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Columbia, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Columbia! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Columbia’s restaurants fare in the latest health inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 63, low: 57.
  • Monday: Breezy with decreasing clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gnats in the produce section: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, Oct. 2, 2026 (lancasteronline.com) — Recent state inspections found Columbia Family Restaurant at Prospect and the Columbia McDonald’s in compliance, though both were cited for specific food-safety issues like documentation, date-marking, and employee practices. The report also details dozens of other Lancaster County facilities, giving Columbia-area diners a snapshot of how local kitchens are performing behind the scenes.
   

📸 Around Columbia

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • My wonderful neighbors we are here!
    October 2026 so close to ending our year. Hope everyone is enjoying what's left of it. May your October be full of exciting news and most of all don… (Nextdoor North Columbia)
  • TPS posted a job opening for Machine Operator, CNC/Manual Fabrication/Press Brake, 2nd Shift in Columbia. Apply here.
  • Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in COLUMBIA PA S04316 in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Landisville

  • H2H, prediction of Belinda Bencic vs Anastasia Zakharova in Beijing with odds, preview, pick (tennistonic.com)

Millersville

  • Parts of Millersville University's historic house demolition plan rejected (lancasteronline.com)
  • Suspect in Masonic hall incidents leaves Nazi symbol at Lancaster Twp. synagogue: police (lancasteronline.com)
  • SEVEN KINGDOMS Release Official Music Video for Title Track ‘Sono Sola' of Upcoming Album (metalshockfinland.com)

Elizabethtown

Ok Columbia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Columbia

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