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Lancaster County Faces Drought Watch Amid Unseasonably Dry Fall

Photo courtesy of GetArchive. A corn filed sits in the middle of a drought. Victor M. Fallas III Staff Writer The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a drought watch for Lancaster County and 34 other counties due to a prolonged period of low rainfall. This advisory calls on residents to voluntarily reduce […]

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Boeing strike concludes and workers come to an agreement

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Boeing 777-200LR flies over a mountain rage. Abigail Manbeck News Editor Recently, some of Boeing’s workers were on a seven-week strike. The largest union that is part of Boeing has now ended the strike and approved the latest contract that was part of the cause of said strike. According to […]

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Twitter users leave platform for alternatives

Jamie Hughes Associate Photography Editor Users of X, formerly known as Twitter, have been predicting the platform’s downfall ever since its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk. But many continued to stick with the popular network. Multiple waves of departures occurred, frequently following a controversial decision by Musk to change something on X, such as more […]

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Six Flags Great Adventure to close world’s tallest roller coaster

Photo courtesy of Flickr. Kingda Ka coaster sitting high in the sky. Michael Keehan Staff Writer On Nov. 14, 2024, the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation released a statement on the future of their 51 properties, including those recently acquired following the merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair. The company unveiled a more than $1 […]

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Alex Jones loses Infowars for bad behavior

Photo courtesy of Flickr. Alex Jones testifying before a Senate Intelligence committee. Abigail Manbeck News Editor Recently at a bankruptcy auction, Infowars, which was a company owned by Alex Jones, was bought by a satirical news site called The Onion. Jones was no longer able to own Infowars because of the money he owed to […]

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Homan, Wiles among Trump cabinet appointees

Sevan Sinton Associate News Editor President-elect Donald Trump has begun appointing his cabinet at a record pace, but not without backlash and controversy.  The President-elect appointments include notables such as former rival Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, independent turned Trump-backer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health & Human Services, as well as […]

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November’s first Millersville borough meeting

Syan Swanger Staff Writer On Nov.12, the Millersville Borough Council held its first meeting of November. The meeting began with a presentation from Blue Rock Regional Fire District’s representative, Phil Lastowski, regarding the fire district budget for 2025. Lastowski promptly stated that in the 13 years the Blue Rock Fire Company has been in business, […]

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State Senate Candidate Trex Proffitt speaks on the 2024 US Elections

Michael Keehan Staff Writer After an election season tumultuous even for the tumultuous standards of election seasons, many are wondering how any of this could’ve been predicted, and what to do moving forward. Last Sunday, I spoke with Trexler “Trex” Proffitt, who was the Democratic nominee for the 13th District in Pennsylvania’s State Senate. An […]

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Recap of September’s Millersville Borough Council meeting

Syan Swanger Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 24 the Millersville Borough Council had their monthly meeting. After some opening remarks from council president, Joseph Lane, the council discussed the plans for a new firehouse. Three weeks ago, the Blue Rock Regional Company was asked to gather to see the land bought for the new firehouse. […]

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Mail-in ballot delay in PA causes concern

Abigail Manbeck News Editor It has recently been brought to the attention of Pennsylvania mail-in voters that the ballots have been delayed. Many voters who will be voting via mail this election are concerned that their ballot has not arrived in the mail. Often in the past, ballots were sent out weeks before the election. […]