Lt. Tim Guise’s last call
Congratulations to Lt. Tim Guise on his retirement from Cumberland Township Police Department.
Guise worked for the department for 27 years.
Read more on Guise’s career in Friday’s Gettysburg Times.
Firefighters allowed a house to burn down at the end of training exercises Sunday in Cumberland Township. Using hay and wooden shipping pallets as fuel, firefighters repeatedly ignited and extinguished individual rooms before allowing flames to spread throughout the two-story house just northwest of Herrs Ridge Road at Battalion Lane. Fire was gushing through the roof by about 2:30 p.m. at 560 Old Mill Road. Full coverage will appear in Monday's Gettysburg Times.
The Adams County Allied Veterans Council properly retires American flags during a service Monday at American Legion Post 262 in Biglerville.
Fire at Consolidated Scrap Resources on York Road in Straban Township.
Update — Shortly after the crash, the driver of the Navy Blue Ram 1500 spoke with a few people, then fled on foot heading toward Marshalls. Police are searching for a black man, around age 40, with scruffy facial hair. He had suffered facial injuries and a nosebleed when he fled, said State Police Corporal Kyle Reeser.
The Sheetz gas station and convenience center on Route 30 is temporarily closed. At 9:21 a.m. Thursday, a Navy Blue Ram 1500 knocked over a gas pump and crashed into a vehicle, leaving two people injured at the scene. Police and fire crews are still at work. More details as they arrive.
Canners for Katie
Dozens of members of the Biglerville community drove by Mamma’s Pizza on Main Street Monday afternoon to show support for the Monteleone Family.
Katiuscia “Katie” Monteleone Carella died Feb. 10. Community members fondly recalled Katie’s welcoming smile and constant support for her community.
Read more in Tuesday’s Gettysburg Times.
Yesterday, the Times covered the Klondike Derby and Jamboree, held by local representatives of Boy Scouts of America.
Post 127 of Abbottstown won the derby title for the third year running and also pulled out the victory in the fabled sled race.
This story, featuring several scout troops from Adams County, will be in the Tuesday edition of the Gettysburg Times.
Fire destroyed a home Friday at 95 Chapel Road Extended about five miles southwest of Gettysburg. Many fire companies were dispatched at 7:19 p.m. to the scene off Marsh Creek Road. One person was transported by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Vigilant Hose Company Asst. Fire Chief Josh Brotherton, who commanded the scene.
Sgt. Timothy Biggins signed off for the final time Thursday afternoon. Biggins retired after 25 years with the Cumberland Township Police Department.
Read more about Biggins’ career in Friday’s Gettysburg Times.
Barlow Road, Cumberland Township house fire
Crews from several volunteer fire departments are at the scene of a working house fire on Barlow Road, Cumberland Township.