Print Edition Highlights - June 4, 2015

Tragedy shocks Wellsville community
By Marie Chomicki

Photo by Curt Werner.
No trespassing and private property signs surround the scene of a double-murder suicide Friday night in Wellsville. Laurie Kepner, 53, and her friend, Barbara Schrum, 55, were shot to death by husband Martin Kepner, 60, before he turned the gun on himself at his residence on the 1600 block of Lisburn Road in Warrington Township, above.

____ A double-murder suicide shocked the small community of Wellsville Friday night.
____ Pennsylvania State Police recovered the bodies of Laurie Kepner, 53, and her friend, Barbara Schrum, 55, who were shot to death by Laurie’s husband Martin Kepner, 60, before shooting himself at his home, 1615 Lisburn Road, Warrington Township at 7:55 p.m. Friday May 29.
____ Laurie had moved out in December and was picking up a few belongings, York County Coroner Pam Gay said.
____ "They had the car full of things and they were trying to leave when the first shots were fired,” Gay said.
____ Gay said state police are not sure who was shot first, but it appears it may have been Barb since she was found sitting in the passenger's seat, undisturbed, still belted in. Laurie and Martin were both found on the ground outside of the car. Gay said it looked as if Laurie had tried to get away. The vehicle they had borrowed is now in the possession of PSP.
____ All three had gunshot wounds to the head; Barb had sharp force trauma to the neck, she said.
____ “What speaks volumes with this case is that we need to do a better job with ways of handling domestic violence issues,” Gay said. "It’s very sad. Three families all have had their lives irreversibly altered."
____ Gay said she was told Laurie had asked for assistance from police to go with her to get her belongings. "How do we protect people when they want to get belongings? How unfortunate it is that they are setting themselves up for their death," Gay said.
____ In response to the incident, Gay said she has spent the last several days getting in touch with legislators and law enforcement agencies to find ways to improve the system.
____ "At the same time we need to protect law enforcement who often say that are not designed to assist or don't have enough manpower," she said.
____ We really need to figure a way to reach out to people more in breakdown relationships, she said.

Submitted photo.
In photo is Laurie Kepner at a recent Northern High School class reunion. Kepner was the victim of double-murder suicide last Friday in Warrington Township.

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Photo by Curt Werner.
On Friday, May 29, a two-vehicle accident took place on Carlisle Road and Stoney Run Road at 3:04 p.m. No one was seriously injured

Photo by Curt Werner.
On Friday, May 29, a two car collision took place on Carlisle Road and Mt. Top Road, Warrington Township, at approx. 8:07 p.m. Two people were taken to area hospitals. Carroll Township Police assisted the State Police, who were on another call. Wellsville Fire Company, Dover Ambulance and fire police were on the scene.

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Print Edition Highlights - June 4, 2015

Karen Wolf wins photo award
By Dave Wolf


Karen’s award winning entry, two ducks in flight.

____Karen Wolf, wife of outdoor writer Dave Wolf, teams up with her husband by taking photos to illustrate many of his articles.
____Karen was awarded “Best Published Newspaper Photo, Color or Black & White” (sponsored by POWA Past Presidents) at the PA Outdoor Writers Association Spring banquet, held at Seven Springs Resort on May 16. The photo accompanied Dave’s article, “Conservationists Face Huge Hurdles,” published in the Lebanon Daily News on Jan. 26, 2014.
____The award was chosen out of over 200 entries in the category. According to Karen, “I was both shocked and honored when I heard my entry won first place, since I have only been a member for a few years. My father taught me photography at a very young age and I know he would have been proud of my accomplishment.”


Karen Wolf with her award.

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DYB completes one round of playoffs;
rain delays the next
By Andy Sandrik


Photo by Brett Keeney.
Tanner Merovich hits a 3-run shot Wednesday night against Weaver’s of Wellsville, to propell Bob Ruth Ford to Friday night’s championship game.

____ Mother Nature is doing her best to delay the process, but hopefully sooner rather than later the Dillsburg Youth Baseball league will be crowning its town ball champions.
____ The playoffs began last weekend with plenty of drama and excitement, but then rains swept through Dillsburg and washed away playoff games that were supposed to be played on Monday and Tuesday.
____ As of the Banner's press deadline, all three DYB divisions -- Majors, Minors and Coach Pitch -- had reached the semifinal round.
In the Majors Division, No. 3-seeded Rhoads Trucking posted a 9-0 win over No. 6 Steve Morret Plumbing & Heating, Inc. while No. 5 Weavers of Wellsville edged No. 4 Williams Hauling by a 4-2 score.

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Mock DUI demo held at the high school


Photo by Curt Werner.
Franklintown Fire Company firefighter Kaitlyn Stough tends to a “victim” at the mock accident scene.

____ Northern High School held a mock DUI demonstration on Friday, May, 22nd in the morning to discourage students from drinking and driving on Prom Night, held May 23.
____ Staged accidents acted by students and played out with real Carroll Township police, firemen from Dillsburg and Franklintown fire companies, EMT workers and pilots from Life Lion.

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Northern H.S. student-athletes honored
By Joe Guty


Photo by Curt Werner.
The seniors of the Northern Track and Field team display the t-shirts they received from the booster club at the banquet held on Wednesday, May 27.

____ Mother Nature is doing her best to delay the process, but hopefully sooner rather than later the Dillsburg Youth Baseball league will be crowning its town ball champions.
____ The playoffs began last weekend with plenty of drama and excitement, but then rains swept through Dillsburg and washed away playoff games that were supposed to be played on Monday and Tuesday.
____ As of the Banner's press deadline, all three DYB divisions -- Majors, Minors and Coach Pitch -- had reached the semifinal round.
In the Majors Division, No. 3-seeded Rhoads Trucking posted a 9-0 win over No. 6 Steve Morret Plumbing & Heating, Inc. while No. 5 Weavers of Wellsville edged No. 4 Williams Hauling by a 4-2 score.

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Northern Life Skills Student Prom 2015


Photo by Curt Werner.
During one of the songs, students made a conga line as they danced to the music.

____ On Wednesday, May 6, over 100 students attended the annual Life Skills Prom held at the West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg.

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