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LNP | LancasterOnline @lancasteronline.bsky.social · Nov 27
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Lancaster County could be in store for some mixed precipitation and accumulating snow overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning in what National Weather Service is calling the first widespread snow of the season.
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Accumulating snow possible overnight in Lancaster County; here's how much could fall
Lancaster County could be in store for some mixed precipitation and accumulating snow overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning in what National Weather Service is calling the first widespread snow
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December 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Editor's note: Originally published in January 2024. Updated November 2025.
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Got ground venison? Put it to use in this warming soup [recipe]
Editor's note: Originally published in January 2024. Updated November 2025.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Editor's note: Originally published in November 2024. Updated November 2025. Also, this story has been updated to clarify when to add dried chiles in the recipe.
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Beef, venison tongue can be a great protein, especially in tacos [recipe]
Editor's note: Originally published in November 2024. Updated November 2025. Also, this story has been updated to clarify when to add dried chiles in the recipe.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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In January 1994, a massive winter storm blanketed the Ephrata area with snow and ice.
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Ephrata church, which endured parish center roof collapse in 1994, to host community open house
In January 1994, a massive winter storm blanketed the Ephrata area with snow and ice.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Each Monday, our digital team takes a look at last week’s top stories on LancasterOnline.
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PennDOT eyes nature preserve near Lancaster County: Top 5 most-read stories Nov. 24-30 [ICYMI]
Each Monday, our digital team takes a look at last week’s top stories on LancasterOnline.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The Final Four. It’s usually a term used in the college game. For Lancaster Country Day’s boys basketball players, those three words show the rarefied air they’ve occupied.
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After 2 deep PIAA tournament runs, Lancaster Country Day boys basketball is ready for more
The Final Four. It’s usually a term used in the college game. For Lancaster Country Day’s boys basketball players, those three words show the rarefied air they’ve occupied.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Sometimes, Kylee Trostle will sit there by herself. Elco’s junior closes her eyes, envisions being in the state tournament and imagines her strategy.
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Elco junior, one of the first District 3 girls wrestling champions, blazes a trail with her teammates
Sometimes, Kylee Trostle will sit there by herself. Elco’s junior closes her eyes, envisions being in the state tournament and imagines her strategy.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Live-cut Christmas trees are a Pennsylvania tradition that dates back to the early 1800s. And tree-like decorations are even older, first appearing in the mid-1700s when German-Moravian immigrants erected wooden pyramids that held lighted candles.
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Here's a look at Christmas tree auctions supplying sellers in Lancaster County, beyond
Live-cut Christmas trees are a Pennsylvania tradition that dates back to the early 1800s. And tree-like decorations are even older, first appearing in the mid-1700s when German-Moravian immigrants erected...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Lancaster County residents woke up to winter flurries Sunday morning that brought the first snow of the season.
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Lancaster County sees first snowfall of the season; more winter weather to come
Lancaster County residents woke up to winter flurries Sunday morning that brought the first snow of the season.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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A Lancaster city woman was arrested Saturday night after police say she stabbed a man during a fight between family members.
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Lancaster city woman charged in Saturday night stabbing: police
A Lancaster city woman was arrested Saturday night after police say she stabbed a man during a fight between family members.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Editor's note: Originally published in October 2024. Updated November 2025.
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How to make venison jerky with the spoils of your hunt [recipe]
Editor's note: Originally published in October 2024. Updated November 2025.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Travis Furmanski continues to blaze trails in what has become an unforgettable 2025 cross country season.
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Cedar Crest senior cross country runner places fourth in regional qualifier, punches ticket to national meet
Travis Furmanski continues to blaze trails in what has become an unforgettable 2025 cross country season.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Editor's note: Originally published in November 2022. Updated November 2025.
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How to cook different cuts of venison, from slow-cooked shoulders to grilled filets
Editor's note: Originally published in November 2022. Updated November 2025.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Editor's note: Originally published in November 2022. Updated November 2025.
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How a chef cooks the deer he hunts, from pot roast sliders to venison koobideh [Q&A, recipes]
Editor's note: Originally published in November 2022. Updated November 2025.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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How to find joy amid the holiday hellscape [column]
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How to find joy amid the holiday hellscape [column]
The holidays seem to arrive earlier every year. Halloween hadn’t ended when red and green invaded every aisle, and though the calendar insists it’s the final day of November, our
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November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The simple change that saved thousands of babies — placing them on their backs to sleep [column]
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The simple change that saved thousands of babies — placing them on their backs to sleep [column]
In the late 1970s, a British physician and researcher named Peter Fleming wanted to know why so many babies in some of the world’s wealthiest countries were dying suddenly and
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November 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Retired Navy commander weighs in on the discourse about military orders [column]
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Retired Navy commander weighs in on the discourse about military orders [column]
Six members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, including Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, combat pilot and astronaut, recently put out a 90-second video reminding
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November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Gaslighting on economy won't warm Lancaster County residents this holiday season and winter [editorial]
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Gaslighting on economy won't warm Lancaster County residents this holiday season and winter [editorial]
THE ISSUE
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November 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Trip to East Africa reveals the joyful fruits of long labor [column]
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Trip to East Africa reveals the joyful fruits of long labor [column]
I recently traveled 14,454 miles, across multiple time zones, to and from Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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The younger generations need more third spaces in which to socialize [column]
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The younger generations need more third spaces in which to socialize [column]
Some defining features of pre-2000s society were the bustling malls, packed roller-skating rinks and crowded libraries. All of these locations are known as “third spaces” — public places where people
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November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Humor brings many benefits, especially in difficult times [column]
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Humor brings many benefits, especially in difficult times [column]
As we get older, we live through more negative experiences. We learn that life is not always easy and that people make mistakes. However, we also learn how to persevere
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November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Many plays and musicals opening on local stages at this time of year have a holiday theme. But not all of them.
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'Steel Magnolias,' 'Hunchback,' 'Nutcracker' opening on Lancaster County stages in December
Many plays and musicals opening on local stages at this time of year have a holiday theme. But not all of them.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Even if you didn’t get out and shop on Small Business Saturday, there’s still plenty of time to shop local this holiday season.
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Lancaster County gift ideas for kids, foodies, pet lovers and everyone else on your list
Even if you didn’t get out and shop on Small Business Saturday, there’s still plenty of time to shop local this holiday season.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Decorating the Christmas tree, baking cookies, walking around the neighborhood to view light displays, and listening to Christmas carols.
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Magical performances of ‘Nutcracker’ are a family tradition [Unscripted column]
Decorating the Christmas tree, baking cookies, walking around the neighborhood to view light displays, and listening to Christmas carols.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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It was a September afternoon in the early 1970s. I was working the counter at a local bowling center when a man walked in dressed in a Western-style shirt, Western dress slacks with slash pockets and cowboy boots.
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He watched Roy Rogers accomplish bowling feat in Lancaster [I Know a Story column]
It was a September afternoon in the early 1970s. I was working the counter at a local bowling center when a man walked in dressed in a Western-style shirt, Western
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November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM