LCH announces partner with Penn State for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Left to right: Monica Mata-Lopez, LCH Program Coordinator; Elizabeth Myers,Penn State Extension Program; Evelyn Fonseca-Beltran, LCH Marketing andCommunications Coordinator; Kate Wickersham, LCH Director ofDevelopment. LCH Health and Community Services in Kennett Square proudly announces a groundbreaking partnership with Penn State’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) to bolster...

Wiiners announced in annual 4-H Dairy Show

Jacob Pinciotti with Hillacres Hondo Rosebud. The Chester County 4-H Dairy Show was held at the Romano 4-H Center of Chester County on Route 322, Honey Brook, as part of the 4-H Fair Week on Friday, August 12, 2022. Forty-one dairy animals were exhibited by 26 4-H youth participants.  This year the show was divided by dairy breeds and Judge Raechel Sattazahn did an outstanding job placing the...

Houlahan highlights threat to local economy posed by Spotted Lanterfly

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan speaks at a media event Monday to highlight the threat to the local economy from the Spotted Lanterfly, as Braeloch Brewing owner Ken Steeves looks on. KENNETT SQUARE — If you are a beer or wine lover — or a fan of Chester County’s great agricultural products — you have a new Public Enemy, No. 1: the Spotted Lanternfly. This...

Camp Dreamcatcher founder to be honored

Kennett Square resident to receive alumni award from Penn State Patty Hillkirk is being honored by Penn State University. Camp Dreamcatcher founder/director Patty Hillkirk has been selected by the Alumni Society of the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University to receive the 2013 Alumni Recognition Award. Hillkirk, a resident of Kennett Square, will receive the...