Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 28th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Residents in Columbia Borough are banding together after an EF-1 tornado hit last week.
Mayor Leo Lutz said community members are repairing roofs — clearing debris — and checking on elderly neighbors as recovery efforts continue.
🎭 Culture
Lancaster's Rocky Springs Carousel Gallery shows an old, hand-carved wood carousel that honors Dolly Parton, with plans to restart the ride in two to three years—local schools also use her Imagination Library program for young children.
🌲 Environment
Emergency crews responded to heavy rain Thursday night in Ephrata Township, pumping water from six rowhomes along Hill Drive and advising drivers to use caution on flooded roads (no injuries were reported).
Severe storms damaged a cornfield and left debris around a farm stand in Manor Township and Columbia Borough (the county issued an emergency disaster declaration to support cleanup) and local farmer Fred Herr said his Herr's Fruit Farm narrowly avoided worse damage.
🏥 Health
Lancaster County coroner said measles did not cause an infant's death on Aug.
14 at a Christiana birthing center; the death was due to a splenic rupture that led to heavy blood loss. Officials noted another unvaccinated individual tested positive for measles died, but the virus was not confirmed as a direct factor.
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