Good morning, Lancaster.

The Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day truck convoy will relocate from its seven-year start at Manheim Auto Auction (shifting to Hess Auctioneers in Marietta) in 2027, with a family festival and an 18-mile route set for May 8.

Willonda McCloud will take over as CEO of YWCA Lancaster in January.

A longtime community leader, she will focus on expanding affordable child care, housing and advocacy for women and girls.

Goodwill Keystone hosted the AI Networking Summit yesterday in Lancaster where OpenAI and Microsoft leaders showed local nonprofits how to use AI tools for resume building and interview practice (emphasizing careful data privacy management).

Lancaster businesses suffer revenue losses as Pace-O-Matic shut off skill game machines statewide ahead of a midnight deadline today—forcing removals from 70 locations and prompting a local bar to raise food and drink prices to offset a $9,000 monthly shortfall.

The GIANT Company's website and app remain offline following a cybersecurity incident—parent company Ahold Delhaize took some systems offline on Oct.

12 to protect them. Stores, pharmacies and fuel stations continue serving customers.

Lancaster School District faces major changes as declining enrollment and rising debt force plans to close Wheatland Middle School and later Price Elementary, Phoenix, and Buchanan — with a new consolidated elementary scheduled to open in the 2029-2030 school year.

Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz urged borough council on Tuesday to review street safety improvements after pedestrian deaths—he suggested brighter crosswalks, upgraded signage and enhanced enforcement measures.

He said updates will come once detailed studies and funding plans are finalized.

Lancaster City Council approved tax-exempt financing through the Lancaster Municipal Authority Tuesday night to support nonprofit Willow Valley Communities in building a 20-story Mosaic retirement building — the tallest in Lancaster; groundbreaking is set for next month and completion is planned by 2029.

Lancaster-Lebanon League released week 7 defensive stats featuring Christian Spencer (Northern Lebanon) with 89 tackles, Addison Heist (Garden Spot) with 84, and Jevin Carbonneau (Manheim Central) with 84.

Several schools have not yet updated their statistics.