Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
June 2020
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: Sexual assaults, drowning, drug manufacture, DUI’s
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] Long term care and our seniors
State Rep. Frank Ryan writes: “The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the problems and concerns facing our seniors.”
Posted inNews
Mother of Antwon Rose II applauds confidential police hiring database, but does it go far enough?
While Pennsylvania takes its first steps on police reform, other states are far ahead in making misconduct data and records available to the public.
Posted inNews
Top Pa. GOP lawmaker fast-tracking a lucrative gambling expansion that would benefit a major campaign donor
The maneuvering offers a window into the raw intersection between politics and policy-making in Pennsylvania, and how campaign dollars can drive the legislative agenda.
Posted inEducation
3 lessons from how schools responded to 1918 pandemic worth heeding today
Three main lessons today’s educators and policymakers can draw from how schools and communities responded to the last century’s pandemic.
🔗 Whole milk campaign hones message
A grassroots group that started by painting slogans on wrapped bales is developing into a larger campaign to promote whole milk.
Posted inLebTown En Español
El apoyo unánime para el uso de máscaras de los representantes del Congreso del Condado de Lebanon, pero los funcionarios locales del Partido Republicano se contienen
El uso de máscaras faciales de tela ha sido recomendado por expertos en salud pública… pero en el condado de Lebanon el apoyo es limitado
Posted inOpinions & Letters
Editorial: No journalistic or public health benefit to Sec. Levine comments
Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine doubled down on the framing of the pandemic in political terms on Friday in a move that LebTown believes will be detrimental to journalistic and public health outcomes.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Letter] Lebanon County legislators respond to Secretary Levine snub
Lebanon County legislators respond to Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine’s comments regarding the county being last in the state to remain in the ‘yellow’ phase.
Posted inOpinions & Letters
[Column] Gov. Tom Wolf has failed Lebanon County
Jerry Shenk shares a perspective on Lebanon’s status as the last Pennsylvania county to leave the ‘yellow’ phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s tiered reopening plan.
Posted inNews
Lebanon announces fundraising success, fireworks to be held on Fourth of July
Lebanon City announced Friday afternoon that its fundraising effort for a Fourth of July fireworks display was a success.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Alivio de Renta e Hipoteca viene al condado de Lebanon, las solicitudes se abren pronto
Casi medio millón de dólares en alquiler y alivio hipotecario se dirige al condado de Lebanon.
Posted inLebTown En Español
Dados los problemas de presupuestos, ¿Dónde están los legisladores de LebCo sobre la legalización de Marihuana?
Los legisladores republicanos han evitado hasta última hora discusiones sobre la legalización de la droga para la recreación.
Posted inNews
Unanimous support for mask wearing from Lebanon County congressional reps, but local GOP officials hold back
The wearing of cloth face masks has been recommended by public health experts and elected leaders across the country, but in Lebanon County support for this measure has been limited from local politicians.
