Schools rely on local funds as they await state budget

Public school districts have two principal sources of revenue: their state subsidy and local funding. The latter comes primarily from property taxes.
In Lancaster County, the state share of district funding ranges from a low of about 17 percent for Manheim Township School District to 45 percent for SDL and 48 percent for Columbia Borough School District, the two highest.

It's down!

Well, mostly anyway.  Workers toiled all day today removing the facade at 208-210 Locust, brick by brick. Only side bricks remain.  A foreman on the scene said the project could last into Saturday, although today’s endeavor moved along faster than expected.

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Charges expected after fight involving Confederate flag: Columbia police chief

Charges are expected to be filed against people who were involved in a fight over a Confederate flag at an intersection in Columbia borough earlier this week.

The charges could be filed by the end of the week, said Columbia Borough Police Chief Jack Brommer on Wednesday.

MORE:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/charges_expected_after_fight_i.html

A case of mistaken identity?

In a recent interview HERE, David Chohany, who was at the center of an incident involving a Confederate flag this past Monday night, said he is the victim of mistaken identity and alleges that is why he was attacked.
Could it be true?
Look at the photos below:
Here is Chohany’s truck a day or two after Monday night’s incident. 
Here it is in the recent past – before the incident.  Note the Confederate flag. 
Now look at the photos below, showing pickup trucks seen around Columbia within the past year, each one displaying a Confederate flag (or two):

Military recruiter's home struck by bullets after drive-by shooting in Mountville

A military recruiter’s home on Main Street, Mountville, was struck by several bullets during a drive-by shooting early Wednesday morning.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/military-recruiter-s-home-struck-by-bullets-after-drive-by/article_b0ff33ba-4134-11e5-979d-ab32ab57a077.html