Lebanon County’s wool enthusiasts shined at the National Make It With Wool contest, with Rachel Siegel, Madison Copenhaver, and Hope Wagner bringing home honors.
LebTown Staff
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
20 additional acres of farm near ELCO to be preserved partly with state funding
20 additional acres of the Charles R. & Susan M. Zimmerman farm in Jackson Township will be preserved this year, thanks in part due to state funding awarded in December 2023.
Posted inCrime & Safety
North Lebanon police arrest two New Jersey men over recent theft of $24,000 from local elderly couple in Bitcoin scam
North Lebanon Township Police apprehended two suspects who tricked a local couple in their 70’s into sending $24,000 through a Bitcoin ATM and were attempting to collect an additional $30,000.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
CASA of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties seeks volunteers in 2024
CASA of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties encourages people who want to make a difference in their community this year to consider working as a CASA volunteer.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Point-in-Time Count of homeless population to be held this week in Lebanon
A community effort to count individuals experiencing homelessness in Lebanon County will take place later this week, and volunteers are needed to help.
Posted inCrime & Safety
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.
🔗 Farmers say Pennsylvania Farm Bill is creating opportunities
The Pennsylvania Farm Bill’s assistance in facilitating the complex transition of the Kline family’s Myerstown dairy farm underlines the bill’s significant impact in supporting farm continuity and growth in the state.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
St. Cecilia’s fasnacht sale returns Feb. 10-11; tens of thousands will be sold
St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church fasnacht sale returns Feb.10-11, with preorders back this year for the first time since 2020 but available to be made on one day only – Monday, Jan. 22.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Blotter: Store burglary, DUIs, simple assault, criminal trespass, warrants
Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.
Posted inNews
Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of January 22
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
Posted inCrime & Safety
Report: 3 dead after overnight fire in North Londonderry Township
Three people perished overnight after a fire engulfed a residence in North Londonderry Township, according to an ABC-27 news report.
Posted inNews
As snow falls, PennDOT lowers speed limits on I-81, I-83, & SR 322
In response to a now-arriving winter storm, PennDOT has imposed temporary speed limit reductions across the region, including on I-81, I-83, and Route 322.
Posted inEducation
All county school districts close for snow
Annville-Cleona, Cornwall-Lebanon, ELCO, Northern Lebanon, Lebanon, and Palmyra Area school districts are closed Friday, Jan. 19, due to expected snow. Our Lady of the Cross and the Lebanon County CTC are also closed.
Posted inUpcoming Events
Interpretive signs for rail trail will be unveiled this weekend in event at Cornwall furnace
The Friends of Cornwall Iron Furnace on Saturday will unveil interpretive signs to be placed at strategic locations along the Rail-Trail.
🔗 Andres Rodriguez gets life sentence in 2020 fatal shooting of Lebanon tattoo artist
Andres Rodriguez was sentenced at the Lebanon County Courthouse Wednesday morning to spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for the fatal shooting of a local tattoo artist.
