today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! Today’s Weather!   Today in History!

Quote for today… “Were having a heat wave, A tropical heat wave, The temperatures rising, It isn’t surprising, She certainly can can-can.” – lyrics from Irving Berlin‘s “Heat Wave.

• Heat claims two lives in York County (York Dispatch)
• “Lebanon Valley College senior running back Ben Guiles, Columbia, was named to the d3football.com preseason All-America Second Team. Guiles led the Middle Atlantic Conference with 1,330 yards last season and ranked 16th in the nation with 5.0 yards per carry. He set an LVC record with 17 touchdowns, including a single game program-best four touchdowns against FDU-Florham.” (Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era)
• The other Columbia. West Hempfield (Columbia) woman (not Columbia Borough) charged in Manheim Township – “MANHEIM TWP.: Amanda R. Mitchell, 30, of Sycamore Drive, Columbia, was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the 400 block of Butler Avenue at 12:05 p.m. Sunday. According to police, Mitchell had “numerous baggies of cocaine” and a small amount of marijuana in the car. She was committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail.” – (Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era)
• sweltering nights carry dangers
• High temperatures causes heat stress for pets, animals (York Daily Record) 
• Remember that fire station that was advertised “for sale?” Noticed that the first floor grocery store tenant is now not open for business; a Fourth Street neighbor told me that Columbia’s premier landlord wasn’t getting rent payments.