Earlier this week, on May 24, three hikers on the Rattling Run trail found themselves with falling darkness, dropping temperatures, and dying cell phones.
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Cornwall police seek suspect after armed robbery and assault at Dollar General
Cornwall Borough Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who assaulted a clerk at the Dollar General in West Cornwall Township.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Girl Scouts help place flower pots throughout Campbelltown
Spring is in the air, and two local Girl Scout Troops are helping Campbelltown make the most of it.
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Dairy promotion program celebrates 50th annual Dairy Princess coronation
More than 200 people, including 30 former dairy princesses, were present for the 50th anniversary coronation of a Lebanon County Dairy Princess.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Boardwalk at Governor Dick to be extended with ARPA funds from county
The boardwalk at Governor Dick is set to be extended another 100′, linking the original span with the interpretive trail at Clarence Schock Memorial Park and forming a complete, ADA-compliant loop.
Posted inPeople & Places
National Guard to resume Gretna range remediation, seeks public participants
The National Guard Bureau is restarting an effort to remediate the former Mount Gretna area military training camp that has its origins in an 1880s era act of generosity by local corporate titan Robert H. Coleman.
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Community groups to come together for Dinosaur Rock graffiti cleanup June 11
While it might sound like a combination out of fantasyland – Elephant Snot and Dinosaur Rock – these are the main ingredients for an upcoming coalition-driven cleanup of one of Lebanon County’s unique geological features.
🔗 Lebanon VA Medical Center implements COVID-19 protocols
The Lebanon VA Medical Center is implementing COVID-19 protocols after protection levels reached a “level high.”
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Kim Maurer to be sentenced June 1, DA to hold press conference afterwards
Kimberly Maurer will be sentenced June 1 following her March 23 conviction of first-degree murder for the death of her 12-year-old stepson, Maxwell Shollenberger.
🔗 Wolf administration calls to improve Pa. state parks
Members of the Wolf administration visited Memorial Lake State Park in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to call attention to the park’s infrastructure needs.
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KFC headed to former Hometown Family Restaurant in Palmyra; building to be split
KFC will open its second Lebanon County franchise location in the former Hometown Family Restaurant in Palmyra, according to a recent real estate listing.
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The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County
Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
Posted inUpcoming Events
In wake of Buffalo mass shooting, racial justice advocates to hold Annville rally
On the date marking two years since the death of George Floyd – May 25, 2022 – a rally will be held at the Annville Town Square to remember the 10 victims of the racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo earlier this month.
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Vietnamese man visits Gap for first time since experiencing it as refugee in 1975
It was the first time Viet Nguyen visited Fort Indiantown Gap since his family had been refugees there in the summer of 1975.
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Campbelltown Community Association raises funds for park playground
The Campbelltown Community Alliance is well on its way to raising funds for a playground at the Campbelltown Community Park, but it needs the community’s help to make it a reality.
