Greencastle

The Franklin County, Pa., communities of Waynesboro and Greencastle hosted their first National Night Out events in years on Tuesday. McGruff the Crime Dog made an appearance in both towns as their police departments tried to foster relationships with children and other residents. National Night Out is designed to help people develop connections with officers and generate support for anti-crime efforts. In Greencastle, officer Eric Kamoie volunteered to sit under water balloons rigged to a system in which they'd burst if a ball hit a target.

A Greencastle cabinet shop was damaged by fire late Thursday night. Crews arrived to smoke coming from Horst Custom Cabinets, 7506 Friendship Village Road, Greencastle, according to a media release prepared by JR Koons, Deputy Fire Chief, Rescue Hose Company of Greencastle. The call came in Thursday at 11:23 p.m. "The fire was knocked down quickly," Koons wrote in the release. The ceilings and walls inside the buildings were torn down to make sure hot spots were not trapped between the walls and the insulation and the outside walls.

Franklin County's series of “Civil War 150” commemorative events is set to continue in Greencastle, with music, food and the start of a special tribute to a woman who became a memorable part of the area's history. Civil War living historians and speakers will be on the property of Allison-Antrim Museum, 365 S. Ridge Ave., on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Confederate and Union soldiers, along with women dressed in Civil War garb, will be represented, helping to illustrate the events of 1863, when the town of Greencastle was under the rule of General Robert E. Lee and his troops as part of “The Gettysburg Campaign.” Historian Ted Alexander will discuss the subject as part of his talk, “When War Passed This Way: The Civil War in Franklin County.” Alicia Miller will also be on hand to educate visitors on the important role the Ladies' Aid Societies of Greencastle, Mont Alto and Waynesboro played during the war. Jeffrey Wert of State College, Pa., will speak about “Lee's Army during the Gettysburg Campaign,” and Steve Recker's topic is “Virtual Gettysburg.” Jerry Bayer of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., will discuss Civil War weaponry.

A church opened its doors Wednesday to become a cooling shelter for people who need to get out of the heat. The Community Grace Church, 17 N. Washington St., is receiving support from the Franklin County (Pa.) Department of Emergency Services. The shelter will have cots, water and refreshments, according to a news release. Emergency services director David K. Donohue said the shelter will remain open until the period of exceptional heat and humidity ends, about three days.

The cast and crew of “Grease” is gearing up for this weekend's performaces. G-AHS will present “Grease” at the high school Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $5 and will be sold at the door. Doors open to the public at 6:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday. The cast includes Lauren Durniak, Madeline Heraty, Hailee Martin, Skyler Allen, Tabi Rudy, Nikki Garns, Noni Arnoult, Kayleigh Smith, Madison Durniak, Marissa Bear, Drey Hepfer, Paul Herman, Brady Smith, Noah Graham, Jensen Stoner, Skyler Rickett, Adam Oliver, Jason Yoder, Melissa Holmes, Grace Boscolo, Hannah Peterson, Alyssa Scott, Rowan Lewis, Breanne Carter and Hannah Boschert.

A crowd of about 200 people came together Thursday night for the first-ever Spring Fling with the Library, a benefit event for the Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library capital campaign, at Green Grove Gardens, just off Pa. 16. Patti Divelbiss, chairwoman of the library's capital campaign, said tickets for the event sold out almost two weeks ago. "This evening is sort of like a taste of the town," she said. The evening featured food sampling provided by 12 area restaurants and vendors, as well as wine tasting courtesy of Tuscarora Mt. Winery and more than $8,000 worth of donated silent auction items, Divelbiss said.

Two weeks ago, the Shippensburg Greyhounds lost a 28-27 heartbreaker in double-overtime to Greencastle-Antrim. On Friday night, they got redemption in a much bigger way. Jeremy Musser caught a 52-yard touchdown and Taylor Carey nailed his first career field goal - which turned out to be the game-winner - as 10th-seeded Shippensburg turned in a great defensive effort and edged the seventh-seeded Blue Devils 10-7, eliminating the Mid-Penn Colonial...

GREENCASTLE, Pa. - The Greencastle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6319 will plant a sugar maple Saturday at the Jerome R. King Playground to replace a tree planted in 1951 in honor of Harry D. Ziegler, the first casualty from the area in World War II. The post is named for Ziegler. The original tree died. The 11 a.m. ceremony will include an invocation, short biography of Ziegler and remarks by Nate Bacon, chairman of the borough's Shade Tree Commission. The Ziegler family will also be present.

A Franklin County, Pa., man was killed Friday morning in a head-on collision on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Clayton Stoner, 26, address unavailable, of Greencastle, Pa., was driving a northbound tow truck that crossed the median into the southbound lanes, troopers said in a news release. The 9:30 a.m. crash involved four vehicles about three miles south of Exit 37 near Newville, Pa., troopers said. The tow truck sideswiped a tractor-trailer pulling a double trailer, troopers said.

A Greencastle, Pa., man has been charged with stealing almost $5,000 worth of merchandise from a jewelry store at Chambersburg Mall, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jeffrey Lynn Smith, 20, was charged with theft for allegedly stealing $4,747 worth of jewelry from Kay Jewelers, according to a state police news release. Troopers said Smith stole the jewelry from June 1 to July 31 while he was an employee at the store.