Recently-released LCCF inmate Matt Keller claims the protocol to protect the prisoners from COVID-19 is not what it should be.
April 2020
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Lebanon Valley Chamber to host Lebanon County COVID-19 Update [Paid Press Release]
The Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce invites Lebanon County to an online update on the local status of COVID-19 provided by WellSpan Health and Good Samaritan Hospital including information for employers and employees.
🔗 Crowds grow on Lebanon Valley Rail Trail during coronavirus shutdowns
As the novel coronavirus outbreak has shutdown schools, businesses, parks and other places where people used to spend their time, crowds are flocking to the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail.
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DOH begins to report probable COVID-19 cases, “fraction” of overall count
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has begun to report probable COVID-19 cases.
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DOH says 328 cases confirmed in Lebanon, still at two deaths
Lebanon County is now tracking at 328 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus according to current Pennsylvania Department of Health data.
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Pa. Dept. of Health to share municipality-level COVID-19 data with counties
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced today that counties, but not the public, will now have access to municipality-level data about people who test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Lebanon School District celebrates century of influential music program
Lebanon’s is the oldest continually performing high school band in the county. Here’s how it’s evolved over 100 years.
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[Library Letter] Lebanon County Libraries here for the community in time of need
Lebanon County’s libraries are doing everything they can to help our community get through this pandemic and come out the other side even stronger, more caring, and more resourceful than we were before.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: Retail theft, accidents, curfew violation
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
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The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County
Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
🔗 Following STEM passion, Palmyra middle schooler makes ‘ear savers’ for mom, other nurses
A Palmyra middle-schooler got a lesson in real-world engineering last week when he discovered he could use his 3D printer to help his mom, and other nurses, deal with the annoyances of wearing surgical masks while at work.
🔗 PennDOT says eight major construction projects in South Central PA may continue
Sixty-one projects across the commonwealth, including sinkhole mitigation along State Route 117 in Palmyra, are allowed to resume work amid the governor’s non-life-essential business closure order.
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DOH says Lebanon County has now seen 284 confirmed cases, second death linked to COVID-19
Lebanon County is now tracking at 284 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus according to Pennsylvania Department of Health data.
🔗 Farm operations of all sizes urged to consider payroll protection loans
There really isn’t a scenario that would prevent a farm from applying for a piece of a $349 billion pie designed to help cover certain costs during the COVD-19 crisis, according to Lancaster Farming’s coverage of a recent Penn State Extension seminar.
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Former Lebanon reporter still unsettled by Palmyra slaying, 25 years after trial
During his time on the crime beat at the Lebanon Daily News, Les Stewart reported on plenty of atrocities. Covering the trial of Carolyn King and Bradley Martin, however, was an unrivaled experience.
