Sam Ness

Upon Tompkins' leaving, chamber officials began reviewing financial records and discovered what they called a mess.

Many disbursements issued to her without supporting documentation, missing timesheets, or missing receipts for items that she had purchased, Sam said.

In addition, chamber officials identified an event held by the chamber in which cash was collected, but a subsequent review could find no related deposits made to the chamber's bank accounts.

The report states that because chamber records were not sufficiently maintained, it was not possible to determine if additional transactions were improperly recorded or if additional amounts were improperly dispersed.

Nationally touring songwriters share their original music and stories in Lancaster's century-old downtown theater.

The Highway 61 concert series, part of an effort to revitalize the theater, continues until the end of the year.

The rest of the schedule is Old Souls Society on October 14th, Sam Ness on November 11th, Bomber and Red December 9th.

For more details, visit highway61music, and that's hwy61music.com.