Klotzbach, Lawrence honored with Service to Agriculture award
Meghan Klotzbach has been named 2025 Chester County Farmer of the Year, and State Representative John Lawrence has been recognized for Distinguished Service to Agriculture by AgConnect. Pictured (l to r): Don Cairns and Greg Newell of the AgConnect Executive Advisory Committee; Rachel Roberts, President, American Mushroom Institute; County Commissioner Eric Roe; Megan Klotzbach of Mother Earth Organic...
FBI honors Valley Twp. Police
FBI-LEEDA Executive Director Jacques Battiste presents the award to Chief Glenn Eckman and Sergeant Timothy Parker.
The Valley Township Police Department has been awarded the prestigious FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) Agency Trilogy Award, a national honor recognizing agencies that demonstrate exceptional commitment to leadership development and professional excellence.
FBI-LEEDA...
County’s Community Development Department honored for work on ending homelessness
Chester County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) recently received international recognition for its accomplishments in ending homelessness. Pictured are (L-R): Lauran Rillstone, DCD’s Community Services/Construction Manager; Kelly Raggazino, CEO of Open Hearth, Inc.; Cory Lovera, Housing & Community Resource Manager for Open Hearth, Inc.; Rob Henry, Administrator for the Chester...
Sanville honored by Pa. Association of School Administrators
Dr. John Sanville
Dr. John Sanville, who led the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District for more than 14 years and currently serves as Managing Director for K-12 Education at CRA | Admired Leadership, received the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) Leadership in Public Education Award on November 13, 2025. In keeping with his commitment to students, Dr. Sanville donated the $1,000...
CCIU’s Ruzenski given IT award
Bryan Ruzenski (left) accepted the Operational Excellence Award at the Zscaler Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C.
The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) announced that Bryan Ruzenski, director of external technology services, was recently presented with the 2025 Operational Excellence Award at the Zscaler Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2025.
The Zscaler Public Sector...
Pack 60 Cub Scouts honored for Anson Nixon cleanup work
Cub Scout Pack 60 member Eli Culp and advisor Lindsay Culp, right, received a Youth Award at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisor’s Annual Educational Conference in April in Hershey. The two are pictured with PSATS Secretary-Treasurer Robert Heffelfinger.
Community parks often rely on volunteers to help with daily operations, and Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Township is no...
Chesco government awarded top honor for employee well-being
The Chester County Commissioners presented an American Heart Month proclamation at last week’s public meeting to Chester County’s Human Resources Director Michelle Gallo (second left) and Employee Learning and Development Manager Marcy Curth (center), who oversees Chester County Government’s staff wellness program.
For the second consecutive year, the American Heart Association (AHA) awarded...
Local Cub Scouts honored for Mt. Bradford Preserve Beautification Project
Cub Scout Pack 86 scouts Turner Wilson, Charles Larison, and Matthew Pentz and parents Laurent Larison, Rachel Pentz, Bill Pentz, and Lauren Wilson receive a Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ 2023 Youth Award from PSATS Second Vice President Steven D. Hess. The event, which recognizes youth groups that make valuable and lasting contributions to improve life in townships of the...
W. Caln woman honored for protecting kids
Pa Family Support Alliance, the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, has awarded Deborah Willett with the Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is given to four individuals that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support and protect Pennsylvania’s children.
Deborah Willett
Willett is the Program Coordinator at Coatesville Center for Community Health. In the organization’s...
County honored for Performance Management Leadership
Chester County Government has once again been recognized nationally for its leadership in performance management with a 2021 Certificate of Achievement from the International City/County Management Association. Pictured with the award, from left to right: Stephanie Rogers, Chester County Management Data Manager; Bobby Kagel, County Administrator; and Julie Bookheimer, Chester County Chief Financial...
