A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
May 2020
Posted inReal Estate
Lebanon County real estate transfers (May 1 to May 15)
Here are the latest real estate transfers recorded in Lebanon County.
🔗 Butchers booked through summer
Butchers across the state, including Bur-Pak Family Foods, a butcher shop in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, are busier than expected right now, with Bur-Pak owner Nelson Burkholder saying he has a full schedule into September when he’s used to scheduling orders a week in advance.
🔗 Some Lebanon churches resuming in-person services (Paywall)
Lifeway Church, based out of the Lebanon Valley Mall, is resuming in-person services on Sunday, May 31. Pastor Jimmy Nimon said they are not requiring people to wear masks and will not be asking people to keep space between each other during the service.
Posted inPeople & Places
A memorial to local fallen heroes was almost lost. This veteran is preserving their stories
In the early 2000s, Jim Keyton stumbled across something in a Hershey Chocolate Company dumpster that didn’t belong there.
Posted inPeople & Places
Thousands of flags placed to honor veterans buried in county cemeteries
It’s an annual recognition that almost didn’t happen in time for Memorial Day this year.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Así es como se verán las ceremonias de graduación de la escuela secundaria local este año
Los distritos escolares del condado de Lebanon han comenzado a revelar sus planes para hacer que la ocasión sea lo más especial y memorable posible para los estudiantes y sus familias, dadas las circunstancias.
Posted inLebTown En Español
La Feria del Área de Lebanon se reducirá para centrarse en eventos de agricultura juvenil
El presidente de la Junta de la Feria del Área de Lebanon, Daniel Siegel, anunció el miércoles en la página de Facebook de la feria que la feria 2020, programada para comenzar el 25 de julio, será “significativamente alterada.”
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits (Español)
Restaurante en Palmyra está entre los primeros en reabrir asientos interiores y exteriores al público
Un restaurante familiar en Palmyra no perdió el tiempo cuando los Comisionados del Condado de Lebanon votaron para comenzar el proceso de reapertura del condado, a pesar de los mandatos de Harrisburg de cerrar negocios que no sostienen la vida debido a COVID-19.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Tour de Lebanon Valley empujado a julio
El 2020 Tour de Lebanon Valley está programado para el sábado 18 de julio debido a la crisis de COVID-19. El evento fue originalmente programado para el sábado 13 de junio.
Posted inNews
Gov. Wolf announces Lebanon County will move to ‘yellow’ officially on May 29
Gov. Tom Wolf announced in a press conference Friday afternoon, May 22, that Lebanon County will move to ‘yellow’ on May 29.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Lebanon City Police investigating two instances of gun shots fired in downtown
Police are investigating two instances of gun shots fired this week in the City of Lebanon.
Posted inNews
All Pa. counties will be in ‘yellow’ coronavirus reopening phase by June 5 under Wolf administration plan: sources
Under Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan, 49 of 67 counties are already in the “yellow” phase, or the first phase of reopening.
Posted inNews
Pa. is mixing coronavirus test results, and that could distort our view of the disease
Pennsylvania is including in its official count not only viral tests that reveal who currently has COVID-19, but also antibody tests that show whether a person was previously infected.
Posted inEducation
Local school administrators ‘wary’ of new state subsidies
Gov. Tom Wolf announced May 13 that Pennsylvania will receive a one-time grant of federal emergency funds totaling $523.8 million to help schools cope with costs associated with COVID-19.
