Whistleblower lawsuit linked to Pennon’s past acquisition of LNP

A senior executive is filing a whistleblower lawsuit against WITF’s parent company, Pennon, in Lancaster County Court. The suit by Cassie Farrelly, Pennon’s senior vice president and chief impact officer, alleges misuse of funds related to its 2023 acquisition of LNP Lancaster Online. The merger of the two media companies ended in January 2026 and the Lancaster newspaper is now owned by the nonprofit Always Lancaster. Ron Hetrick, who facilitated the merger as Pennon’s president and...