Author: Staff Reports

YORK– WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital was one of five local hospitals that received “A” safety grades for fall 2021 from The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers widely acknowledged as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality. Waynesboro joins WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital, WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital and WellSpan York Hospital. The safety grades are issued twice a year, and this is the first time that WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital has been eligible to receive a safety grade from Leapfrog. The other four hospitals also earned an “A” in spring 2021 and fall 2020. “We are proud of…

Shepherd U football concludes 10-1 regular season with rout of winless Clarion SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Junior quarterback Tyson Bagent (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) completed 32-of-45 passes for 447 yards and four touchdowns to lead Shepherd University (10-1) to a 55-0 win over Clarion (0-10) in football action at Ram Stadium on Saturday. Shepherd took a 7-0 lead when sophomore running back Ronnie Brown (Baltimore, Md./Dundalk) scored on a 15-yard run with 7:08 left in the first quarter. Senior kicker Hayden August-Scriven (North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard) added the extra point August-Scriven connected on a 20-yard field goal with11:54 left in the second quarter to…

Shippensburg women’s basketball team takes two wins in opening weekend SHIPPENSBURG – The Shippensburg University women’s basketball season, picked in a preseason coaches poll as the favorite to win the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division this year, won its first two games in Heiges Field House over the weekend. On Friday, senior Ariel Jones (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) became the fourth player in school history to reach 2,000 career points, leading all players with 35 points in the season opener, as Shippensburg posted an 80-66 victory over Virginia Union. Shippensburg (1-0) put forth a 17-2 run over the opening 5:03 of…

SHIPPENSBURG – Freshman Jake DeLuccia (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) scored a go-ahead touchdown with 4:30 remaining Saturday as the Shippensburg University football team rallied to defeat visiting Mercyhurst, 17-13, on a sunny, windy and cold Senior Day at Student Association Field at Seth Grove Stadium.     Shippensburg (9-2) began the day by honoring 21 seniors before its final regular season game and ended it by achieving its first undefeated season at home since 2012 (fourth in the last 30 years (1991, 1999)). The Raiders were 6-0 at Seth Grove Stadium in 2021 and outscored opponents by a 217-76 margin at the friendly confines. …

CHAMBERSBURG—Franklin County residents at risk of eviction or utility shutoffs because of COVID-19 are urged to apply for assistance available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Meg Snead joined Franklin County Commissioner Chairman Dave Keller and other local leaders to make sure residents are aware that ERAP can help people who are facing eviction pay past due and upcoming rent or pay utility bills or other costs necessary to help them be safely housed. Help is available now for anyone facing eviction, especially as federal, state and local eviction moratoriums end. Residential renters…

HERSHEY – The holiday season kicks off in The Sweetest Place on Earth tonight, Nov. 12, with the opening of Hersheypark Christmas Candylane and Hershey Sweet Lights presented by T-Mobile drive-through attraction. More than five million lights deck the halls of Hersheypark during Christmas Candylane. The guest-favorite NOEL light show choreographed to joyful music returns for another year, and new festive light shows will appear on the iconic Kisses Fountain, Candymonium hypercoaster, and the Ferris Wheel. Weather permitting, a unique blend of family-friendly rides and thrilling coasters are open for Candylane, including the sooperdooperLooper, Wild Mouse, Wildcat and Cocoa Cruiser…

MECHANICSBURG–The 2021 Waynesboro Stallions Midget Division team will play their first-ever CFA Youth Football Super Bowl against the Lebanon Raiders at Mountain View Middle School, Mechanicsburg, in what league officials believe to be the first time two undefeated teams will play for the title. The game will kickoff Saturday at 6 p.m. and will be hosted by Cumberland Valley. Waynesboro, the second seed, shut out Mechanicsburg, 30-0, in the semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 7. A week earlier, the Stallions beat Lower Dauphin, 16-0. Lebanon, the top seed, defeated Chambersburg, 31-18, and West Perry, 26-0, to advance to the Super Bowl.…

YORK – WellSpan Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine have announced plans to fight cancer together in South Central Pennsylvania. The comprehensive collaboration will combine the expertise of WellSpan cancer physicians and programs with the innovative clinical, research and educational capabilities of Johns Hopkins Medicine. WellSpan patients across South Central Pennsylvania who have cancer will benefit from a collaborative approach between the two organizations through shared treatment protocols, improved genomics capabilities, research projects and access to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s expanded network of subspecialty physicians. All of these services will broaden the options close to home for life-saving care of patients with…

The staff of UGI Utilities recently spent time raking leaves at Renfrew Museum and Park during the United Way of Franklin County ‘s Day of Caring. PROVIDED PHOTO

QUINCY–Residents of Quincy Village Retirement Community donated 200 brand new socks to Waynesboro Community & Human Services. The socks will be given to local residents in need.