Gettysburg News

Civil War artifacts were sold to the highest bidder on Saturday in Gettysburg. Items that have been on display for decades at The American Civil War Wax Museum, on Steinwehr Avenue, went on the auction block to make room for new displays.

The hardware store has part of the landscape in Shippensburg since before the Civil War.

Police in York City are seeking information after a 16-year-old told officers he had been shot in the arm outside his home.

Around 10 p.m. Gettysburg State Police received a call that a 16-year-old girl had ran away from her home on the 600 block of Swift Run Road after an argument with her mother, police said.

Adams County 4-H'ers attend State 4-H Leadership Conference: From left, Bradley Woerner, Orrtanna; Ashley Smith, New Oxford; Aleasha Salisbury, Gardners; Jalesha Hess, Gettysburg; Danny Stoner, Gettysburg; and Kaitlin Williams, New Oxford; and Darlene Resh, Adams County Extension Educator attended the Pennsylvania State 4-H Leadership Conference ... (more)

The National Civil War Wax Museum in Gettysburg will clean house this weekend when it auctions off many of its exhibits and life-sized figures.

State police are looking for the man who robbed the F&M Trust bank in Boiling Springs; marking the second holdup in the borough in as many weeks.

No, not a monster truck rally, rather Harrisburg's new downtown parking meters are set to go live, bringing a new era of parking.

Gettysburg >> "Mandela's Moment" is theme of the 8th annual African Dinner, to be held 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 E. High St. Special guests will be three members from Kisumu Medical and Educational Trust in Kenya, which has a partnership with Gettysburg College.

GETTYSBURG >> Music, Gettysburg! announces the return of Ensemble New Amsterdam in performance at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 16, in the Gettysburg Seminary Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge.

Shannon Harvey, vice president of the Gettysburg campus for HACC, was welcomed as the featured speaker at a recent meeting of the Gettysburg Lions Club by president Ken VanHoutte.

Adams County officials will hold a public hearing on the Gettysburg Borough Third Ward voting location change, county officials said.

Every year, St. Paddy's Day celebrations come to Gettysburg in many forms. Whether you're into shopping at an Irish themed store, dining or drinking at a traditional Irish pub or learning more about Gettysburg's Irish history, particularly that of the Irish Brigade , Gettysburg is the place to get your Irish fixing this St. Patrick's Day weekend.

The most anticipated music festival of 2014, the legendary RoSfest, will take place this year May 2-4, 2014, and will feature progressive rock icons Caravan, Beardfish, Collage, Clepsydra, Sound Of Contact and others! The Rites of Spring Festival, or RoSfest as it's commonly called, is an annual progressive rock festival held every spring in ... (more)

Nancy Gilbert, employee of Civil War Wax Museum, works March 13 during a preview for the upcoming auction, set for March 15. The paraffin soldiers of the American Civil War Wax Museum at the edge of the Gettysburg battlefield have stood stiff guard over the past for more than 50 years.

INSIDE THE SANDWICH Behold the Lobster Roll. Sought-after all up and down the East Coast, this sandwich is taken very seriously by very satisfied fans.

A life-sized animatronic Abe Lincoln is among the historical figures and tableau scenes from a Gettysburg wax museum set to hit the auction block just months after the town celebrated the 150th anniversary of his "Gettysburg Address."

FAYETTEVILLE >> Totem Pole Playhouse, located in Caledonia State Park has announced it will be holding auditions for locals interested in being in several productions for the upcoming 2014 season.

The most anticipated music festival of 2014, the legendary RoSfest, will take place this year May 2-4, 2014, and will feature progressive rock icons Caravan, Beardfish, Collage, Clepsydra, Sound Of Contact and others! The Rites of Spring Festival, or RoSfest as it's commonly called, is an annual progressive rock festival held every spring in ... (more)

GETTYSBURG >> Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars has more than $65,000 in scholarships available to graduating high school seniors who reside in the Gettysburg Area School District.