Columbia names Distinguished Alumni: Hilary Hershey and Glenn Vogel

The Columbia Education Foundation honored Hilary Hershey and Glenn C. Vogel as Distinguished Alumni in November.

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Scam Alert: Caller Claiming to be a Deputy Sheriff, Demanding Payment of Fine | Lancaster County District Attorney's Office

Residents are warned to beware of an active scam involving a caller identifying himself as a member of the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office while demanding payment for fines. Multiple incidents were reported to the Sheriff's Office on Tuesday. 

At least two similar incidents were reported earlier this month. In one recent report, a female received a call Tuesday from a person who claimed to be "Deputy Simmons" with the Sheriff's Office. There is no Deputy Simmons with the Sheriff's Office; however, the name of an actual deputy was used in the previous attempts. The caller told the female target that she missed a court date and there would be a warrant issued for her arrest - if a "fine" was not paid. Beware of this scam. 

Anyone with information (or who has received a call like this) is asked to contact the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office at 717-299-8200 or the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office, Detective Division, at 717-390-7771. 

Anyone with an existing fine would not be directed to make payment in such a manner.The calls are being placed from 717-883-0945. The incidents are under investigation. 

MEDIA CONTACT: Brett A. Hambright, 717-295-2041; bhambright@co.lancaster.pa.us; Twitter: @BrettHambright 

Source:  Lancaster County District Attorney's Office

Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/da/11617/post/scam-alert-caller-claiming-be-deputy-sheriff-demanding-payment-fine

January 2020 Lancaster County Delinquent Tax Report

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(Amounts are NOT certified. Total due is subject to change. Interest

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Nifty Needles Knitting Club - Thursday at the Columbia Public Library

Columbia Creative Factory wants to buy old Heineman’s Department store, keep operating there

A nonprofit is working to purchase a building in Columbia as part of efforts to bring art to underserved communities and rejuvenate the area.

Columbia Creative Factory, an offshoot of the successful Lancaster Creative Factory, has been operating in the old Heineman's Department store building since 2016, with volunteers leading free and low-cost classes for children, veterans and others.

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Columbia is #15 out of 20 of Pennsylvania's least educated towns

15. Columbia, Lancaster County

13.3% bachelor's degree or higher

3.7% graduate or professional degree

Paul Morgan, professor of education and demography at Penn State, says it’s all about location.

“The towns where the education level is higher tend to be closer to major, urban areas,” Morgan said.

People with higher levels of education sort into communities with those of similar educational backgrounds because of the access to services, networking opportunities and jobs that require their degrees.

On the flip side, the least educated communities tend to be isolated and rural where the educational opportunities are not as abundant.

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Tuesday and Wednesday at the Library