Schaefferstown News

A Lancaster County woman was injured Saturday when her car collided head-on with a pickup truck on Route 897 in Heidelberg Township.

Barring a last-minute change in plans, Heidelberg Township supervisors will cut the township's two-man police force in half for 2010.

The Olde Village Grille opened Nov. 16 in Village Commons in East Petersburg. The roughly 30-seat restaurant at 2005 Miller Road serves breakfast and bakery items as well as soups, sandwiches and salads.

Georgette Sattazahn says she was just in the right place at the right time. A class full of second-graders at Schaefferstown Elementary School seems to agree.

Following the Revolutionary War, redware pottery became extremely popular out of necessity.

Schaefferstown Emergency Medical Services has announced the start of a Medical Explorer Post for high school students interested in health care and who have an interest in learning the job of an emergency medical technician or paramedic.

Several residents of the Elco School District said they were "confused and disoriented" and "disgusted" during a community open forum Thursday night established to discuss grade configuration and plans for the Myerstown and Schaefferstown elementary school buildings.

An 18-year-old Tulpehocken High School student was arrested when police found a loaded handgun, a knife and eight shotgun shells inside his vehicle in the school parking lot Thursday.

An old pickup truck full of pumpkins sits on the side of Route 419, just east of State Drive in South Lebanon Township.

During his deployment in Iraq this year, Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Buck and his fellow National Guardsmen received numerous gifts from the students of Myerstown Elementary School.

Shoppers at St. Luke Lutheran Church Saturday did more than just find items for themselves or some Christmas gifts, although they certainly did that as well.

The Elco school board Monday night borrowed $7.6 million to fund the final construction phase of the new intermediate school and to make repairs on existing facilities.

Michelle Elizabeth Doll, daughter of Michael and Betty Doll, Schaefferstown, recently received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

Howard Kramer is sick of all the waste, and he said he doesn't want to face it anymore.

Lebanon High School seniors Anna Marie Cruz and Noah Vincent Lloyd Starry have been named Lebanon Rotary Club Students of the Month for October.

The Lebanon Conservation District celebrated its 60th anniversary last week at its annual awards banquet.

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Heidelberg Township Saturday morning.

Kenneth Burkholder is perplexed. His business, Good's Store Inc., is one of hundreds of Amish and Mennonite stores that do not sell American flags.

The Lebanon County commissioners Thursday denied a request from the Lebanon County Hazardous Materials Response Team to pursue three grants for the purchase of equipment.

A truck full of pumpkins approaches the busy intersection of Routes 501, 897 and 419 in Schaefferstown.