals at Millersville Mennonite Cemetery on October 12 at 1 p.m. Of these 90 individuals, 48 are Lancaster County residents and 42 are remains that were...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 45 members and support personnel from PA-Task Force 1 will deploy to South Carolina to support response operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Wolf said the two members of the Task Force who deployed to Puerto Rico...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Unpaid PA Turnpike tolls would be repaid by garnishing an offender’s state income tax returns and PA Lottery winnings. Bill sponsor, Northampton County Sen. Lisa Boscola said, “Law abiding Pennsylvanians have been paying their fair share, yet repeated...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A three bill package is being introduced by Montgomery County Rep. Joe Webster that would ensure school board members expand their capacity to meet the needs of PA students. One bill would increase the number of required training hours for new...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – Penn State Health hosted government officials, community leaders, and staff at an official ribbon cutting yesterday at the new Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center at 2160 State Road in East Hempfield Township. The new facility will be officially...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A Harrisburg father is facing charges in reference to an assault investigation involving his 5-year-old daughter. The child had been transported to a local hospital on Tuesday September 27th, but later died at the hospital. The cause of death is pending...
by Greg Barton | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A 15-year-old boy has died after a shooting in Harrisburg. Officers responded Tuesday, September 27 around 8:30 p.m. to the 1900 block of Boas Street. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local...
