The county commissioners approved a new drop box for the delivery of mail-in ballots to the county municipal building in Lebanon.
James Mentzer
James Mentzer is a freelance writer and lifelong resident of Pennsylvania. He has spent his professional career writing about agriculture, economic development, manufacturing and the energy and real estate industries, and is the county reporter and a features writer for LebTown.
James is an outdoor enthusiast whose hobbies include hunting, Ultimate frisbee, disc golf, spikeball and pickleball, biking, traveling and attending live concerts for a number of bands, including moe., String Cheese Incident and Widespread Panic.
His published works include the books Pennsylvania Manufacturing: Alive and Well; Bucks County: A Snapshot in Time; United States Merchant Marine Academy: In Service to the Nation 1943-2018; A Century of Excellence: Spring Brook Country Club 1921-2021; Lancaster Development, Inc.: An American Story of Family and Infrastructure, and several other titles. He has also had business profiles published in Central Pennsylvania: Our Time Has Come, and an article in The Columbiad, a scholarly publication of Civil War Times Illustrated, concerning a little-known African American fort and battle along the James River in Virginia. Another book is currently in production for Morris Country Club in Morris, Illinois.
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Lebanon County to apply for comprehensive plan state funding
Lebanon County officials take the next step on the road to creating a new comprehensive plan.
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Law enforcement officers hone skills at Fort Indiantown Gap’s training center
The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center, located at Fort Indiantown Gap, provides an invaluable service to municipal and state law enforcement agencies locally and from around the nation.
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Chamber seeks partnerships for workforce study recommendations
Who will implement findings from a workforce study, which calls for construction of an Advanced Training Center for post-secondary students to address the workforce needs of businesses throughout Lebanon County.
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Adult education programs at Lebanon County career center will end in June
Citing a revenue shortfall for 2023-24, adult education programs taught at the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center will end on June 30.
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Lebanon County officials say they aren’t in any rush to fill old city office spaces
About 20 percent of the county’s municipal building sits empty despite departmental growing pains. County officials explain why the space is still vacant.
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County Commissioners consider new drive-by drop box for election ballots
Lebanon County Commissioners voted to consider placing a staffed drive-by drop box at the county municipal building in Lebanon to accept mail-in ballots.
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Workforce Needs study recommends construction of Advanced Training Center
The first look at four recommendations for the possible construction of an Advanced Training Center in Lebanon County was revealed last week to County Commissioners during a workshop session.
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Opinions vary on use of drop box for mail-in ballots in Lebanon County
Five residents shared their opinions on the county’s drop box, which had been used to gather mail-in ballots since 2020. LebTown also spoke with local state legislators about the issue.
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Commissioners approve funding for senior meals, bus sale on packed agenda
The county’s aging agency presented several items to Lebanon County Commissioners, including numerous contract amendments and the requested sale of an old bus.
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Cornwall teenager honors first responders with Eagle Scout project
Cornwall teen seeks Eagle Scout badge through a project designed to honor Lebanon County first responders who died in the line of the duty.
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Democracy depends on poll workers, says Secretary of State at library event
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt emphasized the crucial role of poll workers in ensuring the functioning of democracy at a poll worker awareness event at the Lebanon Community Library.
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Virtual training puts law enforcement in real-life scenarios inside a digital world
Lebanon County law enforcement officers have access to virtual reality training to experience real life scenarios in a digital world.
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Lebanon County Commissioners discuss ballot drop box controversy
LebTown spoke with county commissioners Bob Phillips, Mike Kuhn, and Jo Ellen Litz about the decision to shutter the county’s drop box for the 2024 election cycle.
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Thome lawsuit in fatal shooting involving two state troopers is continued again
The civil lawsuit trial involving the fatal shooting of Richland resident Charity Thome in March 2020 that was to begin Monday, Jan. 29, has been postponed again.
