- Mifflin Farm to open to public this spring: The Mifflin Farm, a site in Wrightsville known for serving a role in the Underground Railroad, will be opened to the public in the spring. The Mifflin House on the property sheltered enslaved African Americans as they fled to freedom. It was also the site of a battle in the Gettysburg Campaign in 1863. Future plans for the site involve turning the Farm into the Susquehanna Discovery Center and Heritage Park. (Source: LNP)
- Elizabethtown Borough takes out loan for park project due to federal funding freeze: Elizabethtown Borough approved a $750,000 bank loan to complete restoration of the Hickory Lane Park. The decision was due to the disruptions of federal funding. The improvements to the park are required due to regulations on stormwater management. (Source: LNP)
- Over $25,000 raised for Lancaster nonprofit after funding cuts: When Church World Service was forced to furlough two-thirds of its staff due to the Trump administration cutting off their funding, community members came together to fund the organization themselves. (Source: CBS 21)
- Lancaster man runs reminder service for street sweeping in city: Phil Thompson, who moved to Lancaster from Chicago, developed Beat the Sweep, a free app that reminds Lancaster residents of upcoming street sweepings to avoid tickets. According to Thompson, street sweeping occurs more frequently in Lancaster than Chicago which has led to difficulties in remembering to move his car. He developed Beat the Sweep to try to make sense of the complicated system of routes Lancaster uses for sweeping. Street sweeping tickets are the most common tickets issued in Lancaster. (Source: LNP)
- Nation/world: Freed school teacher held in Russia visits White House (Source: CBS News) AP says White House blocking its reporters over ‘Gulf of America’ dispute (Source: CBS News) FBI files on JFK assassination to be transferred to National Archives (Source: WGAL) PBS shuts diversity office (Source: CBS News)
