Schaefferstown News

A Tulpehocken Township woman has died of injuries suffered in a head-on crash June 22 in Jefferson Township that killed two other people, the Berks County coronera s office said today.

A 20-year-old North Lebanon Township woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident in the township late yesterday morning, police said.

Two people were killed and a third was seriously hurt in a crash between a car and a pick-up truck in Berks County, according to police on the scene.

Two people were killed and one person was injured in a crash this afternoon in the 400 block of New Schaefferstown Road in Jefferson Township, near Tulpehocken High School, according to initial reports.

More than 100 fire sirens blared yesterday afternoon - not for an emergency, but rather a farewell and thank-you to the volunteer fire company and residents of Schaefferstown.

If you're planning to head to Lancaster on Saturday afternoon, Route 72 through Manheim will be a better option than Route 501 through Lititz.

Local firefighters will travel to Schaefferstown this weekend for the 87th annual Lebanon County Firefighters Association convention, which will begin with a solemn memorial service Friday and end with a band concert and fireworks Saturday night.

One of the most historic legs of Route 419 designated as a state Scenic Byway is the square in Schaefferstown.

Controversial changes to elementary schools in the Elco School District led voters to overwhelmingly elect four new members to the nine-member Board of School Directors.

I am writing to register support for the current school-board directors in the Elco district.

Elco administrators have apologized for a letter that blamed a citizens' group for a decision to not take parent chaperones on a bus for a field trip to Harrisburg yesterday.

Nine candidates are vying for four four-year seats on the Board of School Directors at Elco, a district embroiled in a bitter battle over planned elementary-school changes.

Editor's Note: In light of the ongoing recession, we asked five local residents to reminisce about what it was like to live through the Great Depression.

By a 6-1 vote, the Elco school board awarded construction contracts for an intermediate school last night - contingent upon approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The Elco school board has scheduled a special meeting tonight to award construction contracts for the new intermediate school.

A meet-the-candidates night will be held next week in the Elco School District, where controversy rages over a planned new school, and nine people are seeking nominations for four seats on the school board.

Construction contracts totaling $14.7 million were put on hold last night by the Elco School Board after the district learned its bid process was being investigated by the state Department of Education.

The state Department of Education will investigate issues raised by a Schaefferstown man that are related to the bidding process for construction of an intermediate school by the Elco School District.

Pennsylvania State Police are seeking help from the public in solving what is now a 15-year-old missing persons case.

Passersby look at the damage caused to a dump truck that tipped over in the back yard of a home owned by Robert Sattazahn, 178 Distillery Road, Heidelberg Township, at 4:56 p.m. yesterday.