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The search is on for a Lancaster man wanted in connection with the shooting of another man Monday evening, July 9. 

Lancaster police officers have issued arrest warrants for Delrico L. McDow, 23, 780 Montcrest St., for the charges of attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent crime and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to a Lancaster Police Department press release. 

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
Now that local government funding numbers have finally been revealed by the state General Assembly, Lancaster County Council will discuss the effects of a shortfall to the county budget at its meeting Monday night, July 9.
The shortfall, which had been expected, will delay certain provisions of the recently approved budget, including salary raises for county employees and hiring for several new positions.

From staff reports
Barbara Rutledge, editor of The Lancaster News, wasn’t very surprised by the strong showing of TLN and Carolina Gateway staffers in the annual editorial contest held by the paper’s parent company, Landmark Community Newspapers (LCNI).
“As a team, they work hard to bring the news of this community to readers,” Rutledge said. “They are committed and dedicated to doing the best job they can.”

Reece Murphy
rmurphy@thelancasternews.com
It’s been more than a week since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the nation is still talking about it.
In the weeks leading up to its decision, much speculation surrounded the court’s pending ruling, based largely on conservative justices’ harsh questioning of government attorneys during oral arguments in March.