A Lebanon County man, who last taught at a Pa. charter school, is expected to be sentenced for the sexual assault of a 9-year-old boy later this month. Matthew Macsisak pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a boy that was staying with him at his home sometime between January 2020 and November 2020.
January 2022
Posted inCrime & Safety
State Police warn of home improvement scam in Berks & neighboring counties
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a home improvement fraud that took place in Berks County, and troopers believe there may be other local victims.
🔗 Fire breaks out at West Lebanon business overnight
The fire happened around 2:30 a.m. at Henry Molded Products on North 16th Street.
Posted inNews
Freight movement through 10-county region will be studied in 2022
Members of Lebanon County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization voted unanimously to participate in the regional study, which spans nearly 400 municipalities.
Posted inLebanon Valley Food Critics
Hoagies on Main: a lunchtime jaunt to Hoagies on Main (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics ordered a sandwich at Hoagies on Main during a workday. Read their review here.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Shakespeare back on Lebanon Community Theatre after decade away
The Lebanon Community Theatre is bringing the Bard back to the stage for the first time in more than a decade.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
$680,000 jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold at Cleona Giant, winner unknown
The odds of purchasing the jackpot-winning ticket were 1 in 4,661,272.
Posted inNews
How to weigh in on Pennsylvania’s next legislative maps
The Legislative Reapportionment Commission will hold four meetings the week of Jan. 3 to accept feedback on the maps, both in person and virtually.
Posted inNews
New York Times says trooper was involved in 4 police-related shootings, including 2 in Lebanon County
A Jonestown-based Pennsylvania State Police officer pulled the trigger in four police-related shootings — including two in Lebanon County over the past 19 months — according to an investigative report published Thursday by the New York Times.
Posted inPeople & Places
The miracle of birth, barnyard style: Lebanon farmers take cows to Farm Show’s ‘Calving Corner’
Four cows, specifically, from the Brook-Corner Holsteins farm will be putting their maternal instincts on display as people gather at the Calving Corner, a relatively new exhibition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show that shares the miracle of birth, barnyard style.
Posted inNews
Lebanon D.A. will ease policy on some marijuana charges starting in February
Some Lebanon County defendants charged with minor marijuana offenses will soon have a chance to get them reduced to the equivalent of a traffic ticket and avoid a criminal record, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: Hit-and-run, stolen vehicle, terroristic threats, theft by unlawful taking, sexual assault
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Kerstin Stouffer of The Kortne Stouffer Project [We Are Lebanon, Pa]
Kerstin Stouffer shares about her sister Kortne, what it was like for her when Kortne went missing, and how it impacts her life to this day.
Posted inUpcoming Events
Lebanon County church calendar (Jan. 2-Jan. 8)
Discover what’s happening at Lebanon County churches this week!
