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Steelton Fire Chief Dies Suddenly After 52 Years Of Service Steelton Fire Chief Dies Suddenly After 52 Years Of Service
Steelton Fire Chief Dies Suddenly After 52 Years Of Service After 52 years as a volunteer firefighter — 26 as Steelton's Fire Chief  — a local hero has died.  Eugene "Gene" Vance III, 70, had a normal day before he was found dead from a stroke at his home on Thursday, Jan. 4, Dauphin County Officials explained.  Gene was a class of 1972 graduate of Steelton-Highspire High School. He quickly started his career as a firefighter at the age of 18 by joining the Steelton Fire Department formerly known as Baldwin Hose Company #4, the company and friends explained in dozens of social media posts.  With deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of St…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Children Find Human Remains In Harrisburg Park Children Find Human Remains In Harrisburg Park
Children Find Human Remains In Harrisburg Park Children fishing and playing in a Harrisburg area park found human remains, police announced on Friday, June 23, 2023. The children found the bones "in a heavily wooded section of Reservoir Park," on Thursday, June 21, 2023, according to the Highspire Borough Police Department.  Citizen's Fire Company #1 of Highspire came to the scene to help clear the brush and provided lighting so that Highspire Police and the Dauphin County Forensic Team could process the scene. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office was called and confirmed the bones were human remains.  "No identification has …

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by Jillian Pikora