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Rachel Handshew Jesse Myers   Elizabethtown Area High School seniors Rachel Handshew and Jesse Myers were named the Elizabethtown Rotary Club’s students of the month for December. Handshew and Myers were honored for their high academic achievement and extensive involvement in school and community service activities. Handshew is the daughter of Michael and Deborah Handshew […]

An annual tradition at the Elizabethtown Public Library keeps getting better, thanks to The Train Guys, who set up what is billed as the largest non-permanent, seasonal train display in the United States at the library, and the permanent train display by the Masonic Village Model Railroad Club. This holiday season, free shuttle service will […]

The Elizabethtown Borough Council voted to increase property taxes from the current rate of 4.4 mills to 4.6 mills in 2020, an increase of a little over 4.5%. For every $100,000 of assessed value, borough property taxes will go from $440 in 2019 to $460 in 2020. Borough Council President Marc Hershey said at the […]

Caitlin Wilson Caitlin Wilson of Elizabethtown has completed Peace Corps service after 27 months living and working as an agriculture volunteer in Ghana, West Africa. She is a 2016 graduate of Elizabethtown College and is pursuing a master’s degree at West Virginia University. During her service, Wilson was assigned to the Northern Region of Ghana, where she […]

The annual Extraordinary Give event, raised $10,550,282 for 522 charitable groups from 28,745 donors over a 24-hour period. This has been the biggest year for donations since the 24-hour donating marathon started in 2012, even though there was a blip in the connection of the ExtraGive’s website for more than half an hour the night […]

The Stonemill Drive bridge over the Conoy Creek in West Donegal Township has reopened to traffic after work to replace it. Stonemell Drive closed from Bossler Road to Miller Road in July so the county-owned bridge could be replaced. It was originally scheduled to reopen Oct. 31, but remained closed for weeks after as the […]