• Lancaster County police departments implement therapy dog programs: The dogs provide emotional support to officers and victims. So far, Elizabethtown, East Lampeter Township, and East Hempfield Township have signed on. (Source: ABC 27)
• Boroughs adopt regional comprehensive plan: Twelve municipalities collaborated on the plan with the Lancaster County Planning Department. Quarryville (Source: LNP) and Christiana (Source: LNP) both OK’d it at meetings last week.
• Spring Grove residents call for saving the Hoke House: Rutter’s wants to demolish the historic stone building in York County, which dates to the 1750s. Spring Grove Borough Council is to rule on the matter this week. (Source: York Daily Record)
• Franklin & Marshall College’s tuition is highest in U.S.: The list price for one year is $65,652, not including room and board and other expenses. (Source: ABC 27)
• Companies that plow and salt adjust to mild winter: More Landscapers are stockpiling unused salt and continuing with planting and sodding work that would normally wait until spring. (Source: WGAL)
• Nation/world: Three dead, five injured in Michigan State U. mass shooting. (Source: ABC News) Nikki Haley announces presidential bid. (Source: USA Today) South Dakota governor bans gender surgery, hormone treatment for minors. (Source: UPI) Residents report dead animals, ongoing concerns after Ohio chemical spill. (Source: NBC News) Inflation rose at annualized rate of 6.4% in January. (Source: CNBC)
