• County Commissioner Josh Parsons may skip district town hall: A town hall scheduled for Tuesday evening will feature at least two candidates for the 36th state senate district, but Republican candidate Josh Parsons may not attend. The other two candidates, Democrat Andrew Malone and Libertarian Zachary Moore, have committed to attending. The town hall will take place in the Manheim Community Farm Show Community Exhibition Center. The candidates will be asked questions relating to health care and their vision for the future of their district. (Source: LNP)
• ‘Louder Than Guns’ creators host gun violence discussion at McCaskey High School: David Greene, the host of NPR show “Left, Right and Center,” hosted a discussion with students, faculty and community members in the auditorium at McCaskey High School, which revolved around gun violence. The panel took a musical approach to discussing the issue, based on Greene’s documentary and song, “Louder Than Guns.” The film aimed to depoliticize guns to allow for deeper conversations around them. Five McCaskey students additionally spoke about their experiences with gun violence. (Source: LNP)
• Messick Farm Equipment expands to northern PA: Rapho Township-based Messick Farm Equipment has purchased a farm equipment dealer serving three northern Pennsylvania counties. The owners of the business were planning to retire. Their business, Rovendale Ag and Barn, serves Northumberland, Wayne and Bradford Counties. Messick claims that customers will see lower prices on equipment due to higher buying power. (Source: LNP)
• Harlem Globetrotters coach hosts day of giving in Harrisburg: The coach for the Harlem Globetrotters, Chris “Handles” Franklin, hosted a giving event in Harrisburg after his team performed at the Giant Center in Hershey. After their performance Sunday, the team stopped Monday at a tent at PennDOT’s riverfront office to donate food and personal supplies. They also donated basketballs to students at the Nativity School, as well as supplies to two homeless shelters. (Source: ABC 27)
• State bill would let public housing have their own police forces: A bill being proposed by state representative Robert Freeman would allow smaller cities to more effectively deal with crime by allowing public housing authorities to form their own police departments. The bill would apply to the third-class cities of the state, which includes Lancaster, York and Harrisburg among others. The departments would be optional for the housing authorities, and any officers hired would need the same accreditations as municipal officers, as required by the state. (Source: ABC 27)
•Nation/world: Former Philipine president arrested on crimes against humanity over ‘war on drugs’ (Source: NBC News) Judge rules Palestinian activist cannot be deported while ongoing case is argued (Source: NBC News) Search called off for last missing crew member in oil tanker crash (Source: BBC News) ‘X’ goes down, Elon Musk claims cyberattack is cause (Source: WGAL) 337 Ukrainian drones shot down over Russia, according to Russian Defense Ministry (Source: LNP)
