The Northern Lebanon School District is in talks to sell two of its elementary schools to the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and a third to IU-13, as it prepares to open a new combined elementary facility in August 2023.
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Jigger Shop opens for season Saturday; weekend hours only until Memorial Day
Mount Gretna’s famous ice cream spot, the Jigger Shop, opens for the season on Saturday, May 13.
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Lebanon Valley Conservancy awards Light scholarship to LVC student
The 2023 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Lebanon Valley College sophomore Hannah Horengic.
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Lebanon Valley College celebrates three Fulbright Scholars and one alternate
Three Lebanon Valley College students have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year, while another has been named an alternate.
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Cedar Crest team wins its 1st state ‘Quiz Bowl’ championship; nationals up next
Cedar Crest High School’s Quiz Bowl team won its first statewide championship on April 28 at the Pennsylvania State Academic Championships, held at the State Capitol Building.
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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.
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FirstEnergy completes $9 million power line upgrade & rail trail repaving project
FirstEnergy’s subsidiary, Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, has finished a $9 million project to enhance electric system reliability for 3,300 Met-Ed customers in Lebanon County, improving the power line’s resilience against strong storms.
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Patches will host ice cream social to fete tourism mascot Lebanon Lilly on birthday
Lebanon County’s tourism bureau will be hosting a party for its mascot, Lebanon Lilly, and is inviting local families to come out for a free scoop of ice cream in celebration of the bovine’s birthday.
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3 self-storage facilities in Jonestown & Fredericksburg acquired for $4.69 million
A trio of Lebanon County self storage facilities were sold to a York County company last month for $4.69 million.
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Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of May 8
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
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Blotter: Possession with intent to deliver, disorderly conduct, burglary
Here are the latest updates from local and state police in Lebanon County.
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Local churches work to erase $1 million in medical debt for Pennsylvanians
Two local Episcopal churches, Hope Church of Manheim and St. Luke’s of Lebanon, are working together to eliminate over a million dollars in medical debt for Pennsylvania residents.
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Fort Indiantown Gap to host water bucket, artillery & demolition training this month
Fort Indiantown Gap will host trainings this month that could result in increased noise levels for Lebanon County residents.
🔗 It could take years to rehab abandoned Hampton Inn on Rt. 72
The former Hampton Inn just past the Lebanon County line in Rapho Township, abandoned about 18 months ago, is headed to Lancaster County’s Redevelopment Authority to be designated a blighted property. That’s the first step in what will likely be a years-long journey to reuse the property that was once part of Hammock Worldwide hotel group.
🔗 Pa. Guard mobilized for Spanish-American War 125 years ago
May 2023 marks 125 years since the Pennsylvania National Guard mustered in for federal service for the Spanish-American War.
