The Lebanon County Coroner’s Office cites fewer COVID-related death as the reason for fewer investigations in 2022. Drug-related deaths were also down over previous years.
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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John F. Martin & Sons purchases Millcreek Township farm for $5.15 million
A 140-acre farm in Millcreek Township eyed by a developer for a massive cold storage unit project last year was sold to a Lancaster County meat packer.
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Boscov’s appeals county assessment decision on four mall properties
Boscov’s believes four property assessments at Lebanon Valley Mall are overvalued.
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Quittie wetlands bypasses development pressure, but takes hit during pandemic
Local wetland preserve avoids construction pressure, but COVID wrecks visitor attendance.
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Lebanon County resolves conflicted court case issue for indigent defendants
Lebanon County Commissioners entered into an agreement with two law firms to provide legal services for conflicted cases.
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Couple retires after nearly 60 years of volunteering for American Red Cross
Whenever Lebanon County residents were going through their darkest days during a disaster, Paul and Mary Ann LeVan were always there to help.
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Lebanon hosts statewide fire chiefs’ meeting, shows off new equipment
Statewide fire chiefs convened in Lebanon last week for a three-day conference to learn, discuss legislation, and network at city sites.
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Kuhn campaigns at funeral home; says he wants to bury negative politics in county
At his first-ever campaign event in a bid for elected office, Mike Kuhn addressed the question that was on everyone’s mind: why is it being held in a reception room of a funeral home?
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County to apply for ARPA funding for affordable housing renovations
Commissioners seeks affordable housing funds, address change orders for new 911 Center and select new mail-in ballot vendor at bi-weekly meeting.
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Kuhn officially announces bid for first full term as county commissioner
Appointed to finish the term of Bill Ames, Mike Kuhn announces first-ever county commissioner campaign.
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Land developer connected to Sheetz finalizes years-in-the-making purchase of county lot next to DMV
A chunk of county-owned land was sold to a Blair County developer late last year, but what may be built there is still uncertain.
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County Commissioners pivot on mail-in ballot plans; reorganize boards for 2023
Lebanon County’s plans for 2023 mail-in ballot services are up in the air after a confusing chain of events on Thursday and Friday. Here’s what we know.
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Hearing held to discuss indigent legal representation in criminal court
A hearing requested by a local attorney asking to be removed as court-appointed counsel in five cases involving indigent defendants was held Friday, even though those cases had already been reassigned to other attorneys.
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911 Rapid Response hopes to outfit up to 500 vehicles at Annville shop yearly
911 Rapid Response may outfit up to 500 vehicles in the coming year at its Annville shop.
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Dzwonchyk attorney discusses $1.75M settlement in PSP lawsuit; Thome court date set; Splain’s current duties unknown
As the Thome case – which was also found by Hess Graf to be a justified shooting – heads towards a civil court trial date, Paul Messing, a Philadelphia-based attorney who represented the Dzwonchyk estate, spoke to LebTown about the findings his law firm’s investigation yielded in the months prior to settlement of that lawsuit.
