Cedar Crest’s football season concluded with a 54-28 loss to Harrisburg in the District 3 6A quarterfinals, despite standout performances from senior running back Fernando Marquez and tight end Aiden Schomp.
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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Voters re-elect County Commissioners to 4 more years in general election Tuesday
Lebanon County voters elected its three incumbent commissioners to four-year terms in Tuesday’s general election.
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50 years of consecutive voting qualifies 3 locals as Super Voters
Three local residents were elected and enshrined in the state’s Voter Hall of Fame for voting in 50 consecutive general elections, held the first Tuesday every November.
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Nine-county regional task force receives $1.27M federal grant to combat terrorism
Lebanon County commissioners approve a $1.27 million federal grant to join a nine-county terrorism task force.
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FTIG officials christen new security system at opening ceremony
Fort Indiantown Gap’s new Access Control Point, a $13 million security enhancement, officially opened, requiring visitors to undergo identification checks before entering the military installation.
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Certain county precincts will use E-poll books in Tuesday’s election
About 19 percent of the county’s voting precincts will run an experiment using E-poll books.
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Fort Indiantown Gap base commander values his role and career of service
Colonel Kevin D. Potts, Garrison Commander at Fort Indiantown Gap, discusses his military journey from private to Colonel, the installation’s significant economic impact, and his commitment to improving the facility before his impending retirement.
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3 Lebanon County residents sweep top honors in PA wool clothing competition
Lebanon County’s Madison Copenhaver and Hope Wagner triumphed in the junior and senior categories respectively at the Pennsylvania Make It With Wool contest, while Rachel Seigel won in the adult category.
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Tim McGowan’s on a quest to identify the unmarked graves at Lebanon fairgrounds
Tim McGowan has embarked on a quest to identify the individuals interred in an unmarked cemetery on the grounds of the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center & Fairgrounds.
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New access control point at Fort Indiantown Gap set to open Nov. 1
Fort Indiantown Gap will enhance on-base security when its Access Control Point gate on Fisher Avenue is activated on Nov. 1.
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County commissioners approve state grants for DA & probation departments
County commissioners approved several state grants, including a Victim of Crime Act grant for the district attorney’s office and a Continuing County Probation and Parole grant for the probation department.
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Late-game heroics fall short for Annville-Cleona in battle for first place
Despite a strong performance, Annville-Cleona fell to Schuylkill Valley 14-13 after a last-minute field goal attempt went wide.
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Lebanon VA director discusses new position, urges vets to use services
Jeffrey Beiler II, the new executive director of the Lebanon VA Medical Center, is focused on maintaining the center’s top ranking and expanding services to reach more veterans.
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Legacy of firefighting equipment comes alive at fire company’s museum
The museum at Perseverance Fire Company, believed to be the only one of its kind in Lebanon County, displays a range of historic firefighting gear, including a wooden hand pumper from the early 1800s and a fire bell from a 1922 Model-T Ford fire engine.
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Computer company is a Lebanon County staple for over four decades
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Lebanon County’s Optical Storage Solutions, Inc. continues to innovate, providing software solutions for municipal governments to store and access records electronically.
