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Love's Travel Stops could soon build its first York County location along Interstate 83 in Newberry Township.

The proposal for a truck stop at the I-83 Newberrytown interchange was discussed during a York County Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5.

The truck stop would feature a convenience store, fuel pumps, parking for large rigs and maintenance services. It is proposed for a 34-acre parcel on the northwest corner of the interchange, Chris Caba, chief of transportation planning for the York County Planning Commission, said during the meeting.

The company anticipates the location would see 9,000 daily trips, he said.

"Love’s is doing its due diligence on a location in York County," spokeswoman Lauren Daniels said in an email. "We’re excited to continue to work with local leadership on a location that will provide fuel, a variety of food options and other amenities for community members, professional drivers and travelers."

Why Love's is looking in York County

The family-owned company, based in Oklahoma City, chooses locations along highways that are highly trafficked by its customers and underserved by its current network.

The proposed location along I-83 would allow customers to get the services they need while traveling this stretch of the country and get back on the road quickly, Daniels said.

Love's has locations in Middletown, Carlisle and Jonestown in southcentral Pennsylvania.

The company had been eyeing a location along Route 30 in Hellam Township several years ago, but the proposal drew public outcry. The plans never materialized.

If the project along I-83 in Newberry Township moves forward, it would be the first Love's truck stop in York County.

What Love's plans to offer

Plans call for a Love's Fresh Kitchen with sandwiches, salads, wraps and other items, as well as a quick-service restaurant that would be named later, Daniels said.

A Love's Truck Care center offering commercial truck service and maintenance would be included as part of the complex.

The truck stop would add 50 to 70 new jobs to the area, Daniels said.

Love's offers an app that can save customers 10 cents per gallon on gas and 15 cents per gallon on auto diesel, she said. The app also features food and drink discounts and a free item on "Love Your Mondays."

The company plans to launch a program later this month, allowing customers to earn points on in-store purchases and fuel, Daniels said.

Municipal leaders notified

When a proposed development needs access to a state route, it must go through a transportation impact study determination and scoping meeting. This process helps determine the level of traffic analysis needed for the project, Caba said after the meeting.

The interchange is a congested location, and the boundaries of the traffic impact study will include the signalized intersections, Caba told officials.

Township, county and state Department of Transportation officials met in January with the developer and engineers about the concept plan, Caba said. Letters have been sent to seven municipalities in northern York County about the proposed development.

The Newberry Township manager could not be reached for comment.

More truck parking

Officials have noted a lack of adequate parking for tractor-trailer drivers traveling through York County. Drivers sometimes need a safe place to wait to drop off goods or take a mandatory break.

The proposed Love's truck stop would offer about 70 parking spaces for trucks, Daniels said.

The site is proposed for a commercially zoned parcel off the highway and would help address the truck parking shortage, Caba said.

"We'll just have to wait and see what the next steps are," he said.

Teresa Boeckel is a reporter for the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact her at tboeckel@ydr.com.

The frigid, snowy weather appears likely to stick around for six more weeks, based on the prognostications of Punxsutawney Phil and local groundhogs.

Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, saw his shadow on the frigid morning of Feb. 2.

If groundhogs see their shadow, it means six more weeks of winter weather, according to popular lore. No shadow means an early spring.

The official first day of spring is March 20.

Here's what the groundhogs had to say:

Punxsutawney Phil calls for six more weeks of winter

The most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania saw his shadow in the early morning hours of Feb. 2. Some in the crowd chanted “six more weeks” after the prognostication.

It was so cold in Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney that a group selfie had to be taken with Punxsutawney Phil because they didn't want to keep the groundhog outside for too long.

Poor Richard of York County says six more weeks of winter

The York Slumbering Groundhog Lodge didn't even make it outside in the frigid temperatures for Poor Richard's prognostication.

It was delivered inside the Elks Lodge No. 213 in York.

Poor Richard predicted six more weeks of winter.

The York Slumbering Groundhog Lodge is reportedly the third oldest in the state.

Dover Doug predicts six more weeks of winter

Dover Doug, the mascot, predicted "six more weeks of winter and snow" before Punxsutawney Phil made his prognostication this morning.

People gathered on the cold morning in Dover Township for the annual event. Some cheered in hopes of an early spring while a few clapped for more snow.

A video of the event can be watched on the Dover Township's Facebook page.

Lebanon County's Uni calls for six more weeks of winter

Uni, a stuffed groundhog in Lebanon County, also predicted six more weeks of winter.

Check back later as this is a developing story.

Teresa Boeckel is a reporter for the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact her at tboeckel@ydr.com.

Due to concern about road conditions, York County school districts are announcing a two-hour delayed opening for school on Wednesday.

For the last two days, students have either been doing schoolwork at home or enjoying a traditional snow day, thanks to the snowstorm that dropped about a foot of snow in some areas of the county over the weekend.

Meanwhile, York County residents are still working on digging out from the weekend snowfall but are facing a prolonged stretch of cold temperatures and wind chill. Temperatures will remain well below normal — nearly 15 to 25 degrees lower than average — the rest of this week, according to the National Weather Service in State College.

As the districts announced the delay, some, such as Dallastown, said that while the campuses are cleared, the district's officials were still concerned about the freezing overnight temperatures, which could cause unsafe road conditions. The district officials asked students and families to exercise caution when walking and driving on the grounds.

In addition to the delay, some districts gave extra information, such as Northeastern and Spring Grove Area districts, which will not be able to serve breakfast to the students because of the delay.

Here’s a list of who’s announced so far:

Central York will also have a two-hour delay and no breakfast for the kindergarten through sixth graders. However, breakfast will be available for the older students.

Dallastown Area will have a two-hour delayed opening. Additionally, the two Kindergarten information sessions for parents and guardians have been rescheduled to 7 p.m. Feb. 2, 4 p.m. Feb. 4, and 10 a.m. Feb 9.

Dover will have a two-hour delay. Officials noted the previously scheduled early dismissal was canceled.

Eastern York called for a two-hour delay.

Hanover Public will have a two-hour delay.

Northeastern will also have a two-hour delay and breakfast will not be served.

Northern York will have a two-hour delay.

South Eastern will have a two-hour delay.

Southern York will have a two-hour delay.

Spring Grove will have a two-hour delay, which also means breakfast will not be served.

West Shore will have a two-hour delay with a modified kindergarten schedule. The morning kindergarten class is in session from 10:55 a.m. to 12:55 a.m. The afternoon session is from 12:55 p.m. to 3:40 p.m., and buses will pick up the afternoon kindergarten classes at their scheduled time. Additionally, the district said breakfast will be served to the secondary level only.

West York will have a two-hour delay.

South Western has a delay, per SPIN Southern PA Incident Network.

York Tech will have a two-hour delay. The Adult and Continuing Education Center will also have a two-hour delayed opening.

York City will have a virtual learning day. District offices will be open at 10 a.m.

York Suburban will also have a two-hour delay. The district also said the YWCA York’s School Age Care Program will open at 8:30 a.m. and breakfast will be served at the middle and high schools.

A week after a weather system that brought more than a foot of snow to some areas of York County, a nor’easter heading up the Atlantic coast this week could bring more.

National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Lambert said there is a storm that will be forming over the weekend, but how much snow will come to York County is still unclear.

“I would say there is going to be some snow in the York area later this weekend, Saturday night through Sunday,” Lambert said. “Exactly how much right now, we’re not going to jump out there, dive in and say there's going to be a lot of snow or no snow. We’re still monitoring it. We’re going to give it some time to make up its mind exactly what it's going to do.”

He said it’s all based on some features that are in northern and western Canada and how they are all going to interact. The U.S. model and European models weather forecasts show a host of potential paths the storm could take. In several projections, it could head inland toward Pennsylvania.

“It’s almost similar timing to what we just had this past weekend,” Lambert said. “It’s going to be forming and tracking from the southeast U.S. coast up to off the mid-Atlantic coast."

He said the big difference it won’t cover as big of an area as the last system that brought snow and ice to almost half the country.

“Right now, the models are trending a little more west with it,” Lambert said. “It’s staying close to the coast, but the big key is how far it moves up when it gets to the Outer Banks.”

Whether it moves a little further north and east or gets pushed off the coast farther to the east by stronger westerly winds aloft, Lambert said, is something the weather service is waiting on.

It could add to the snow totals that fell on York County on Sunday, with some places getting double-digit inch totals.

According to the National Weather Service totals, Dover and Stewartstown topped everyone else in the county with 12.5 inches, followed by Red Lion with 12 inches. North northeast of Felton (11 inches) and areas east northeast of Valley Green (10.8 inches) and Valley Green (10.7) in Newberry Township also had double-digit snowfall totals.

York City had 7.5 inches of snow during the winter storm, while areas in south- and south-southwest York had 7-inch snow totals. Areas of northeast York City had 6.8 inches.

Seven Valleys got close to the double-digit mark with 9.1 inches, while Wrightsville and Mount Wolf had 8 inches each. Areas north of Wellsville and northwest of York Haven also saw 8-inch totals.

Northwest Codorus (7.5 inches), areas east southeast of Felton (7.3 inches), Loganville (7 inches), areas northwest of Stonybrook in Springettsbury Township (6.8 inches), Glen Rock (6.5 inches) and areas east southeast of East Berlin (6.2 inches) all had more than half a foot of snow. Shrewsbury (5.7 inches) and New Salem (5.0 inches) were just under half a foot.

Snow accumulations will stick around a while with below-freezing high temperatures and zero and below zero lows. Wind chill temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees are possible.

Here is the outlook:

Wednesday: Clouds will be increasing, with a high around 18. Wind chill values could be as low as minus 10.

Wednesday night: It will be partly cloudy, with a low around zero. Wind chill values could be as low as minus 10.

Thursday: It will be sunny, with a high of around 18. Wind gusts as high as 20 mph are possible.

Thursday night: It will be mostly clear, with a low around 2 below.

Friday: It will be mostly sunny, with a high around 16.

Friday night: It will be partly cloudy, with a low around 2 below.

Saturday: It will be partly sunny, with a high around 17.

Saturday night: It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Sunday: It will be mostly cloudy, with a high around 23.

Sunday night: It will be partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Students across York County are ready to cut loose to perform high school musicals.

High schools will be performing a variety of shows, including “Footloose,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “My Fair Lady.”

“Encore,” the annual York County high school musical theater showcase, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at The Pullo Center, 1031 Edgecomb Avenue, Spring Garden Township, according to a news release. It recognizes the talent, work and accomplishments of the participating high school productions.

Tickets are available online through The Pullo Center or by calling (717) 505‑8900.

More than $30,000 in scholarships will be awarded.

The sponsors of the event are:

Here’s the list of high school musicals set to be performed in the next few months:

Central York High School

"Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" (Broadway Version)

Showtimes

To buy tickets, visit www.cyperformingarts.com.

Dallastown Area High School

"Footloose"

Showtimes

For more information, visit dallastown.net.

Dover Area High School

"Annie"

Showtimes

To buy tickets, visit doversd.org.

Hanover Senior High School

"The Lightning Thief"

Showtimes

For more information, visit hpsd.k12.pa.us/index.html

Kennard-Dale High School

"Frozen"

Showtimes

For more information, visit sesdweb.net/.

Northeastern Senior High School

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

Showtimes

For more information, visit nebobcats.org.

Northern High School

"The Addams Family"

Showtimes

For more information, visit northernpolarbears.com.

Red Lion Senior High School

"Footloose"

Showtimes

For more information, visit rlasd.net.

South Western High School

"Cinderella" (Enchanted Edition)

Showtimes

For more information, visit swsd.k12.pa.us.

Spring Grove Area High School

"Anything Goes" (2022 Revision)

Showtimes

For more information, visit sgasd.org.

Susquehannock High School

"Anastasia" (Full version)

Showtimes

For more information, visit sycsd.org.

West York Area High School

"Frozen"

Showtimes

For more information, visit wyasd.org.

William Penn Senior High School

"The Wizard of Oz"

Showtimes

For more information, visit ycs.k12.pa.us.

York Academy Regional Charter School

"Little Shop of Horrors" — performed at the Waldner Center at York College of Pennsylvania

Showtimes

For more information, visit yorkacademy.com.

York Catholic High School

"My Fair Lady"

Showtimes

For more information, visit yorkcatholic.org.

York County School of Technology

"Back 2 the 80's"

Showtimes

For more information, visit ytech.edu.

York Suburban High School

"The SpongeBob Musical"

Showtimes

For more information, visit yssd.org.

Teresa Boeckel is the trending reporter for the York Daily Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. Contact her at tboeckel@ydr.com.