Deeds Recorded—Columbia Borough—October 20, 2025

Zane Sanders conveyed 520 N. Third St. to Mae Sanders for $295,000.

Walter E. Bitzel conveyed 753 Locust St. to Alexandria Catania for $245,000.

About Town—October 19, 2025

 This week's photos of Columbia 

Click on photos to see larger, sharper images. 

JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

Columbia likes the Halloween season . . .

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Big chess pieces in the front yard

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This junk car and trailer have been sitting in CVS's side parking lot for about a year . . .

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Rainy day

Sunset

Morning clouds 

The borough hall clock tower at night

That speck is the sun trying to poke through the clouds.

Roll!

It's a clean machine. 

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Reseeding at McGinness 

Are they actually going to mow the worksite?

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A few more photos of Monday's vehicle accident on the 500 block of North 2nd Street...

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This cat's tipped left ear indicates it's been "fixed," likely through CCAT'S TNVR program.

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Restaurant Inspections—Columbia Borough—October 16, 2025

Columbia High School, 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, Oct. 7. Pass. No violations.

Agenda (Revised)—Columbia Borough Council Budget Workshop—October 16, 2025

 

The meeting packet is HERE.

Deeds Recorded—Columbia Borough—October 13, 2025

Dwayne C. Peterson Sr. conveyed 731 Locust St. to Woerner Alexander S, McDevitt Brenna L. for $230,000.

Lancaster County Land Bank Authority conveyed 318 Poplar St. to Detobar Eunice Moran, Moran Ana B. Tobar for $230,000.

Brian K. Fake conveyed 337 Cherry St. to Lily Brubaker for $30,000.

The estate of Jean L. Carlson conveyed 210 S. Second St. to Kenneth A. Baker for $1.

Powders Douglas E, Powders Kelly L. conveyed 322 Poplar St. to Kelly L. Powders for $1.

Proverb Realty LLC conveyed 695 Cherry St. to 248 S. Quince St. LLC for $136,000.

Proverb Realty LLC conveyed 724 Walnut St. to Mowery Joshua M, Blank Nikayla G. for $315,000.

Lucy S. Schulz conveyed 904 Locust St. to Davis Julie D, Davis Gregory A. for $240,000.

Cannan Samuel G, Dermer Cannan Pauline, Cannan Pauline Dermer conveyed 230 Locust St. to Cimarron Investments LLC for $155,000.

Steven D. Good conveyed 141 N. Seventh St. to Evan J. Mongeau for $160,000.

Martinez Santos Madeline, Santos Madeline Martinez conveyed 343 Poplar St. to Miller Ryan Joseph, Brommer Sarah A. for $232,323.

The estate of William F. Styer Sr. conveyed 632 Chestnut St. to AJ Home Solutions LLC for $135,000.

Agenda—Columbia Borough Council Meeting—October 14, 2025

 

The meeting packet is HERE.

Vehicle crash into house leaves car suspended on utility wires

JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

Emergency crews responded to a vehicle accident Monday at 11:38 a.m., after a Honda Civic crashed into a house, causing damage to two neighboring houses and a utility pole. The car became entangled in overhead utility lines.

The incident occurred near the intersection of North Third Street and Cedar Street.

The incident was classified as a vehicle accident with entrapment. A woman was extricated from the car and taken by ambulance. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.