Enjoy an evening of food, music and fun – Wednesday, July 14 from 5 to 8 p.m.
July 2021
5 issues Pa. lawmakers will face when they return from summer break
Democratic and Republican lawmakers recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election changes, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.
Lawmakers renew call for stronger addiction treatment oversight as two Pa. providers charged
Two Philadelphia addiction treatment facilities and their owners face criminal charges for allegedly sending illegal kickbacks to recovery homes and forcing patients into substandard care.
Happy Fourth of July from LebTown
We’re taking Monday off, but wanted to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July.
Commissioners recertify handicap accessibility of polling places
Lebanon County commissioners approved Thursday the recertification of all 60 polling places as handicap accessible.
Call for exhibitors to enter Lebanon Area Fair: July 9 pre-entry deadline approaching [Paid Press Release]
Nothing will mark a return to “normal summer” quite like the Lebanon Area Fair.
Lebanon County students named to HACC’s Spring 2021 Dean’s List
95 Lebanon County students have been named to Harrisburg Area Community College’s Fall 2020 full-time Dean’s List.
Lebanon County church calendar (July 4-July 10)
Discover what’s happening at Lebanon County churches next week!
Seeking justice for Maxwell Schollenberger, Lebanon County District Attorney brings in seasoned special prosecutor
Lebanon County’s top prosecutor is getting outside assistance in her bid to win a conviction in the brutal abuse and murder of a 12-year-old Lebanon boy.
Pet of the Week: Link & Deke
This week’s pets are Link and Deke, owned by Alaina and Benjamin, of Lebanon.
After contact tracing data breach, Pa. sidesteps scrutiny on proposed $34M contract
State lawmakers are calling into question whether the Department of Health should be jumping into another, more expensive contact tracing contract after a severe data breach with the last company.
Podcast launches to help Lebanon Countians unpack race issues
In April, Ryan Boddy and Justin Ryan Boyer published the first episode of Platform Lebanon, a podcast dealing with local and national racism.
Community oration of famed Frederick Douglass speech scheduled July 5 at LVC
For the second year running, the Lebanon County branch of the NAACP will hold a community oration of 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Redistricting reform in Pa. is dead for now, advocates say. So what’s next?
Anti-gerrymandering advocates are relying on promises from those in charge of drawing the state’s political maps to hold hearings and allow citizen input.
Pennsylvania governor vetoes GOP-led election overhaul citing voter ID restrictions
Republican lawmakers are likely to use the constitutional amendment process to take the issue to the voters.