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Collier Brian, Collier Michelle J. conveyed 545 N. Second St. to Figurell Paul J, Figurell Amanda K. for $264,900. Valley View Capital LLC conveyed 131 1/2 S. Fourth St. to Jessica Herr for $170,000. Benjamin K. Lapp conveyed property on a public road to John S. King Enterprises LLC, King John S. Enterprises LLC for $730,000. Alice M. Best conveyed 505 Locust St. to JBS Homes LLC for $175,000.

ENELLY BETANCOURT | La Voz Editor and Staff Writer Lionel "Rocky" Cunningham, co-owner of Rocky's BBQ in Columbia, said he absolutely loves what he does. "I love grilling. People kept asking me to do it. I got to work with major players in the game and developed my own style, leaning to southern Texas barbecue," Cunningham said.  Because the cost of real estate was high, Cunningham first established his business as a food truck, which he owned and operated for eight years, but in 2019 moved his business to 28 N. Third St. His passion for grilling turned to an obsession for smoking meats. He enrolled in BBQ cooking school, competed with an award-winning grill team and later developed his own signature flavor that is now Rocky's BBQ. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/black-business-owners-in-lancaster-county-reflect-on-obstacles-creating-path-for-others-photos-video/article_76d33866-e98c-11ef-af96-632a23f15dd2.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=e...

 This week's photos of Columbia   Train on the right track This is at Rail Mechanical, 380 South 4th Street.  Fine figure of a dog at Columbia River Park PennDOT truck getting washed Valentine's Day tree on Locust A new nicotine delivery system Fortunately, this ornate fence has contained the trash. Even here? Pole replacement near the innovation park-to-be Stater at Bixler's Sign down at 4th & Chestnut  Moonlit clouds Parked on the ramp Here's another one.  Is this a thing now? Vortex Comics offered discounts on Saturday.  They're celebrating their one-year anniversary.  Miller Pipeline and UGI were seemingly everywhere on our streets on Friday. There must've been a heckuva plumbing/sewage problem on the first block of North 4th the other day. Brokenhearted at Columbia Curiosities  Cupid shot an arrow into this one's posterior. Brine lines ###

China Inn , 3985d Columbia Ave., Columbia, Feb. 5. Fail . The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection. An employee's open beverage container was observed on a food preparation table in the back; prior violation, Dec. 7, 2023. Food employee (owner) observed preparing food while not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets or hats; prior violation, June 27, 2024. Chicken observed thawing in standing water in buckets, which is not an approved thawing method. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature-control-for-safety food prepared in the food (pork and eggs rolls) facility and held for more than 24 hours, located in the walk-in cooler, is not being date-marked. Food facility is reusing single-service bags, which is intended to be a single-service article, for storing prepared food inside rather than a food-grade container. Potential rodent harborage areas inside the food facility ...

 

MORGAN HUBER | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE When: Columbia Borough school board meeting, Feb. 4. What happened: Columbia Borough school board will vote Feb. 20 on whether to spend $1.48 million over the next five years to make renovations recommended by district administration. Background: Business Manager Keith Ramsey presented to the board regarding these renovations, which would improve the district's facilities and properties through the capital improvement fund. Proposed projects include repairing the interiors at Hill Campus, replacing the lights at the football stadium, installing new soffits, playground fences and an underground storage tank at Taylor Middle School, and installing new soffits and exterior doors in addition to repairing the interiors of Park Elementary School. Next steps: If approved, work would commence this summer. The district would still have $1.68 million left in its capital improvement fund to direct toward renovations, repairs and construction. https://l...

When: Marietta Borough Council meeting, Feb. 11. Council member Steven DeBottis and Mayor Rebecca Carroll-Baltozer were absent. What happened: Vice President Jeffrey Hudson voiced concern about the ambulance service covering the borough, the Municipal Emergency Services Authority of Lancaster County, or MESA, and usage by boroughs and townships outside their coverage area. Background: Emergency management services must operate on a principle of mutual aid. If ambulances are busy in one area, then ambulances in nearby areas can be called to assist. By the numbers: Over the past year, MESA has been dispatched to 950 calls in Columbia and Mount Joy boroughs, and Rapho and West Hempfield townships. Ambulances transported patients in those areas 652 times. However, MESA is supposed to cover member municipalities: Elizabethtown and Marietta boroughs and Conoy, East Donegal, Mount Joy and West Donegal townships. Hudson explained that ambulances are responding to calls outside the designated s...