In that era electrical utilities were not permitted to truck the 35-40 ton transformers over roads. So they hauled them by rail from electrical substations to sites such as the one outside Mechanicsburg, where tracks ran inside the crane house. A former Carlisle High School teacher pleaded guilty Thursday to falsifying documents to get a job with the district before the 1994-95 school year. Sentencing is scheduled for April 8. The state attorney general's office, which prosecuted the case, declined this morning to say what kind of punishment it will seek.
Officials give final OK to police dog A police dog is back on patrol in North Middleton Township.
Townships supervisors Thursday approved an agreement that would add Valko, a male German shepherd dog, to the township police force. Township police plan to use Valko for drug searches. But the dog can also be a tool in other situations confronting police. We can send in the dog to flush him out. Bill Castle of Castle's K-9 Inc., a Monroe Township dog trainer, provided use of the dog at no charge to the township.