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A partial building collapse Tuesday injured three employees at a modular construction firm in Ephrata.

According to media reports, reporters were being kept at a distance from the scene, and none of the spokespersons at the site would describe the nature of the building, except to say it is intended for government use.  All the secrecy merely raises the curiosity level.  Will it become a drone-building facility?  A surveillance center for spying on citizens?

One thing is for sure: The building collapse is a metaphor for our broken federal government.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/819656_Three-hurt-in-building-collapse-in-Ephrata.html

In Lititz, you’ll soon be able to go grocery shopping while buzzed. Of course, you could do that anywhere anyway, but Lititz Borough seems to be promoting the activity.  Weis Markets in Lititz will likely become the first grocery store in Lancaster County to sell beer after borough council Tuesday night approved the transfer of a liquor license.

The supermarket hopes to open a 30-seat cafe that will serve beer and also sell six-packs.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/819795_Weis-Markets-in-Lititz-gets-OK-from-borough-to-sell-beer.html

I guess anything goes when you’re the “Coolest Small Town in America,” but can you imagine the snide comments from surrounding towns if Columbia had been the first to do this?

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/819693_Columbia-resident-challenges-sewer-authority-s-decision.html

Diane Frey, assistant superintendent of the Columbia Borough School District principal of Taylor Elementary School, will retire at the end of the school year.

Frey is the third major administrator in Columbia to announce their departure this school year. Last month, Park Elementary Principal Debra Wallace announced that she would retire after the spring semester. Last fall, Superintendent Barry Clippinger announced that he would retire in June.

On Thursday the Columbia school board unanimously approved Frey's retirement, which will be effective June 30.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/819240_Frey-to-retire-from-Columbia-school-district.html

Police in Lancaster County have charged a local man with criminal homicide and burglary after he allegedly shot another man inside a residence on North Third Street in Columbia.
Mario Casanova-Lanza, 39, of Lancaster, is now in police custody, according to a news release from Columbia Borough Police.
Police allege that Casanova-Lanza shot and killed Parrish Thaxton, a 36-year-old from the Bronx, N.Y.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/02/lancaster_police_charge_local.html

Police in Lancaster County have the suspect in a Wednesday night fatal shooting in custody.

http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lancaster/Lancaster-County-fatal-shooting-suspect-in-custody/-/9704306/19014110/-/xa3bci/-/index.html

Mario Casanova-Lanzo

Columbia police said they are looking for a suspect who may have been involved in a deadly shooting Wednesday night.

Police said they consider Mario Casanova-Lanzo, 36, armed and dangerous. Police are warning the public to be cautious if they see him.

Investigators said one man was found shot to death in a home along the 200 block of North Third Street Wednesday night at 10:16. They said other people were inside of the home at the time of the shooting and identified Casanova-Lanzo. Police would not release any details on what sparked the shooting.

If you have any information that could help police with this investigation, you're asked to give them a call.

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