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January 29, 2026
Photo courtsey Michael Putt
Snow and sleet from a massive winter snow storm, affecting three dozen states, covers South Baltimore Street on Sunday.
Largest snow storm of the season pelts Dillsburg with snow, sleet; hiker rescued
The largest snow storm of this winter, part of a massive system affecting three dozen states, hit the Dillsburg area early Sunday morning and continued throughout the day, sometimes as heavy as two inches of snow per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
However, 6-12 inches of snow accumulation would have been greater if periods of sleeting did not pack down the snow in the late morning, early afternoon hours in many Central PA locations.
Although it made the roads more treacherous, the sleet served as a buffer from the high winds and prevented drifting, Carroll Township Manager Brandon Slatt said on Tuesday. “The last round of sleet helped to contain the snow and prevented drifting onto the roads,” he said. Slatt, who traveled with the township road crew during the Sunday storm and again on Monday said that although he noticed some damaged mailboxes throughout the township, the damage came from heavy snow and not ice. Although he did not stop to measure the snow, he estimated that the accumulation was about a foot high.
In addition to himself, the road crew, consisting of Bruce Patton, Paul Kingand Mike Cramer, began plowing the snow around 2 a.m. Sunday morning and continued until the early hours of Monday morning. The crew went home shortly after midnight and Slatt was back in his office on Monday.
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January 22, 2026
Photo by Curt Werner
Flames still smolder Tuesday morning Jan. 20 after an early morning structure fire the day before in the 300-block of South Middlesex Road, Carlisle. The building was fully engulfed with flames when firefighters arrived.
An implement storage outbuilding and its contents were destroyed by an early morning fire on Monday, Jan. 19 in the 300-block of South Middlesex Road, Carlisle. Middlesex Township Fire Chief Edwin Beam said the fire had a good start before they got there and was fully engulfed when they arrived, adding that flames were visable for some distance and could be seen from Carlisle.
For the rest of the story see the January 22, 2026 edition.
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January 15, 2026
Council presents check to DCA
By Mary Lou Bytof
Dillsburg Borough Council President Matt Fawber presented Dillsburg Community Association President Dave Kelley with a $2,000 check Tuesday evening on behalf of the borough for all the work the association does for the community. Speaking about the recent DCA venture, the New Year’s Eve annual Pickle Drop in the borough, Kelley said that the event is expanding and he is excited to build on it even more. “It's growing,” he told the council, in spite of the cold weather we had a few weeks ago.
For the rest of the story see the January 15, 2026 edition.
Comp plan passes 3-2
By Kristen Stagg
At the regular meeting of the Carroll Township supervisors on Jan. 12, the board voted 3-2 to approve Resolution 2026-09 adopt- ing the Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan of Oct. 2025. Sheila Covert, Brent Sailhamer, and Frank Setlak approved with Dave Bush and Libby Loudenslager opposed.
During the discussion that preceded the vote, Bush voiced concerns that the plan “gives the image that the township condones things going on in the area that it doesn't approve of,” adding, “the book could be used inappropriately to get support.”
For the rest of the story see the January 15, 2026 edition.
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