Author: Staff Reports

YORK—Megan Shreve chair of WellSpan Health Board of Directors, has been honored with the Excellence in Governance award presented by Modern Healthcare, a national industry leader in the healthcare news and information community. The award recognizes influential individuals who foster advancement in culture, mission and performance through their leadership on healthcare organization boards of directors. Shreve is one of only 14 individuals across the country to be named to the 2022 list. Shreve, of Adams County, is the chief executive officer of the South Central Community Action Programs, a Chambersburg-based non-profit organization that provides critical human services and community engagement…

A Story Walk Sunday School will be offered by Rouzerville United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 24, at Pine Hill Recreation Area, 12684 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro. Parents may bring children to the upper parking lot at Pine Hill no later than 9:20 a.m. Permission slips are required. The activity is for children in kindergarten through grade 12. For information, call the church at 717-762-3776.

WAYNESBORO—Waynesboro Police are seeking information on an attempted robbery yesterday, Thursday, April 21. Officers responded around 12:30 p.m. to a reported attempted armed robbery at 44 W Main St. in the borough. According to police, the business proprietor reported an individual entered the business, produced a large knife and demanded money. The proprietor drew a concealed handgun and held it to his side at which time the subject fled east on Main and south into an alley toward Gay Street. Police said the subject is described as a Hispanic male, medium build, 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-8 inches tall and approximately 40…

Appreciate art. Celebrate creative WASHS students during the opening of the WASHS Art Show, Friday, April 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Gallery 50. Drew Adams will be playing at Music Makers. Adams is a musician from Waynesboro, who has played in the bands Dimestore Profit, On Tap and The Drew Adams Project. Most of his influences come from the 1990s, but some of the more classic selections include covers by Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash and Van Morrison. The art show continues April 23 and April 29-30. Get your Spidey on. “Spider-Man: No Way Home”…

WAYNESBORO – When the going gets tough, the tough get going. The Waynesboro Indians varsity baseball team must have taken those words to heart, because after being held scoreless for the first four innings, they put together a break-out inning and held on to defeat Big Spring, 7-2, Wednesday in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division. Through four innings, the Indians (5-2) managed only three baserunners, one each in the second, third and fourth frames. Big Spring pitcher Brady Singer was calling all the right pitches to handcuff Waynesboro in its effort to get back on the winning track after a 13-8…

HARRISBURG – Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced that DCNR will be assisting with a large tree planting effort on April 22-23 at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. “In addition to their many environmental benefits, trees are a symbol of life and growth, which is so important at a site that requires reflection on the brave sacrifice made by the 40 passengers and crew of Flight 93,” Dunn said. Dunn and DCNR staff will join the National Park Service, many partner agencies and hundreds of volunteers to complete the reforestation project…

Shippensburg softball team sweeps Pitt-Johnstown SHIPPENSBURG – The Shippensburg University softball team rallied on three different occasions Wednesday to come from behind and defeat visiting Pitt-Johnstown in Game 1 of a crossover doubleheader, 8-7 in eight innings, before vanquishing the Mountain Cats 8-0 in five innings in Game 2 on a sunny and pleasant afternoon at Robb Field. Shippensburg (24-14), which was ranked No. 6 in the first edition of the NCAA Atlantic Region rankings released earlier in the day, got four hits each from sophomore Alyssa Nehlen (Pulaski/West Middlesex), junior Hannah Marsteller (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) and freshman Katelyn Minney (Lititz/Warwick). All three…

CHAMBERSBURG – A new food assistance program to support area veterans, active military and their families has been announced by Franklin County Commissioners, the Franklin County Office of Veterans Affairs and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Known as Franklin County MilitaryShare, this new program will provide fresh, nutritious food once a month, free of charge, to Franklin County families with at least one member who has served, or is currently serving, in the armed forces. The program is made possible thanks to the Franklin County Human Services Block Grant. More than 20% of households receiving food assistance in central Pennsylvania…

The Institute invites area families on a free, guided hike along the Appalachian Trail on Sunday, April 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. With guidance from an Institute naturalist, hikers will discover some of the wonders of the season in the woods and along the byways. “This month, we will see signs of the coming of spring,” said Dave Graff, The Institute’s watershed science coordinator who will lead the hike. “For example, trees starting to leaf out, the return of the ‘snowbirds’ or the arrival of the migrating warblers and other birds that spent their winters down south.” “Many of…

CHAMBERSBURG – The weather forecast suggests it might be a great weekend to do yardwork. If your outdoor work plans require planting or digging, make sure you know what lies beneath. This month, the Franklin County Commissioners are drawing attention to the importance of safe digging practices by recognizing April 2022 as Pennsylvania 811 Safe Digging Month in Franklin County. Safe Digging Month is promoted annually by Pennsylvania 811, a utility notification information center, in an effort to encourage homeowners, businesses and contractors to plan ahead before beginning excavation on outdoor projects, which often begin in the spring. Homeowners or…