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News: Wednesday, Feb. 23

The Mill Road, left, and Rheems Elementary Schools. (Source: Elizabethtown Area School District | Google Street View)

The Mill Road, left, and Rheems Elementary Schools. (Source: Elizabethtown Area School District | Google Street View)
The Mill Road, left, and Rheems Elementary Schools. (Source: Elizabethtown Area School District | Google Street View)

Headlines:

Elizabethtown Area School Board votes to close two elementary schools: The board approved closing the Rheems and Mill Road schools at the end of the year and transferring their students to the district's remaining two elementary schools. (Source: LNP)

Four teens to be charged in Millersville incident: Officials say local high school students in an SUV shot at Millersville students with a gel gun Sunday night. (Source: WGAL)

Lawsuit seeks to halt Pa. Supreme Court redistricting case: The plaintiffs say the deadlock over new Congressional maps means Pennsylvania should run its Congressional races as statewide at-large contests. (Source: AP)

Bankruptcies fell sharply during pandemic: In Pennsylvania, they fell 51% between 2019 and 2021, according to federal court records, in line with a nationwide drop. Credit counselors attribute the change to federal aid and increased savings due to the pandemic's influence on household spending. (Source: WESA)

National/world roundup: Ukraine to declare state of emergency, begins conscripting reservists. (Source: NBC News) Supreme Court rules against Trump's efforts to block document release to Jan. 6 probe. (Source: CNN) Experts warn of danger from BA.2 Omicron variant. (Source: UPI) U.S. truckers plan pandemic protest convoy. (Source: Reuters) U.S. ports to receive $450 million in federal infrastructure grants. (Source: AP)