Shopping without a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t recommended by health experts, but that’s exactly what a midstate lawmaker said he did recently in a Facebook post.
www.abc27.com
🔗 Lancaster-Lebanon League welcomes 13 new teams
Two years after rejecting a plan to bring-in the Berks Football League, the Lancaster-Lebanon League has changed its mind on expansion. Wednesday, league officials voted 19-5 (one abstention) in-favor expanding.
🔗 Lebanon County inmate who sued over dreadlocks ban is released from solitary
A Lebanon County inmate whose dreadlocks violated the jail’s haircut policy has been released from solitary confinement after more than a year, although his federal lawsuit is still pending.
🔗 Lebanon racing great Cyrus Patschke died 69 years ago today
On this day in 1951, race car driver Cyrus Patschke died. Here’s our article from last year looking at Lebanon in the time of motorsports’ heyday.
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.
🔗 State Rep. Frank Ryan proposes bill to freeze pay for public officials during COVID-19 pandemic
State Representative Frank Ryan (R-101) introduced the legislation to address the pandemic and the “financial turmoil” it is causing at “all levels of the government and in the lives of Pennsylvania residents.”
Blotter: Simple assault, fatal crash, theft, substance possessions
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
🔗 May the 4th Be With You: Lebanon Valley is closer to the Star Wars Universe than you may have realized
On the occasion of May the 4th, we’re resharing an article from last year exploring the links between Lebanon County and Star Wars.
🔗 Lebanon County dad describes getting long-awaited transplant during the pandemic
After being on a waiting list for years, Cornwall’s Michael McSherry was asked to report to the hospital within just a couple of hours: doctors found him a match, and he was finally getting a kidney transplant.
Deceased male found under Cumberland Street diner building that spans Quittie
Lebanon City Police announced Friday, May 1, that a deceased male was discovered under the bridged portion of the diner building located at 1352 Cumberland Street.
🔗 In mock funeral procession at Bell & Evans, protesters demand shutdown of the plant
A procession of about 30 cars circled the Bell & Evans plant Friday morning in a mock funeral procession to demand the plant shut down following the coronavirus-related deaths of a chicken plant employee and the spouse of another employee.
Blotter: DUI, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, accidents
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Power outage in Lebanon County affected 12.5k Met-Ed customers
A Met-Ed power outage Thursday morning affected customers across Lebanon County.
Good Sam celebrates Lebanon man leaving after COVID-19 treatment
Nine days on a ventilator. 24 days total at the hospital. But today, 74-year-old Lebanon man Julian Montanez is at home.