Headlines for Friday, July 17, 2020:
• Lancaster Chamber pushes back on Gov. Wolf's order: In a letter to the governor, the chamber asks for a rationale for the statewide restrictions on bars and restaurants; or, absent that, an exemption for Lancaster County. (Source: WGAL)
• Health Department updates school guidance: The document recommends masks, daily symptom screening, social distancing and serving individual meals in classrooms. (Source: WGAL)
• Jimmy Kimmel honors local hospital worker: Stanley Gantz, an environmental services worker at Lancaster General Hospital, received $10,000 and got to meet Smokey Robinson online. (Source: ABC 27)
• Gov. Wolf withholds $13 million from Lebanon County: The governor said the county is reaping the consequences of defying state orders and reopening early. (Source: CBS 21)
• Restaurant closes due to online backlash: Leigh Menkes of Four54 Grill in Lancaster had posted a Facebook meme, now deleted, depicting protesters as bowling pins. An apology did not quell criticism, and he concluded the business could not remain viable. (Source: LNP)
• National roundup: U.S. records 77,255 new Covid-19 cases, nearly 1,000 deaths Thursday. (Source: UPI) Georgia governor sues Atlanta mayor over mask mandate. (Source: NPR) Federal troops clash with protesters in Portland. (Source: Business Insider) Civil rights leader the Rev. C.T. Vivian dies at 95. (Source: AP)
