Deeds Recorded—Columbia Borough—February 23, 2026

Adam C. Greenya conveyed 41 Bethel St. to Charlene J. Hiestand for $187,000.

Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau, Boisko Virginia L. conveyed 149 Stump Ave. to Lancaster Land Bank Authority for $3,045.

Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau, Boisko Virginia L. conveyed 151 Stump Ave. to Lancaster Land Bank Authority for $3,944.

About Town—February 22, 2026

This week's photos of Columbia
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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

Snowman, possibly laughing at us tonight 

February is Black History Month.

A unique use of a traffic cone

La Biblia

In the historic district 

Not much change from last time

(Habitat for Humanity Linden Street Build)

Tollbooth Antiques 

Bootleg Antiques 

The bell is still there on Chestnut Street.

Checking a hydrant 

Seagulls doing seagull things

A hawk was watching nearby 

The river at the beginning of the week

Police cars at Columbia Crossing 

When you don't have an engine to pull the train cars, just use a truck. 

Heading out in the fog 

There they go!

Some fog photos from around town . . .

Saturday evening's sunset . . .

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Front and back hills of CHS/CMS Hill campus to be closed starting Saturday at 5 p.m.

Volunteers needed at the Columbia Dream Center

Volunteers needed at the Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Soup kitchen & hot meals at Salem UCC

Agenda—Columbia Borough School Board Meeting—February 19, 2026

Vehicle accident- Hit and run | Columbia Borough Police Department

https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/lancaster/columbia-boro-pd/10552/cases/vehicle-accident-hit-and-run 

Home | CRIMEWATCH Labs—Incidents in Columbia (2025): Where they were and who was involved

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Crime Will Pay at Jail-n-Bail | TownLively

https://townlively.com/crime-will-pay-at-jail-n-bail/ 

Cooking With Pressure for a Purrpose | TownLively

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Deeds Recorded—Columbia Borough—February 16, 2026

Bank Northwest conveyed property on a public road to Columbia Capital Group LLC for $25,000.

Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau, Vogelpohl David W. conveyed 540 Manor St. to John Baldauff for $48,500.

Lancaster County Tax Claim Bureau, Bryant David H, Bryant Jane L. conveyed 648 Yohe Ave. to Coastline Capital LLC for $90,600.

The estate of Connie L. Frey conveyed 1222 Manor St. to Christopher Geltmacher for $1.

About Town—February 15, 2026

This week's photos of Columbia 

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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

Bridge inspectors were at it again on the Route 462 Veterans Memorial Bridge on Friday. The other bridge, the Route 30 Wrights Ferry Bridge, is slated for inspection February 18 through 20.

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Snow and sunsets . . .

Borough workers were still clearing snow around town.

Snow at Mount Bethel 

Snow in Locust Street Park 

An unintentional snow creature?

Ice, cracking 

Enjoying the view 

Lots of Icicles 

The obligatory picture of the bridge and the snow

A favorite for marking your space

Ditto

A snow pit

Outdoor furniture for dining in the snow 

This sidewalk on North 5th (Route 462) was never cleared.

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Parts of Walnut Street are a mess.

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Don't mess with the Water Company!

Bank Avenue is closed as work continues on the Von Hess building. 

Watch out for that hole!

This is an outbuilding behind the Wright's Ferry Mansion. The mansion is in the background, on the right.

Workers recently cleared heavy brush here.

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Valentine display 

Blessing boxes on Walnut 

It's more widespread than we thought, possibly reaching to the highest levels of government. 

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