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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. YWCA Lancaster names next CEO (cpbj.com) — Lancaster residents will see new leadership at YWCA Lancaster as longtime nonprofit executive Willonda McCloud becomes CEO on January 4, guiding programs that serve thousands of local residents each year. With deep experience in youth development, workforce training, health, and food security, she's expected to shape services and partnerships across Lancaster County in the coming years.
2. Lancaster County Resident Becomes Pennsylvania's Fifth Measles Death as Outbreak Reaches 943 Cases (philadelphiaweekly.com) — Lancaster County has recorded another measles-related death, the fifth statewide this year, as Pennsylvania's outbreak climbs to 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties. With Lancaster and Mifflin counties at the center, officials stress that nearly all cases involve unvaccinated people and urge residents to check their MMR vaccination status as clinics and providers ramp up shots.
3. Unclaimed Historical Collection of Buchanan Family Documents Returned by Treasurer (pennwatch.org) — LancasterHistory recently hosted a ceremony where Pennsylvania's treasurer returned a trove of Buchanan family documents discovered in an unclaimed safe deposit box, strengthening Lancaster County's ties to President James Buchanan. The 61-piece collection, now back with descendants, highlights regional connections from Wheatland to Pike County and underscores ongoing efforts to preserve local history for future generations.
4. Edgar Allan Poe's family story runs through Lancaster County (wgal.com) — Lancaster's own Saint James Episcopal Church and other local landmarks play a surprising role in Edgar Allan Poe's family story, from an eighteenth-century wedding to ties with a Lancaster balloonist and newspaper. Local historians explain how these connections deepen residents' sense of place and show how Lancaster's past reaches far beyond the county's borders.
5. Superior Court of Pa. rejects appeal of man convicted of fatally shooting man in Lancaster in 2017 (fox43.com) — State appellate judges have upheld the conviction of a former Lancaster man serving life in prison for a 2017 fatal shooting in Lancaster city, rejecting his request for a new trial. The Superior Court agreed with a Lancaster County judge that the jury reasonably believed eyewitnesses and other evidence, including attempted flight and intimidation, over the defendant's alternative account.
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