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Editors note: This article was updated to include information from PennDOT. Multiple crashes were reported along Lancaster County roads Sunday as snow began to cover roadways, according to a supervisor with Lancaster Countywide Communications. At least “eight or nine” different crashes had been reported by 11 a.m., the supervisor said. None of the crashes were causing major traffic disruptions as of late Sunday morning, the supervisor said. At least one person was injured in a crash i...

>>Positive COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA) -- New positive COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise in Pennsylvania. The state Department of Health announced almost 4,000 new cases yesterday. There have now been more than 800-thousand cases in the state since the beginning of the pandemic. 80 more people also passed away due to complications of the coronavirus. >>Pennsylvania Democrats Calling for Scott Perry to Resign (Harrisburg, PA) -- Several Pennsylvania Demo...

Lantern Fly Eggs 8.jpg Naturalist Lisa Sanchez speaks with Lancastrians before leading them on a hike to look for and scrape the spotted lantern fly egg masses at Speedwell Forge County Park on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Lisa shows the stick and paint scraper that she likes to use to enable her to reach some of the higher masses on trees. Suzette Wenger Lantern Fly Eggs 9.jpg Naturalist Lisa Sanchez, left, shows George Kernisky of Rapho Township, an egg mass as sh...

Lantern Fly Eggs 8.jpg Naturalist Lisa Sanchez speaks with Lancastrians before leading them on a hike to look for and scrape the spotted lantern fly egg masses at Speedwell Forge County Park on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Lisa shows the stick and paint scraper that she likes to use to enable her to reach some of the higher masses on trees. Suzette Wenger Lantern Fly Eggs 9.jpg Naturalist Lisa Sanchez, left, shows George Kernisky of Rapho Township, an egg mass as sh...

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

4 firefighters injured in crash on their way to Lancaster County barn fire: report Updated Jan 23, 2021; Four firefighters were sent to the hospital with injuries after crashing on their way to a barn fire in Rapho Township, according to a news report. WGAL reported four firefighters from the Mastersonville Fire Co. were sent to the hospital with unknown injuries after getting into a crash on their way to a fire at 3324 Sunnyside Road. Mastersonville is a 100% volunteer department serving Raph...

10 Sonic Drive-In locations close in Pa. due to ‘sudden and unexpected’ circumstances Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 The Sonic Drive-In on Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township closed last year. That location is pictured above. Recently, 10 other Sonic Drive-In locations closed in the state including three in Lancaster County. (Photo by Teresa Bonner) Facebook Share Ten Sonic Drive-In locations closed in Pennsylvania last week. A Sonic Drive-In franchisee filed a WARN (Worke...

Ten Sonic Drive-In locations close in Pa. PennLive.com 12/21/2020 Daniel Urie, pennlive.com © Teresa Bonner | tbonner@pennlive.com/pennlive.com/TNS The Sonic Drive-In on Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township closed last year. That location is pictured above. Recently, 10 other Sonic Drive-In locations closed in the state including three in Lancaster County. Ten Sonic Drive-In locations closed in Pennsylvania last week. Popular Searches A Sonic Drive-In franchisee filed a...

The Lancaster County commissioners are set to approve another $1.2 million in grants to struggling local businesses today, with another $3.2 million possible as early as next week. At their meeting this morning, commissioners are expected to approve grants to 81 businesses totaling $1,172,219 as part of a local economic stimulus program being run in partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Lancaster and Lancaster Chamber. The program is paid for with a portion of the $96 million...

JACK BRUBAKER | The Scribbler In late March, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Walker, of Gap, died of complications following influenza. In early April, Sarah Haldeman, of Rapho Township, died of complications following influenza. These are snapshots of the ongoing toll. Flu deaths devastated the agricultural community. “Nothing has ever afflicted this county that has affected farm calculations more seriously than this dread disease,’’ Lancaster’s Semi-Weekly New...