Month: July 2015

Suspect arrested for Columbia bank robbery

A Lancaster County man has been arrested for a bank robbery last week.
Justin J. Dettinger, 28, of Columbia, is accused of robbing the Union National Bank on South 18th Street on Tuesday, according to West Hempfield Township police.
Police released surveillance photos and identified Dettinger as a suspect after several tips. He was arrested Monday morning in Mount Joy Township where he was staying.

Tell Jack Hubley: They might be here for a while

A few weeks ago, on a WGAL report, Jack Hubley gave the impression that the mayfly swarms plaguing Columbia and Wrightsville would soon be a thing of the past.  Unfortunately, that hasn’t turned out to be the case. On Saturday morning, swarms of mayflies were quite apparent at River Park – presumably freshly arrived, because many were still fluttering on the ground.
Ben Burner, Columbia Crossing’s intern, had to clean them off the building once again. Columbia Spy assumes mayfly cleaning wasn’t in his job description.
(Hang in there, Ben, and keep up the good work! This has to end sometime.)

Maybe they should be ticketed.

About town

Some recent photos from around town . . .

 At Columbia River Park, this bicyclist tried to ride across the water-covered ramp to the dock – unsuccessfully.
 Black and white

 Catching some rays

Sometimes a sidewalk is just a living room – and pedestrians have to walk in the street or take another route.