The Lebanon Area Fair, running from July 22-29, harmonizes its agricultural roots with a dynamic roster of nearly two dozen musical acts.
2023
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Route 419 reopens to traffic following culvert replacement project
Route 419 (Schaeffer Road) in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, is now open to traffic after a four-month closure for a box culvert replacement project, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
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Jeffrey Beiler named new director of Lebanon VA Medical Center
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the appointment of Jeffrey A. Beiler, II as the new director of the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
🔗 ELCO school board hears first reading of bathroom policy
An Eastern Lebanon County School District board of directors committee held a meeting presenting a draft of a policy regarding student physical privacy in school facilities. A special board meeting was held after the meeting where the policy was brought up for first reading.
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What’s Pa.’s past budget impasses can tell us about the current standoff
In the past 20 years, PA has passed 13 late budgets, including four impasses that went over 100 days.
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Dog in a sewer: Lebanon Humane Society rescues a lost senior pup from tight spot
When the dog was spotted in a Lebanon city sewer, people didn’t know if he was alive.
🔗 Northern Lebanon school board committee discusses bathroom policy affecting trans students
A committee of four Northern Lebanon school board members met Tuesday night to discuss a draft of a policy on students’ usage of bathrooms and locker room facilities.
🔗 Diamond: Let’s stop “doubling up”
State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) is proposing a way to reduce the number and expense of state special elections in one fell swoop. He is planning to introduce legislation that requires candidates to run for just one elected office at a time.
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What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband
Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to use it.
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Backed by new research, farmers fight to bring back ‘whole’ milk to schools
Blame Congress for the absence of full-bodied, creamy whole milk from school cafeterias. Now, lobbyists for the milk industry are pushing to bring it back.
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Fifth Ward wins American Legion league championship; back on top after 40 years
The Fifth Ward baseball team came together, put it all together, and scored one for hope.
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South Londonderry supervisors continue work on revised zoning ordinance
At Tuesday’s meeting, the South Londonderry Township Board of Supervisors discussed an ongoing revision to the zoning ordinance, as well as other routine business.
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Cold storage facility planned for former Zimmerman Farm in Millcreek Township
Lancaster-based meat packer plans to build cold storage facility in southeastern Lebanon County.
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City of Lebanon releases street repaving schedule for the rest of the summer
The City of Lebanon has been in the midst of an years-long effort to repave its busiest streets since 2019, and this summer is once again seeing a surge in motorist frustration with the third of four phases underway.
