Some community pools have already decided to close for the season while others will make a decision sometime in June.
May 2020
Posted inNews
County commissioners encourage public to wear masks to polls
Voters won’t be mandated to wear masks to polling places on June 2, but they will be encouraged to do so.
🔗 Fighting an invisible enemy: Pa. National Guard coordinates state’s largest medical military team to respond to coronavirus
About 1,300 Pennsylvania National Guard members have been activated over the past two months to help out through the pandemic.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: DUI’s, overdose, designer drugs, and possession with intent to deliver
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Posted inNews
Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul
Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.
Posted inPeople & Places
Tour de Lebanon Valley pushed to July
New strategies may need to be put in place to ensure current health guidelines are met during the event.
Posted inNews
Here’s what local high school graduation ceremonies will look like this year
School districts in Lebanon County have begun revealing their plans to make the day special and memorable for seniors and their families.
Posted inLebanon Area Fair
Lebanon Area Fair will be stripped down to focus on youth agriculture events
The fair will not have track events, midway shows, rides, carnival games, indoor and outdoor commercial exhibits, or open class entries.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Best public policies are thought-through and consistent
Grange President: “The best public policy is one that is thought-through and where everyone believes that there are consistent criteria for making these decisions.”
🔗 Artist sketches faces of front-line workers
A Lebanon County man is making sure we don’t forget essential workers when this pandemic is a thing of the past.
🔗 House Resolution introduced urging removal of Health Secretary Dr. Levine
State Representative Russ Diamond is calling for the immediate resignation or removal of Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine through a House Resolution that was introduced Tuesday.
🔗 PA Supreme Court meets remotely to hear arguments in Lebanon County medical marijuana case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a policy that would block people on probation from using medical marijuana in Lebanon County.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Palmyra restaurant among first to reopen indoor, outdoor seating to public
Family-owned restaurant Taste of Sicily didn’t waste any time when Lebanon County Commissioners passed a resolution last week in favor of reopening the county.
Posted inHistory
Light’s Fort a poster child for need of local historical preservation
Light’s Fort is Lebanon’s oldest standing structure. Local historians and preservationists would like to see it restored and turned into a museum.
Posted inSponsored Content
Ryan: Lives hang in the balance as Wolf ignores state’s overall welfare [Paid Press Release]
The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf is more “agenda driven” than “science driven” in keeping much of Pennsylvania shut down to the detriment of thousands of workers and businesses, says state Rep. Frank Ryan.
