Joshua Pusey is typically credited as the inventor the matchbook back in 1892, but Lebanon businessman and inventor Charles Bowman also holds a claim to the title.
Joshua Groh
Josh Groh is a Cornwall native and writer who began reporting for LebTown in 2019. He continued to regularly contribute to LebTown while earning a degree in environmental science at Lebanon Valley College, graduating in 2021. Since then, he has lead conservation crews in Colorado and taken on additional freelance writing opportunities. His focuses at LebTown include local history topics, outdoor recreation, and aspects of the membership program. You can find him biking out on the Rail Trail in his free time.
Posted inPeople & Places
Cedar Crest alumnus building micro-satellites with potential to change space data collection
Hunter Adams, an engineer contracted by NASA and Blue Origin, is working on a technology that could change the way environmental data is collected.
Posted inHistory
Remembering a few historic veterans that made Lebanon County proud
Veterans Day, as we know it, dates back to 1954 and has roots in the celebration of World War I’s Armistice Day in November of 1919, but some of Lebanon’s prominent veterans were being recognized long before that.
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A salute to the Samler Building, Lebanon’s downtown icon
The Samler Building has been making necks crane for over 125 years. Have you ever wondered about its story? Here’s our history of this iconic Lebanon building.
Posted inNews
County planning organization wants your input on transportation areas of concern
The Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking feedback about “specific location concerns” in the county’s transportation system.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Weis Gas N’ Go ready for business
In case you haven’t already stopped at the new addition on South 12th Street, here’s all you need to know about the Weis Gas N’ Go.
Posted inUpcoming Events
Stony Valley opens up this weekend for annual game land tours
This weekend the Pennsylvania Game Commision will be opening up the Stony Valley Rail Trail to motor vehicles for the annual “Stony Valley Drive Thru”.
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Krall Barn project continues to build towards success
The Krall Barn, an 18th-century log barn now being reconstructed at the Union Canal Tunnel Park, is getting ever closer to completion.
Posted inHistory
When John Heisman coached a Penn football team in Mt. Gretna
John Heisman, whose last name lives on for college football fans in the form of the Heisman Trophy, once ran a football camp in Mt. Gretna.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Marty’s Music in Annville is closing
The news was met with heartbreak on social media, as many recounted the memories they had formed at the store.
Posted inHistory
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church recognized as Lutheran nexus
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, also known as the Old Salem Lutheran Church, will be commemorated as an important site in the history of Mid-Atlantic Lutheranism on October 12.
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Red heads, blue eyes: The literary connections of Lebanon’s new public house
For those familiar with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the name of the new restaurant set to move into the upstairs space of the Lebanon Farmers Market should be familiar.
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Sarah Tyson Rorer, the pioneering dietician who moved to Colebrook
One of the country’s first culinary celebrities settled down in the Colebrook area in her later years, and continued to educate and influence the community around her.
Posted inPeople & Places
Rails to Trails celebrates new extensions, four miles of additional trail now open
See photos and highlights from the two beautiful new Rails to Trails segments, inaugurated with ribbon cuttings on Thursday.
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LVC grad draws from past in new gig leading County Commissioners group
LebTown interviewed Lebanon Valley College graduate Lisa Schaefer about her new position leading the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.
