This year’s municipal primary election will be held Tuesday, May 16. Here’s a look at the organizational endorsements in the Democratic and Republican primaries for county commissioner.
Davis Shaver
Davis Shaver is the publisher of LebTown. He grew up in Lebanon and currently lives outside of Hershey, PA.
GOP contenders for commissioner reflect on whether it’s been a positive campaign
All the GOP candidates for Lebanon County Commissioner have said at one time or another that they wanted this campaign to be a positive one. LebTown asked each candidate how the overall campaign and their personal efforts have helped realize that goal so far.
Rhetoric heats up in GOP commissioner primary as party & PAC ads draw scrutiny
With one week to go until the municipal primary election, rhetoric in the Republican primary race for Lebanon County Commissioner has ramped up.
Reflecting on our Countywide Campaign, we remember to ‘Take Ownership’
Here’s why ‘Take Ownership’ and our bias for action are hallmark attributes of LebTown as a startup local news organization.
Why LebTown aims to ‘champion local’ through our reporting & business model
While LebTown doesn’t want to be a homer in our reporting, our mission is inherently positive and progressive – “Local News for a Better Lebanon County.”
How LebTown journalists seek common ground to bring our community together
LebTown seeks common ground through our reporting, regardless of the topic. Here’s what that means for our journalism.
1 year since tragic line of duty death, Lebanon remembers Lt. William Lebo
On the one year anniversary of Lt. William Lebo’s line of duty, the Lebanon City Police Department retraced his daily commute on their way to a solemn ceremony at City Hall, where Lora Lebo was presented with a posthumous Medal of Honor for her late husband’s service.
Make the extra call: How the shoe leather we put into reporting our stories pays off
LebTown always strive to “make the extra call” during our reporting.
Take a tour of the Annville Free Library’s ongoing $4.4 million expansion project
A transformation is taking place in Annville as a long-time community pillar, the Annville Free Library, undergoes a once-in-a-generation expansion and renovation project.
Seek truth and report it: How LebTown safeguards its journalistic mission
Here are some ways that LebTown embodies the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics throughout our work.
Mystery leaker pushes intra-party feud into spotlight; prelude to factious primary
Dan Bost doesn’t want to see this story published, and neither presumably does Mike Kuhn. So the question is – Who does?
Optimize for trust: This simple value guides everything I do with LebTown
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Introducing the Countywide Campaign
LebTown’s Countywide Campaign is an ambitious drive to reach 1,000 active members by the time LebTown’s fifth birthday rolls around in April.
State agrees to $1.75M civil settlement over PSP trooper’s fatal shooting of Andy Dzwonchyk in ’21 incident, attorney says
The state has reached a settlement with the estate of Andy Dzwonchyk over the November 2021 shooting of Dzwonchyk by a Pennsylvania State Police trooper.
DA silent on why investigation of 2nd fatal PSP shooting is apparently stalled
Nearly nine months after the death of Andrew “Andy” Dzwonchyk, an investigation by Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf into possible criminal charges for the Pennsylvania State Trooper who fatally shot him appears to be stalled.