Saturday, February 12, 2022

It’s time to honor Columbia's Stephen Smith, once the richest Black man in the U.S. | Opinion


Stephen Smith was born around 1795 in Dauphin County, Pa. He was sold at a young age and was taken to Columbia, Pa. His mother, Nancy Smith, escaped to rescue him and was pursued by the woman who owned her. When her owner tried to forcibly remove her, Stephen's new owner, along with some Columbia residents, stood with Nancy, and she stayed with her son. This event galvanized the region and is considered by some historians to be a turning point in the start of the Underground Railroad. It also had a profound effect on the young Smith.

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School board members: Access to resources makes a difference for students

Full and fair funding for education is a prudent and fruitful investment in PA. State Legislature should lead the way. 

We are school board members from across the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Our school districts range from small to large, rural to urban, well resourced to underfunded. Despite our varied contexts, we each earnestly believe that full and fair funding for education is a prudent and fruitful investment in our Commonwealth and that the State Legislature should lead the way in ensuring that every student in the state has the educational resources they need and deserve.

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Floor service with rotten food and broken glass bottles found in cooler: Lancaster County restaurant inspections Feb. 11

Black Olive Family Diner, 1506 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, follow-up, Feb. 3. Pass. Food employee eating in the food preparation area. Tubes of ground beef stored on a tray above whole-muscle beef in the walk-in cooler.

Burger King No. 2605, 531 N. Third St., Columbia, Feb. 3. Pass. Large cracks found on the inside of the large ice maker, rendering it no longer smooth and easily cleanable. A grease buildup and food debris on the floor behind the fryers, on the castors, and on fixtures. Employee personal belongings (jackets, coats, purses, backpacks) hanging from and placed on racks with food for the business, rather than in a designated area. Food employee wearing bracelets and wrist watches in the food preparation area


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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Columbia man robbed Mount Joy convenience store at gunpoint: police

Douglas Wayne Nogel Jr.
Lancaster County Prison


A Columbia man pointed a handgun and demanded money from a clerk at a Mount Joy convenience store early Monday morning, according to Mount Joy Borough police.

Douglas Wayne Nogel Jr., 22, produced the gun and demanded the money while robbing a Turkey Hill store at 703 East Main Street at 4:56 a.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Nogel pulled the gun from his waistband and pointed it at the clerk, pulling the slide back to make it appear as though he was loading the firearm, then demanded money from the cash register, police said. Nogel later admitted to pulling out the gun to scare the clerk.

The affidavit did not state if Nogel was given any money.

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Mohler, McConnell are true patriots [letter]

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Columbia tops Lancaster Mennonite to capture third straight L-L League Section 5 boys basketball crown

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Columbia girls end 25-year drought, clinch L-L League Section 5 outright championship and remain unbeaten

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