Adams County News

A firefighter applies water to a field fire April 14 in the Bearstown area of Washington Township in Franklin County.

Cub Scout Pack 128 is having its Easter Flower Sale at two locations this year. One is outside Colony House Furniture, the other is on the corner of Ragged Edge Road and Route 30. West Manchester Township Fire Department is selling flowers, as well as peanut butter and coconut eggs, from noon to 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the firehouse, 300 East ... (more)

GETTYSBURG >> Adams County students in kindergarten through 12th grade were invited to turn trash into treasure and enter the Adams County Arts Council's 19th Annual Recyclable Art Contest & Exhibit.

After taking a tour of the Hall County Courthouse recently, Adams County Supervisor Scott Thomsen said he came away with a sense of ease that he attributes to the county's investment in a $24 million security system.

GETTYSBURG >> The YWCA Gettysburg & Adams County will host a screening of the film "The Invisible War" followed by discussion at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in the Community Room at 909 Fairfield Road.

A man fixes his umbrella after a burst of wind along Baltimore Street in downtown Gettysburg during rain showers on April 15. A pedestrian crosses the street in downtown Gettysburg on April 15 during a rain shower.

Three fire fighters were injured battling a fast moving brush fire in Adams County.

ABATE President John Kruger, left, receives a 3,500 check from Jeff Six, president of the Littlestown Eagles 2226.

LITTLESTOWN >> The Littlestown Area Historical Society will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, in the Social Hall of the Centenary Methodist Church at the rear of 50 East King St. The program will be about quilts.

It was a morning all about health during Saturday's Seasons of Health 2014 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.

An Adams County man is killed after being crushed by a farm tractor. It happened around 8 o'clock Saturday night in Reading Township, on the 200 block of Wolf Road.

Chambersburg >> Nicholas Levi Heller, 34, will face a preliminary hearing on Tuesday for allegedly sending a juvenile sexual images via Facebook.

When investigating an alleged kidnapping and rape in Paradise Township in June, police had to weigh the public's right to know with the privacy and safety of the victim, according to police and a rape victim advocate.

HARRISBURG >> Dog wardens are canvassing York and Adams county homes throughout April to ensure all dog owners have current licenses and rabies vaccinations for their dogs.

The Adams County Board of Elections will not change the Gettysburg Third Ward's polling place back to a recreation park building for this year's election.

This photo was taken from a surveillance camera at the Subway restaurant in East Berlin.

College of Ag Sciences open house: Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will hold an informative open house for prospective students 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14 in Heritage Hall of the Hetzel Union Building at the Penn State main campus.

After two schoolwide searches and more than two months of investigating, police said they have several people of interest in connection to the bomb threats at New Oxford High School.

Plans to bring an active adult community to Straban Township progressed April 7, with supervisors taking the lead on determining if a land area qualifies for tax increment financing.

There was a record-low number of traffic deaths on Pennsylvania highways last year, according to a Department of Transportation news release.