Rocherty Road remains open for local traffic between Route 72 and Village Drive at the village of Rocherty, but can’t be accessed from Colebrook Road at the west end.
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.
Judge sentences Lebanon man to 15 to 40 years for child sexual abuse
Lebanon County Judge Bradford Charles ordered convicted sexual offender Scott Thomas of Lebanon to spend 15 to 40 years in a state prison at an Aug. 30 sentencing hearing in Lebanon County court.
Reader’s images show progress of new Walmart warehouse in N. Lebanon Twp.
After months of site and foundation work, walls for new Walmart warehouse are going up. Completion by end of 2021 possible.
County Democrats welcome Pa. Supreme Court candidate Maria McLaughlin
Maria McLaughlin, the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, was the guest of honor at an Aug. 25 fundraiser at the home of Cavi Miller, who is running for Cornwall mayor.
Pay hikes, funding for new City Hall approved by Lebanon City Council
Last night, Lebanon City Council passed two bills on their first reading that would increase salaries for Lebanon’s mayor and city council persons for the first time in five years.
Tower to Town 10-mile run set for Oct. 3, will benefit LVRT’s Wengert Park, others
Tower-to-Trail 10-mile run set for Sun., Oct. 3. Will benefit Wengert Memorial Park, Lebanon Valley Conservancy, and Community Health Council.
Georgia Pacific to make padded mailing envelopes in Union Township
Mailing envelope factory to serve Amazon, other online retailers, coming near I-78 & I-81 near Lickdale.
City Council earmarks COVID funds for new homeless shelter
City Council awards $200,000 of CARES Act money to Lebanon County Christian Ministries to help fund permanent homeless shelter.
Cornwall Manor awards scholarships to employees for 30th straight year
At an Aug. 4 reception, $3,500 Ralph L. Weik Memorial Scholarships were awarded to three employees.
Congressman Meuser visits Cornwall submarine parts maker PRL Industries
Lebanon County’s local congressman, Dan Meuser (R-9), paid a visit to Cornwall’s PRL Industries, a longtime supplier of cast steel parts to the U.S. Navy, on Tuesday morning, Aug. 10.
N. Annville Twp. Planning Commission considers changes to solar ordinance
N. Annville Township Planning Commission ponders changes to 2019 solar energy ordinance. Would not impact current application for 1,200 acre solar farm.
National Weather Service confirms that tornado touched down near Myerstown
The National Weather Service has confirmed that an “EF-0” tornado touched down northwest of Myerstown on the late afternoon of Thursday, July 29.
Route 419 in Cornwall to see 3-day detour for flood control work
Weather permitting, PennDOT will close a half mile section of Route 419 (Schaeffer Road) in Cornwall on Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, while it conducts two days of flood control work.
National Guard trainers at the Gap receive new Black Hawk helicopters
National Guard training wing at Ft. Indiantown Gap takes delivery of latest version of iconic Black Hawk helicopter.
The Fair from across the street: Does it impact neighboring businesses?
LebTown looked into the way the Lebanon Area Fair affects its neighboring businesses in the North Cornwall Commons across the street.