Good morning, Lancaster.

Former gymnast Aly Raisman visited Elizabethtown College to discuss mental health and survivor advocacy, explaining how strength means caring for oneself beyond gymnastics.

She urged adults to create safe spaces for conversation + emphasized finding joy in everyday moments.

Artifacts linked to former President James Buchanan were returned to his descendant during a ceremony at LancasterHistory's Museum and Research Center.

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity unveiled the 61-item collection (documents, stock certificates, a leather satchel) recovered from an abandoned safe deposit box.

Hempfield School District in Landisville has broken ground on a high school renovation that will demolish the 70-year-old Franklin Wing, update the Buchanan Wing, and build a new addition.

The board set aside extra tax funding (from recent increases) to support the project through the 2029-30 budget.

Lancaster school officials recommended closing Price and Buchanan elementary schools because enrollment has fallen.

The district is holding public meetings on Oct. 27, Oct. 29, and Nov. 2 at current school sites to review the proposal before a Jan. 19 vote + consider a new consolidation plan.

Pennsylvania will launch a statewide rape kit tracking system in December to help victims follow the progress of their cases — the system was tested in Lancaster, York and Erie counties and comes from a 2024 law aimed at boosting transparency.

The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 634—known as Alyssa's Law—to require schools to consider installing silent panic alarms that connect classrooms directly to law enforcement, and the bill now moves to the state Senate where, if signed, it would join similar laws in 13 states.

FDA recalled Sierra Nevada Graziers raw milk cheeses (medium cheddar, sharp cheddar, jalapeno jack, and Monterey jack) yesterday after an E. coli outbreak made 13 people sick, including eight hospitalizations and three kidney cases; Lancaster residents should check refrigerators and discard any with unverified packaging.

Pennsylvania health officials reported 903 measles cases with 176 hospitalizations, including 363 in Lancaster — the state withdrew proposed contagious disease regulations after more than 6,000 public appeals as authorities work with the CDC to control the outbreak.