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What's up Elizabethtown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Elizabethtown mourns Anna Dorothy Shearer Hostetter Damon’s long, joy-filled life.
  • Why an Elizabethtown man was arrested after a tutoring center crash
  • Why a Route 283 traffic stop cost a driver nearly $500

Also on today's calendar: The Christmas Village at Ironstone Ranch 2025 and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Areas of fog, freezing early, with a high of 43 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Friday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 52, low: 25.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Anna Dorothy Damon (dailydodge.com) — Elizabethtown readers are remembering Anna Dorothy “Dotty” Shearer Hostetter Damon, who was born in town and graduated from Elizabethtown College before a long teaching career and adventurous retirement out West. Her obituary highlights her deep Pennsylvania roots, love of learning and music, devotion to family, and the faith and resilience that carried her through profound loss and joyful new chapters.
   

2. Owners 'shocked' by crash that destroyed learning center; man arrested (local21news.com) — An Elizabethtown resident has been charged with trespassing and public drunkenness after police found him inside a Harrisburg-area church, hours after a car crashed through a Lower Paxton Township tutoring center’s lobby. Investigators are still determining who was involved in the crash, while the learning center’s owners rush to clean up damage and reopen for students.
   

3. Man had to pay hundreds to get his car back after central Pa. cops' dud drug search (pennlive.com) — A Philadelphia man driving on Route 283 just outside Elizabethtown had his car impounded by Northwest Regional Police after a traffic stop over tinted windows led to a fruitless drug search. He was never charged but still had to pay nearly $500 in towing and travel costs, raising questions about how local departments handle vehicle searches that turn up nothing.
   

4. Resident concerns over federal homelessness assistance dominate Lancaster County budget hearing (lancasteronline.com) — An Elizabethtown resident joined others at a Lancaster County budget hearing to urge commissioners to protect federal-style homelessness assistance, even as the county considers a 10% property tax increase for 2026. Speakers pressed officials to reserve $1.5 million in county funds for housing programs they fear could be weakened by future federal changes.
   

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