Before and after

On June 17, I posted this photo of weeds at a condemned house in the 900 block of Barber Street. Today, the yard looks a lot different and much better.

Columbia Police reports

CRYSTAL M. BESSICK, AGE 32, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS, ON BARBER STREET, JUNE 28.

SARA MICHELLE CONTRERAS, AGE 21, OF NEW OXFORD, WAS CITED FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ON SOUTH FRONT STREET, JUNE 29.

MARCUS ANTHONY GENTRY, AGE 22, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED ON MANOR STREET, JUNE 29.

LAURA T. CORTEZ, AGE 23, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION ON NORTH THIRD STREET, JUNE 30.

KENNETH R. STRATTON, AGE 76, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT FIFTH AND MAPLE STREETS JUNE 30.

JAMES W. SWAYNE, AGE 35, OF KINSERS, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AND FOR ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS, IN THE 300 BLOCK OF AVENUE H, JUNE 29.

CHELSEA MARIE TSHUDY, AGE 18, OF WRIGHTSVILLE, WAS CITED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT THIRD AND CHESTNUT STREETS, JULY 1.

TINA M. FULTZ, AGE 52, OF ELIZABETHTOWN, WAS CITED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AT THIRD AND LINDEN STREETS, JULY 1.

JOSHUA B. KULP, AGE 24, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITE3D FOR REGISTRATION AND  CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED AND FOR REQUIRED FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE 200 BLOCK OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET, JULY 3.

JEFFREY NATHAN NOFFZ, AGE 20, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR ONE-WAY ROADWAYS, JULY 3.

PAULA MARIE SCHEIB, AGE 39, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR SAFETY BELT USE LAW, AT ROUTE 462 AND THIRD STREET, JULY 4.

OBED DOMINGUEZ, AGE 26, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AT 10TH STREET AND CENTRAL AVENUE, JULY 4.

MATTHEW F. MOTTER, AGE 39, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED IN THE 600 BLOCK OF WALNUT STREET, JULY 5.

Columbia native featured

Fred Nell, also known as Mr. Scoop was poopin on the tube this morning: http://www.wgal.com/video/28439120/detail.html

Holiday tradition in Columbia

The Chestnut Street area was a bee-hive of acitivity today with the annual July 4th Yard Sales. Here is a slide show. http://www.slide.com/r/e4tkWojD5D923Yd-ZtCHwVEM9SQDo8HG?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original

Bottomless

I see a lot of trash and weeds as I'm sure others do around town. Today, we have someone running around bottomless. Found this on Barber Street. near Plane Street.

Wires down

Noticed this over the last week on Plane Street between Barber and Manor, one of two locations on that block where cable wires are down. There's also a pole that looks like its about to fall down as well.

Happy July 4th

Fire Marshall called to fire

A state police fire marshall was called to the scene of  fire tonightr around 6:30 p.m. on South Fifth Street, just off Union. In addition to all three Columbia fire companies, others on the scene were from Wrightsville, West Hempfield and Mountville.

Accident takes out fireworks stand

Around 7 o'clock, while emergency crews were fighting a fire in the area of Fifth and Union streets, they received a second call for an accident at 12th Street and Route 462. The gray vehicle was traveling west on 462, cross the road, struck the firworks' stand and came to rest in the parking lot of Scott's Automotive. There were inor injuries. The Blue Rock and Wrightsville fire departments handled the call, along with QRS 8 and SVEMS.

Columbia featured in Washington Post

Columbia was the subject of this article in Thursday's Washington Post: http://tinyurl.com/44tov7e

Wrightsville woman charged in theft

From her Lancster County employer: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_18378365?source=most_viewed

Police make an arrest

4 vehicle crash on 30

From WGAL: http://www.wgal.com/news/28394308/detail.html

Hellam Township PD find child's body

A child's body was found in a backyard grave: http://www.ydr.com/crime/ci_18376228

Mountville ready to explode

http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=53330

Fly the Flag

Details of Wrghtsville's annual celebration: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=53229

Marietta fireworks are Saturday

Fireworks are Saturday: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=53268

West Hempfield PD seek Turkey Hill robber

The Turkey Hill store on Stony Battery Road was robbed Friday: http://www.wgal.com/slideshow/weather/28385784/detail.html

Someone in Wrightsville is rich

Someone or ones in Wrightsville is a millionaire: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/news/ci_18368806

Weekly Columbia police reports

RODNEY ALAN DEGROAT, AGE 44, OF ELIZABETHTOWN, WAS CITED FOR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES ON LINDEN STREET, JUNE 14.

HAROLD BURRIEAR, JR., OF MARYLAND, WAS CITED FOR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES ON LINDEN STREET, JUNE 14.

MICHAEL T. DUKE, JR., AGE 25, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS, ON BARBER STREET, JUNE 16.

JENNIFER R. STEFANICK, AGE 33, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AT THIRD AND LOCUST STREETS, JUNE 16.

CHAD DANIEL RAPP, AGE 30, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR CARELESS DRIVING IN THE 1ST. BLOCK OF NORTH SECOND STREET, JUNE 19.

JOHN E. CAIN, AGE 64, OF LANDISVILLE, WAS CITED FOR CARLESS DRIVING AT SOUTH FIFTH STREET AND CONCORD AVENUE, JUNE 19.

DAMIA LEE BRUBAKER, AGE 39, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, AT THIRD AND POPLAR STREETS, JUNE 19.

JERMEL COLON, AGE 24, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, AT THIRD AND LOCUST STREETS, JUNE 19.

MICHAEL P. SCHICKLING, AGE 62, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AND FOR STEADY RED SIGNAL AT LOCUST STREET AND LANCASTER AVENUE, JUNE 17

KURT D. SEARLES, AGE 23, OF MAINE, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, ON NORTH THIRD STREET, JUNE 20.

GARRY B. LOGAN, AGE 43, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AT ROUTE 441 AND LINDEN STREET, JUNE 21.

MICHAEL W. GASKIN, AGE 26, OF LANSDALE, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION AND FOR REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, AT THIRD  AND LINDEN STREETS, JUNE 21.

ININNE KELVISHA TORRES, AGE 27, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHLE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AT BARBER AND FLORENCE STREETS, JUNE 24.

TRACY L. SMITH, AGE 43, FROM LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVERS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED, IN THE 600 BLOCK OF MANOR STREET, JUNE 28.

Woman robbed this morning in Columbia

A woman was robbed of prescription pills this morning in Columbia: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/412840_Woman-robbed-of-prescription-pills.html

Wrightsville toddler dies from pool accident

Here's the update on last week's pool accident in Wrightsville: http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_18361336

On your street corner

It must be getting closer to July 4 as these fireworks' stands have returned to various street corners around town.

Barnies manager shows up umpire

Lancaster Barnstorners skipper Butch Hobson puts on a show after getting tossed from a game last night. It's  classic, still not as good as the other year when a manager in the Atlanta organization got tossed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFUJjUQaL8o&sns=fb

Fire meeting is tomorrow

Representatives of Columbia No. 1 Fire Department, Susquehanna Fire & Rescue Co. #4 and Columbia Consolidated Fire Department will hold an informational session regarding the consolidation of fire and rescue services in Columbia Borough on Tuesday, June 28th at the Columbia Jr./Sr. High School beginning at 7:00 pm. 
Rob Brady of the Department of Community and Economic Development will faciliate the presentation.
The meeting is open to the public and members of the respective fire companies are encouraged to attend.