A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election.
August 2024
Posted inEducation
Lebanon Valley College opens for the fall semester with nearly 500 new students
Lebanon Valley College this week welcomed 446 first-year students, as well as 46 transfer students from 25 colleges and universities throughout the United States, to start the fall semester.
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Memorial Lake State Park Complex announces September program schedule
The Memorial Lake State Park Complex has announced its schedule of outdoor events in September at the complex, which includes Memorial Lake and Swatara state parks, and Boyd Big Tree and Joseph Ibberson conservation areas.
Posted inWeather
Weekend Forecast: Cold front passes through region with fall-like temperatures
Here’s your Lebanon County Weather Weekend forecast for Friday, August 30, to Monday, September 2. Sponsored by Jono Ace Hardware.
Posted inHistory
Coleman Memorial Chapel in Brickerville marks its 150th anniversary
This past Saturday and Sunday, August 24-25, Coleman Memorial Chapel in Brickerville celebrated its 150th anniversary with events on the grounds of the chapel on Saturday and additional events and tours of Elizabeth Furnace on Sunday.
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Palmyra council hears report on local geology, discusses refuse company bids
In Tuesday's meeting, the Palmyra Borough Council heard a report on the geological environment, which outlined areas at risk for sinkholes and discussed the received refuse and recycling company bids.
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These three court cases could determine how Pennsylvania handles mail ballots this fall
Each election, thousands of ballots are rejected for missing dates or other lapses. Court challenges to the rules may change the way votes are counted this fall.
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Pennsylvania municipalities struggle to find and retain elected officials
In many places, the voices of victims are silenced when it comes to how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by KFF Health News and Spotlight PA found.
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DA files charge against local constable she says left gun in court restroom
Long time Lebanon City Constable James Drahovsky faces criminal charges based on allegations he left his loaded handgun in an unlocked public restroom at a magisterial district justice’s office when it was open to the public
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Heidelberg Township to re-advertise nuisance ordinance after adjustments
Heidelberg readvertised a nuisance ordinance Tuesday.
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Commission meets to organize merger of N. Lebanon and N. Cornwall police forces
The Lebanon County Regional Police Commission met on Aug. 27, the first of several planned meetings, to work out the details of the merger of the North Lebanon and North Cornwall police departments, scheduled to go live in January.
Posted inLebanon Valley Food Critics
Breakfast Wars Season 1: Lebanon Valley Craft Brewery (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics conclude their first season of Breakfast Wars on the north side of Lebanon city at Lebanon Valley Craft Brewery.
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Five years later, Cornwall Community Cats has trapped over 900 felines
Cornwall Community Cats, a trap-neuter-return (TNR) organization, has altered and released 468 feral cats and fostered 441 kittens for adoption since its formation in 2019.
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Featured Lebanon Valley events for the weekend of August 30 to September 2
Here are featured events happening across the Lebanon Valley this weekend, August 30 to September 2.
