Mountville News

East Hempfield Township on Wednesday became the final municipality to approve an ordinance designed to look at growth issues in the greater Lancaster region.

A sign malfunction on a city street resulted in a "hole" lot of trouble for a Mountville woman Monday morning.

Dan Osborne didn't look nervous plugging his new business on network television earlier this month.

Mountville resident Greg Barton came to Ephrata for a specific reason Saturday. No, it wasn't to shop at Doneckers for its store-wide sales or to visit the Cloister for a tour.

Another Two Cousins restaurant will open near Ephrata next month. The Italian restaurant will be in the new Wildflower Commons shopping center along Route 322, northwest of Ephrata, at 1759 W. Main St.

To people in California, where gay marriage now is legal, or to people who live in larger cities, where gay pride festivals are commonplace, Saturday's celebration in Buchanan Park may not have seemed like such ...

A Lancaster County woman has been arrested and charged with retail theft after she reportedly allowed friends to steal gasoline from the station where she worked.

Dance, dance, dance ... The second Dancing for Dreams, a benefit for Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences, will be held 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 21, in the ballroom at the ...

When Graham Spanier went to see the Deacons of Dixieland play at Pennsylvania State University 13 years ago, he wasn't expecting to become part of the band.

Self-described community watchdog Ron Harper Jr. was cited by Franklin & Marshall College security with trespassing Tuesday at the home of college president John Fry after being barred from college property.

A young man went to the Lancaster state police barracks on Route 30 East early Sunday morning to pick up a buddy who had been arrested for suspected drunken driving, troopers said.

Any one bored tonight or any part of this weekend is invited to watch the Struggling Farmers play The Hilltoppers from 9pm - Midnight at Froelich Park in Mountville.

Officials announced Saturday night that they're scaling back on the search for a missing Iraq war veteran.

The Mount Airy Road bridge over Middle Creek in Clay Township has seen better days, according to township manager Bruce Leisey.

A spokesman for Gov. Ed Rendell denied claims made in a federal lawsuit that Rendell made a secret deal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to trade favors for the court's support of slot machine legislation.

The spokesman, Chuck Ardo, said if any secret meetings were held, Rendell ''certainly had no knowledge of them. There were no secret deals, no secret negotiations the governor either partook in or was aware of.''

His comments Tuesday came a day after the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania filed the suit, which alleges former Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Cappy cut a deal with Rendell and several high-ranking lawmakers for their support for judicial pay raises.

Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash this morning in Lancaster County.

The Prospect Diner, along Route 462 between Mountville and Columbia, reopened this week with new owners and a newly polished look. via LancasterOnline

“There was no visible fire, but heavy smoke damage in the interior.”

Early-morning fires destroyed a small restaurant along Route 272 in Little Britain Township and did major damage to a townhouse home near Mountville in Manor Township. via LancasterOnline

“We have an extremely wide selection of products available with the convenience of one-stop shopping”

Jim Rohrer is a die-hard hardware guy - a survivor in an age when big-box retailers are driving family-owned hardware stores to the brink of extinction. via LancasterOnline

“God was looking for someone to watch with him”

Kyle Davidson, a "back-end man" for the Lancaster city fire department, had a group from Lincoln Middle School's after-school Bible club singing Thursday afternoon during the National Day of Prayer children's ... via LancasterOnline