Shippensburg News

Lehighton Lodge 621 Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, Lehighton, have announced the recipients of the 2013 scholarships for higher education.

Steven B. Burg, professor of history and chair of the history and philosophy department at Shippensburg University, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study and lecture in Sweden, and he couldn't be happier.

HIT AND RUN: Someone side-swiped a parked vehicle in the parking lot near Big Lots at Southgate Mall on Sunday between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., according to Chambersburg police.

Emily R. Wenger, daughter of Jeff and Kathy Wenger, Shippensburg, graduated in May with distinction from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.

Chelsea Amsley, daughter of John and Jen Amsley, Chambersburg, Pa., on May 12 graduated cum laude from the Trinity School of Divinity at Duke University, Durham.

From the spinning ceramic pots, to the ever-changing wall of art, art lovers young and old were at Shippensburg Township Park Saturday to celebrate the 8th Annual Solstice Arts Festival.

OPEN CONTAINER VIOLATION: Zannie B. Sanders Jr., 34, was charged with an open container violation Wednesday after a Chambersburg Police bike officer observed him drinking from a bottle of alcohol while walking on Black Avenue, according to police.

"Well they had cars all over the place," said Rhonda Wells, neighbor. Wednesday, Rhonda says she and her husband saw investigators from the State Attorney General's Office, swarm her next-door neighbor's house in Shippensburg, Cumberland County.

A Philadelphia man and a Shippensburg man were arrested this week, as part of ongoing efforts to target the online sharing, downloading, and distribution of child pornography.

Keith Bell, was arrested on Wednesday and is being held in prison. He is charged with possessing and sharing numerous files containing images of child pornography.

Better Days Animal League recently opened a low-cost spay, neuter and wellness clinic in the Penn's Village Shopping Center.

The Shippensburg Borough Authority has been pursuing the concept of "water reuse" as a public water supply; that is, drawing water from below the outfall of the sewage treatment plant, treating it, and distributing it to the public as potable water.

A thunderstorm knocked out power around 7 a.m. Thursday to Letterkenny Army Depot and the Cumberland Valley Business Park.

A line of strong thunderstorms is moving toward the Chambersburg and Shippensburg areas, according to the National Weather Service in State College.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS: Spencer Aaron Myers, 22, Shippensburg, was arrested after he was found allegedly passed out in the 400 block of West Catherine Street at 1:02 a.m. Monday, according to Chambersburg Police.

The following area residents were among the 1,110 students who graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania during the spring undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 18: Chambersburg: Michael Hamilton, bachelor's degree in occupational safety and enviornmental health; and Sarah Williams, bachelor's degree in speech communication.

Laura Harmon, Shippensburg, received honorable mention in the Gunard Berry Carlson Writing Contest Visual Arts Category award at the Saint Francis University President's Awards Convocation on April 23. Awards are given to students who are outstanding in their areas of study, and in their dedication to service.

Nearly 370 students graduated from Lebanon Valley College on May 11. Commencement ceremonies included an address by Dr. Philip Benesch, associate professor of political science and winner of the 2012 Thomas Rhys Vickroy Award for teaching.

Keeping our kids inside at night not only complies with curfew laws, but also makes them more likely to stay safe, sound and out of trouble.

Three men were approved by Chambersburg Borough Council Monday night to begin the next step in becoming officers of the Chambersburg Police Department.