About Town — March 8, 2026

This week’s photos of Columbia 

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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

At the Re-Uzit Shop: Uncle Sam costume 

Some patriotic accessories 

And some advice

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West Hempfield Township Police responded to a report of a gunfight in the vicinity of Oak Hollow Drive and Oswego Drive. At least two people involved in a gunfight there fled the scene. Police cordoned off the area. 

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Workers from Lewis Environmental and a member of the US Coast Guard were at Columbia River Park for two days to check for contamination from a recent spill on the York County side of the Susquehanna River.

According to LNP/LancasterOnline, federal, state and local agencies are undertaking clean-up operations after a February 25 fire at J&K Salvage released thousands of gallons of oils from containers into Codorus Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna. The oils have seeped into the Susquehanna watershed, according to officials. Members of the response team are testing water samples from the river near Columbia and Wrightsville.

An oil containment boom (along with two buoys) was placed near the water intake at the Columbia Water Company. 

The boom and buoys were tethered to a nearby tree.

Debris collected over the next few days.

On Sunday morning, the boom was no longer visible. 

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Authentic driftwood 

This is all that was left of the river ice the other day.

Life jacket zone

A bench for watching the fog

Witch hazel blooming at Columbia River Park 

The bushes were an Arbor Day planting dedicated to the late Fred Abendschein.

Keep your hands off government property. 

Especially this stream gaging station

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Board (and shovel) leaning against the siding

Sideways, it’s an accurate representation of the current world situation, cracks and all.

On the way back home 

This is all that’s left of the McGinness remediation project. 

Onward to Middle Creek!

“Sticker shock”

For want of a nail

Window cleaning on Locust 

Wood you look at that: lumber for sale at Tollbooth 

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Still life with cart and bridge

Detail

Looking kind of like an amusement park, the Von Hess project continues. 

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Frogs on the march at Clover Tattoo 

The snowdrops are blooming. 

High water levels lifted this boat off the shore, where it’s been tethered for three weeks. PA Fish & Game said they’re working with the owner to resolve the situation. 

A fast-moving train about to surge past the COLA building 

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