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If you want to cast a ballot in the June 10 primary, you need to register by May 10.

May 10 is a Saturday, and the Lancaster County Voter Registration office at the County Administration Building, 101 N. Main St., will be open from 9 a.m. to noon that day, said election official Cassie Stump.

However, the office encourages residents to register before then.

You'll need your driver's license with your correct Lancaster County address on it, and your Social Security card.

The Lancaster County Water and Sewer District has violated the same drinking water standard it did back in September.

According to a public notice from the Lancaster County Water and Sewer District, the area's drinking water had a higher than normal level of trihalomethanes found in the county's drinking water in December and January, said Mike Bailes, the district's water treatment plant operator.

The amount of trihalomethanes allowed is .080 of a microgram per liter. The levels for December and January were .088 and .093 of a microgram per liter.

Founders Federal Credit Union received the zoning designation it was seeking for its planned new headquarters from Lancaster City Council on Tuesday.

But the daughter of a woman who lives near the site, which comprises nearly 27 acres at Plantation Road and Gillsbrook Road, and is often referred to as the "Deaton property," is concerned about Founders' plans.

"I feel Founders could better meet its needs at a different location," said Benita Harrison, whose mother lives on Gillsbrook Road.

Lancaster will host the annual Prevention of Youth Substance Abuse in Rural Communities Conference for the second time.

It will be held May 14 to 16 at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster. It is funded by a federal grant.

The focus will be on how to address substance abuse from each individual user's habitat, recognizing cultural differences and how they should be factored into prevention.