Here are your LNP | LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from the Lancaster-Lebanon League Week 6 football games. These players helped their squads earn a win on the last full weekend slate in September. lanc.news/4nZMmvn

Trust pediatricians, not politicians in Washington, DC [column] lanc.news/4nq5Lph

A mother issues a plea for an end to the bullying of transgender people [column] lanc.news/42L1d4q

Lancaster County residents: Please speak out and lend support to refugees [column] lanc.news/3VB2SFU

He served with the US mission in Afghanistan. Now he yearns to be reunited with his wife. [column] lanc.news/4pI5Wh4

Need for food assistance increases in Lancaster County, as government support is curtailed [column] lanc.news/4mHiSkx

Seeking to curb anger in our angry world [column] lanc.news/485eRTv

It's not safe for young kids to drive horse-drawn buggies or carts on busy Lancaster County roads [editorial] lanc.news/4mFCo0S

We must name this moment for what it is: a democratic emergency [column] lanc.news/46rvYhe

Kutztown University Spring 2025 Graduations lanc.news/3IJG2sM

When the weather starts to chill, I start seeking out books that leave me with goosebumps down my arms. lanc.news/4nRn7ep

Republicans vying for a spot on Hempfield’s school board are engaging more with local organizations, including news outlets and the district’s teachers union, in an effort to win more votes in the Nov. 4 municipal election. lanc.news/3IkkkLV

When I was in the 10th grade, my favorite teacher (English) was very involved with the county library system. She told me about an after-school job at the Cleveland Public Library, the largest library in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. I would… lanc.news/48nwSgb

Plenty more news and nuggets coming up with the Helmet Sticker winners. For now, here’s putting a bow on the Week 6 slate with plenty of notables: lanc.news/48aHcbf

Here is a running list of the top individual performances, including defensive and special teams plays, for the 2025 L-L League football season: lanc.news/46ULpi1

Not much has derailed the Manheim Township girls tennis team in recent years and the Blue Streaks are steaming along on a similar path this year. lanc.news/4pKH604

WYOMISSING — Donegal won the coin toss and opted to kick off Saturday, then pulled out an onsides kick. lanc.news/485JXuq

ANNVILLE — For the second time in five weeks, Conestoga Valley’s football team had a Saturday morning road game on its schedule. lanc.news/3KpRt9t

Two men have been charged with a string of August vehicle break-ins in Manheim Township and stealing three cars that were later recovered by police. lanc.news/42MFOrt

A Lancaster city man will spend up to two decades in prison for raping and sexually assaulting two children. lanc.news/3IymeZm

Overtime wasn’t a subject the Lancaster Country Day field hockey team had broached. In Friday’s practice, coach Betsy Heim felt a refresh was in order. lanc.news/3KmVRpP

Top takeaways from Friday’s Week 6 games: lanc.news/484wBhR

Three years have passed since a reader told The Watchdog something needed to change at a troublesome intersection on Route 272 in Manheim Township. lanc.news/46HHJ1M

Coming off a tight loss to Annville-Cleona in Week Five, Columbia pulled out a hard-fought, 21-14 win over Pequea Valley on Friday night in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Five game at Kinzers. lanc.news/4gKlWv8

Andre Flaud had an impressive game. Asher Jones had an impressive game lanc.news/4nY2wp3

ELVERSON — Twin Valley was perfect in all three phases of football on Friday as they stomped past Northern Lebanon 67-0 in a Lancaster-Lebanon Section Four matchup. lanc.news/4848H6e

WEST LAWN — Mason Young threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns to lead Wilson to a 42-10 nonleague victory over Governor Mifflin Friday night at Gurski Stadium. lanc.news/4pGwOy4

READING — In just three plays Friday night, Reading High found itself trailing in its Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One contest against Cedar Crest. Ultimately, the tone was set for the rest of the night. lanc.news/4nKaCkW

It took an agonizing second or two for the officials to make their ruling. Vinny Bagonis didn’t bother waiting for it. lanc.news/4pKe0hl

LAURELDALE — Muhlenberg quarterback Adriel Baez wasn’t born the last time the Muhls started off a football season 6-0. lanc.news/4pEJmGp

There is a new all-time leading rusher in Solanco football history. lanc.news/3KoLIsC

Are the Barons back? lanc.news/3IFlW2H

After fumbling the opening kickoff, one might think Hempfield would feel deflated early on, correct? Well, think again. In fact, it was quite the opposite, as the Black Knights came to Millersville ready to play, looking to maintain control of… lanc.news/3KohCWo

Four-hundred yards of total offense allowed is an eye sore for any football program. But it doesn’t always tell the entire story. lanc.news/46YKgGc

Manheim Township dominated McCaskey in every facet, cruising to a 56-21 win in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One game on Friday at Neffsville. lanc.news/4gLnPrh

MYERSTOWN — Elco picked up its first section win of the season with a 44-28 victory over visiting Daniel Boone in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four football on Friday night. lanc.news/4mFIhep

Millersville Borough Council approves $1.13M Blue Rock Regional Fire District budget for 2026 lanc.news/4nPN5ir

East Petersburg borough manager gives glimpse of 2026 expenses; will present full budget in October lanc.news/42NSnTx

East Petersburg issued a mandatory ban on all non-essential water use beginning Friday until further notice. lanc.news/4mzIZKg

The two proposed Lancaster city data centers’ combined daily water usage will average less than the equivalent of 156 households using the Lancaster County average of 257 gallons per day, according to records filed with water regulators this week. lanc.news/4mIq28l

A hearing on the zoning determinations that allowed the data centers will not go forward as planned during the Lancaster city planning commission meeting on Oct. 1, but the centers will still be on the agenda. lanc.news/46wntQw

An East Lampeter Township man is accused of threatening to kill police in a Facebook post earlier this month and has been charged with making terroristic threats. lanc.news/46H6uLw

L-L League football has officially crossed the halfway point of the 2025 regular season. We're officially at the start of the home stretch now. lanc.news/4nQJPU4

With just five weeks to go in the regular season for 2025 L-L League football, Week 6 might feature the biggest slate of games yet. lanc.news/42cGxlE

Wawa may pull out of Mount Joy Twp. development if turn-lane not allowed; developer mulls big box store lanc.news/46YbEUE

The Cocalico school board Monday unanimously approved the resignation of high school social studies teacher Susan Binder following a post she made to her personal Facebook account commenting on the death of conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk. lanc.news/3Wb8QNQ

East Earl Township police are searching for a Philadelphia man and woman accused of stealing a $29,452 check from the township to one of its contractors. lanc.news/4nJBDEU

Franklin & Marshall College was the highest-rated Lancaster County institution for higher education in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings. lanc.news/473bxq3

What if south-central Pennsylvanians could go from town to town via a connected trail system without having to hop on major roadways? lanc.news/46E0ByR

Tracking Pennsylvania’s fall foliage season has begun. lanc.news/48CTMQz