Wertz Candies Caramel Corn is now available at three local grocery stores as well as the shop’s downtown location.
February 2026
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With Lebanon County in drought watch, water authority encourages less usage
Lebanon County is among 40 Pennsylvania counties under Drought Watch as precipitation has fallen 26 to 50 percent below average locally over the past 30 days, prompting water conservation requests from local authorities.
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Featured Lebanon Valley events for the weekend of Feb. 13 to Feb. 15
This Valentine’s weekend in Lebanon County, create your own everlasting bloom, attend a Hug & Kiss Invitational, and enjoy live performances.
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Dining Latino: Black Diamond shines with Nicaraguan and Dominican cuisine
Located at 607 Cumberland St. in the city of Lebanon, Black Diamond Restaurant is entering its third year of business.
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Gretna Theatre brings The Science of Stuff to local schools and libraries
The Science of Stuff, Gretna Theatre’s newest educational production, is touring schools and libraries across Lebanon County this month and next to help kids “explore the building blocks of the universe through comedy and movement.”
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LVC will host inaugural ‘Move Along’ walk/run to support Covenant House PA
Lebanon Valley College is hosting a 5k run/1-mile walk in April to raise awareness of (and funds for) Covenant House PA, an agency that provides services for youth who are homeless or have survived trafficking.
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Ebenezer Elementary to reach $1 million raised for the American Heart Assn.
Ebenezer Elementary’s first year of fundraising brought in $4,000, and over the past 30 years, it has grown to over $50,000. It will be the first school in the state to pass $1 million raised.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Spa investigation leads to human trafficking & prostitution charges
The Lebanon County Detective Bureau on Monday issued warrants for the arrest of two people on charges related to their “trafficking of women for sexual services” following an investigation into two area spas.
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Schilling landfill to have new vertical wells drilled to withdraw gas
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority approved a contract for 13 new landfill gas extraction wells and is awaiting state approval to use municipal incinerator ash as daily waste cover.
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Palmyra zoning board denies major variance request for apartment complex
The board denied a request to substitute an existing nonconforming use with a multifamily residential use, sending the developers back to the start of the planning process if they want to proceed.
Posted inPeople & Places
Lebanon man celebrates 40 years of volunteer fire service to the city
Bill Yeagley’s 40 years of volunteer fire service were celebrated last week at a special ceremony in his honor.
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Jackson Township to use $250,000 grant to develop Wheatland Woods Park
Township officials said they hope to have the park completed in the spring or summer of this year. Construction will include pickleball courts, a basketball court, and a walking trail.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Food safety inspections in Lebanon County for week of Feb. 9
Here are food safety violations in Lebanon County for the week of Feb. 9, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
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Lebanon County Conservation District to host wildlife safety & rain barrel events
The Lebanon County Conservation District is hosting two environmental education events in March at the Lebanon Valley Ag Center.
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Annville man gets 30 months in federal prison for selling ghost guns
An Annville resident was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to selling 28 untraceable firearms from a local Walmart parking lot.
