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Lawmakers' casino comments illegal?

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:07:18 -0600

Richard Alloway represents Adams County in the Pennsylvania Senate, but he won't comment on the area's biggest controversy these days - the proposal to open a casino near the Gettysburg battlefield.

Rain to arrive Monday

editor@ydr.com (by STAFF REPORTS) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:51:35 -0600

The gorgeous weather that visited York this weekend will end on Monday with a few showers. Rain will continue on and off into Tuesday.

York County volunteers clear junk out of Susquehanna River

jrantz@ydr.com (JEFF FRANTZ / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:44:46 -0600

Volunteers hauled away old bottles, a pool tables and TVs from the banks of the Susquehanna River.

Gardeners growing in numbers

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:58:22 -0600

Wooden boxes filled with sweet onions bunched together sit on shelves alongside plastic planters with hints of broccoli and cabbage leaves taking shape and ready to plant.

Dems predict historic House vote on health care

editor@ydr.com (by CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:36:21 -0600

WASHINGTON - House Democrats are predicting that a rare Sunday session will produce one of the most significant legislative triumphs in decades: passage of a historic bill to overhaul the nation's health care system to provide coverage to millions of people who currently lack it.

15 arrested for DUI as weekend checkpoints continue

editor@ydr.com (Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:49:17 -0600

State police said troopers are conducting DUI checkpoints this weekend in conjunction with municipal agencies in York County.

Ohio Blenders, city agency at odds over land's value

editor@ydr.com (ANGIE MASON / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:46:35 -0600

The city Redevelopment Authority and Ohio Blenders continue trading arguments in an eminent domain lawsuit related to the company's former land in the Northwest Triangle.

Will gas drilling bring job boom to northcentral Pennsylvania?

editor@ydr.com (GENARO C. ARMAS / The Associated Press / ) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:20:56 -0600

COUDERSPORT - The economy in rural northcentral Pennsylvania has ebbed and flowed with the region's natural resources. Now a rush on natural gas stored deep underground in the sprawling Marcellus Shale formation has brought hope of more jobs that could help the economy in a region with some of the highest unemployment rates in Pennsylvania.

Drug task force money is a state secret

editor@ydr.com (RICK LEE / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:06:27 -0600

The York County Drug Task Force works in the shadows. "What we do is inherently dangerous," said York City Police Detective Andy Shaffer, who leads the day-to-day task force operations.

York County spending more of drug forfeiture fund

editor@ydr.com (RICK LEE / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:06:09 -0600

Three years ago, York County Drug Task Force members felt compelled to build their own battering ram.

Appeals court ruling on sexting has local impact

jrantz@ydr.com (JEFF FRANTZ / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:42:19 -0600

Depending on your view, a federal appeals court ruling last week either: A) Highlights the need for Pennsylvania to change the laws that govern what happens when teens send nude pictures of one another via cell phone, or B) Is further proof that prosecutors are unnecessarily and unfairly

LOL event sponsored by group that aims to help teens

editor@ydr.com (TERESA McMINN / For the Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:20:19 -0600

Eligah Banks and his brother Jiair, both 13, said they are stuck in a challenging time in their lives.

York County veterans' artifacts will go on display

jrantz@ydr.com (JEFF FRANTZ / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:30:34 -0600

The York County Heritage Trust hopes to have a year-long exhibit of artifacts donated by local veterans on display by next March.

Closed wooden bridge might soon be replaced

editor@ydr.com (MELODY ASPER / For the Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:20:18 -0600

A West Manheim Township bridge that's been closed since 2008 might be replaced this year. Three of the four supervisors who attended Tuesday night's meeting voted in favor of advertising a proposal to replace the bridge on Tracey Road, a project now expected to cost about $200,000.

Man crashed motorcycle overnight, found dead in morning

editor@ydr.com (Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:18:45 -0600

A 49-year-old Westminster, Md., man was killed in a motorcycle crash in West Manchester Township, according to York County Deputy Coroner Terry Meyers.

Forecast: A balmy Spring Saturday

editor@ydr.com (Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:10:30 -0600

The recent nice weather is expected to continue today. York County could see highs reaching 70 or above today, according to forecasts from AccuWeather and the National Weather Service.

North Codorus residents say sewer hike unfair

editor@ydr.com (TERESA McMINN / For the Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:49:42 -0600

North Codorus Township residents say they're unfairly paying -- to the tune of a 25 percent sewer rate increase -- for a conflict between the township, a developer and several government agencies.

House passes bill to expand Gettysburg park boundaries

editor@ydr.com (From staff reports) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:45:50 -0600

The boundaries of Gettysburg National Military Park would expand to include the Lincoln Train Station in the borough and 45 acres of donated land in Cumberland Township under a bill that's headed to the U.S. Senate.

Lower Windsor, East Prospect discuss Lauxmont sewer proposal

editor@ydr.com (AMY MARCHIANO / For the Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:37:37 -0600

Representatives from Lower Windsor Township told East Prospect officials that both the township and borough can benefit by permitting the proposed Lauxmont Meadows development to discharge sewage to East Prospect's treatment plant.

Russian officials meet with county prosecutors

editor@ydr.com (RICK LEE / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:31:51 -0600

Representatives of the Russian consulate and embassy met with York County prosecutors Friday to discuss the August murder of 7-year-old Nathaniel Craver and the ongoing criminal investigation.

Work on sinkhole coming to close

mike@ydr.com (MIKE ARGENTO / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:30:29 -0600

A closed street in York hasn't been inconvenient for a pizzeria owner, who said business has picked up.

Dallastown man seriously hurt in motorcycle crash

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:05:08 -0600

A Dallastown man was in serious condition at York Hospital late Friday night after police said his motorcycle crashed in Seven Valleys hours earlier.

Actions granted

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:25 -0600

Ali, Kelly Syiad, North Walnut Street, Dallastown, from Kristina Ann, North Franklin Street, Red Lion Baker, Chad M.

Actions started

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:03:32 -0600

Chavez, Christina Lynn, Hollow Road, Stewartstown, against Manuel Antonio, same address Clark, Gregory Allen, Crown Pointe Drive, York, against Tonya Lynn, Oak Road, Dallastown Close, Kathleen A.

Marriage applications

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:03:06 -0600

Office of the Clerk of Orphans' Court Bradley C. Jacobs issued the following marriage licenses.

Season to Spring in with a Saturday in the 70s

teresa@ydr.com (TERESA ANN BOECKEL / Daily Record/Sunday News) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:59:49 -0600

Spring officially begins Saturday -- but two more shots of cooler weather are coming.

Health care battle tilts Obama's way as vote nears

editor@ydr.com (DAVID ESPO / Associated Press) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:19:05 -0600

WASHINGTON -- One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction.

At-home birth: March 20, 2010

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:36:29 -0600

Remmey, Michelle (Diehl), and Christopher, Etters, March 18, a son

Memorial Hospital: March 20, 2010

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:35:48 -0600

Ruppert, Jessica (Gentzler), and Kenneth III, York, March 18, a son

Sullivan, Sarah, and Stough, James, Thomasville, March 18, a daughter

York Hospital: March 20, 2010

editor@ydr.com () — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:34:55 -0600

Alcivar, Destiny, York, March 18, a daughter

Brown, Heidi, and Freeman, Timothy, McSherrystown, March 17, a son

Davis, Beth (Hunter), and Steven, Manchester, March 16, a daughter

Dietrich, Laurie (Parson), and Ray, March 17, a daughter

Glover, Germaine, York, March 17, a son

Goodling, Susan, and McCoy, Joseph II, York, March 17, a son

Hayes, Brenda, and Hunter, Donald IV, York, March 18, a son

Lusco, Angela (Buxbaum), and Craig, York, March 17, a daughter

Oberlander, Landa (Flaharty), and Jason, Red Lion, March 17, a daughter

Semidey, Katrina, Lancaster, March 16, a daughter

Shorb, Alyssa, and Andrew, York, March 17, a son

Stock, Stephanie (Roth), and Christopher, York, March 16, a daughter

York native Charles Rudy produced lasting works of art

editor@ydr.com (JUNE LLOYD) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:10 -0600

York County has produced, and is still producing, many artists of note, from folk artist Lewis Miller to contemporary artist Rob Evans.

St. Patrick's Day celebrators nabbed

editor@ydr.com (Daily Record/Sunday News) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:04:30 -0600

An estimated two dozen people were cited in the City of York St. Patrick's Day Wednesday night. According to the city police log, 20 people were cited or arrested, including: four for drinking alcohol in a public place, seven for underage drinking, seven for voiding human excretion or public