Access to critical animal sedative used in the livestock industry concerns veterinarians if drug becomes classified as a controlled substance.
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.
Steve Todd Davies retires after 45-year DJ career, last 38 in the Lebanon Valley
With the final words, “Thanks for listening,” Steve Todd Davies dropped the mic Friday on a radio career that spanned 45 years, the past 38 at the same station in the Lebanon Valley.
County Commissioners accept change orders for two local service providers
County commissioners agreed to contract amendments for two agencies, the lease of a new vehicle, and issued three proclamations at its biweekly meeting on Thursday, May 18.
Voters select four candidates to run this fall for three county commissioner seats
All three incumbent Lebanon County commissioners – Republicans Bob Phillips and Mike Kuhn and Democrat Jo Ellen Litz – won their municipal primary races Tuesday, with newcomer Michael Schroeder getting the second nod on the Democratic ticket.
Lebanon County election bureau ready for 2023 municipal primary on Tuesday
With the primary election just days away, county elections director Sean Drasher is feeling ecstatic about the election bureau’s preparedness come Tuesday.
Phillips-Bering spends $134k on primary, Kuhn $39k; Dems spend combined $13k
The Phillips-Bering joint ticket spent more than three times what the Kuhn campaign did for the period Jan. 1 to May 5 – and both campaigns on their own spent more than double the combined expenditures of all other campaigns for county commissioner.
Here’s a look at all the organizational endorsements in commissioner primary
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.
County treasurer to collect Lebanon School District’s real estate taxes
County treasurer’s office to take over real estate tax collection services for Lebanon School District.
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.
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.
Commissioners hear West Nile report: No cases last year, but virus presence on rise
Lebanon County reported no West Nile virus cases in 2022, but an increased presence of the virus in mosquitoes prompts ongoing surveillance and control efforts.
County will process passports, concealed gun permits during rare Saturday hours
Lebanon County will process passports and concealed gun permits during special Saturday hours to accommodate increasing demand and provide additional accessibility to residents.
Environmental group airs concerns about Gov. Dick Park to county commissioners
Friends of Governor Dick members met Wednesday, April 19, with the county commissioners to address concerns they have about forestry management practices and other reforms they would like to see incorporated at the park.
2023 State Fair Queen discusses her reign at county commissioners meeting
The Lebanon County commissioners were graced with royalty Thursday, Apr. 20, at their biweekly meeting.
4 generations of Mohns have served Jonestown’s Perseverance Fire Company
The Mohn family has a combined 160 years of service of the nearly 220 years that Perseverance Fire Company has existed.