Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas Judge Samuel A. “Gus” Kline will retire as a full-time judge at the close of business on Sept. 30.
Chris Coyle
Chris Coyle writes primarily on government, the courts, and business. He retired as an attorney at the end of 2018, after concentrating for nearly four decades on civil and criminal litigation and trials. A career highlight was successfully defending a retired Pennsylvania state trooper who was accused, 40 years after the fact, of falsifying evidence in a 1970s murder case.
LebTown is his first foray into reporting, motivated by the decline of the once-great, locally-owned print newspaper he grew up with and read daily. Chris lives in the city of Lebanon. He holds degrees from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (and misses Pittsburgh every day). He and his wife have two grown sons and a few grandkids. He enjoys all kinds of music, tinkering with electronic stuff, and lifting weights to avoid becoming a shriveled old guy.
Concerns over streetlights, hiring of mayor’s son dominate council meeting
Lebanon City Council quickly polished off a short agenda at Monday’s monthly meeting, but concerns voiced by residents over new streetlights and the recent hiring of a facilities security manager stretched the proceedings to nearly an hour.
Abundance to exploitation to protection: PA Conservation Heritage Museum opens
The Pennsylvania Game Commission celebrated 127 years of managing the state’s wildlife on Saturday by officially opening its Conservation Heritage Museum in the Visitors Center of the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Independence Day fireworks and concert planned for July 4 at Coleman Park
The City of Lebanon will present its annual Independence Day fireworks display at Coleman Memorial Park, starting at about 9 p.m. Monday, July 4.
Career & Tech Center culinarians seek national honors in Atlanta contest
Two recent ELCO/LCCTC grads are headed to Atlanta this week to compete against the country’s best young culinarians.
Habitat for Humanity dedicates fire-rehabbed city home
LebTown attended the backyard dedication ceremony where Rabecca Ngugi officially received the keys for the Cumberland street row home she helped restore from fire damage through more than 255 hours working with Habitat for Humanity volunteers.
Lebanon School District targets Aug. 15 opening for new middle school bids
The first part of Lebanon School District’s plan to address overcrowding could move from the drawing board to groundbreaking this fall if the City of Lebanon Planning Commission signs off at its June 13 meeting.
Lebanon County’s recount in Republican U.S. Senate race results in small changes
As required by state law, Lebanon County election officials have completed a recount of votes cast for U.S. Senate in the May 17 Republican primary election, and the preliminary election night totals, but not the order of finish, have changed slightly.
Kimberly Maurer sentenced to life plus 10 years for her part in stepson’s death
Kimberly Maurer, the Annville woman convicted of first-degree murder in the starvation and beating death of her 12-year-old stepson, Max Schollenberger, was sentenced on June 1 to life plus 10 years in prison.
City Council approves three-year contract with Lebanon’s police union
At Monday’s first monthly meeting in the new downtown City Hall, Lebanon City Council unanimously approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the union representing city police officers.
Grand opening of Lebanon’s new City Hall, a return downtown after six decades
Lebanon’s city government is back in downtown after a nearly six decade absence.
Auditor General says Bethel Township must repay police pension funds
The Pennsylvania Auditor General says Lebanon County’s Bethel Township has an $879,361 police pension fund, even though it hasn’t had a police force since 2003.
Eastman emails show origins of Diamond plan to scrap PA’s election results, send pro-Trump electors to D.C.
In a series of recently released emails from December 2020 between state Rep. Russ Diamond and Trump lawyer John Eastman, the two discuss a plan to throw out at least 80,000 mail-in ballots.
Lebanon City Council honors Lt. Lebo at its final meeting in Municipal Building
City government on brink of returning downtown after six decades at 400 S. 8th St.
Bids received for new North Cornwall Township administrative building
North Cornwall Township supervisors learned what a new, larger headquarters building might cost when bids for the project were revealed at their April 19 meeting.