Grants to businesses will be awarded in $5,000 increments up to $50,000, depending on lost revenue and expenses, Susan Eberly, president and CEO of LVEDC, told LebTown.

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PA guardsmen & women welcomed home in Lebanon Readiness Center ceremony
Twenty or so soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard were honored Feb. 7 at a welcome home ceremony at the Lebanon Readiness Center.
Girls on the Run announces spring program
Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon is back, with modifications to provide pandemic safety.
County man chosen as Pennsylvania National Guard’s top enlisted soldier
Sgt. Maj. Jon B. Worley, a Fredericksburg resident and former chief of the Fort Indiantown Gap Police Department, has been chosen as the ninth senior enlisted adviser for the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Hispanic Business Association taking shape in Lebanon City
“The Hispanic Business Association will unify the City of Lebanon’s Hispanic businesses to create a platform to support, educate, promote and provide resource opportunities for the purpose of integrating the Hispanic business community into the Lebanon economy,” according to its mission statement.
COVID-19 vaccination efforts moving along, will be ‘long process’
Phase one of the three-phase vaccination plan, targeting critical care workers and others, is ongoing. When the vaccine will be available to the general population is unknown.
Kits of comfort for kids experiencing a mental health crisis
In the midst of COVID-19, an increasing number of children with mental health crises are coming through emergency rooms. At WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Kits of Comfort & Joy are being put together to help.
Lebanon New Year’s Eve Bologna Drop goes virtual
The 24th annual Lebanon Bologna Drop on New Year’s Eve is closed to the public in person but will be livestreamed.
Rick Dissinger is Cedar Crest’s new athletic director
Longtime teacher and coach Rick Dissinger is the new athletic director at Cedar Crest High School.
Lebanon Mayor hosts community conversation on police operations
Reflecting the debate over police policies and actions throughout the country, participants in Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello’s community conversation Monday night shared a wide range of perspectives.
Talking about advance care planning is uncomfortable, but Age Wave is here to help
The Age Wave Initiative Advance Care Planning Coalition seeks to spread the word, to educate people across Lebanon County about end-of-life issues.
Lebanon Mayor to host community conversation on police
The conversation will share what improvements have been made to police training and procedures since the June 4 protest after the death of George Floyd.
North Cornwall Commons Apartments project moving forward
The apartments are part of 81-acre North Cornwall Commons, a mixed-use development in North Cornwall Township that also includes townhomes, retail, office and hospitality space.
Lebanon County recognizes Veterans Day: Drive-thru ceremony at Fairgrounds, local discounts, virtual events
In Lebanon County as in much of the United States, most Veterans Days ceremonies have been canceled because of restrictions brought on by COVID-19. So, elected officials are improvising.
Cedar Crest AD Chris Groff to become CCHS principal this month
Cornwall-Lebanon School District didn’t have to go far to find a new principal for Cedar Crest High School.