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Paula Wolf
Paula Wolf worked for 31 years as a general assignment reporter, sports columnist, and editorial writer for LNP Media. A graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, she is a lifetime resident of Lancaster County.
Posted inPeople & Places
Historic Schaefferstown grieves the loss of volunteer Ken Eckert
Friends and colleagues remembered Eckert, 82, as an amazingly gifted craftsman in many areas. “He was really something,” said Bill Ross, who knew Eckert since the 1970s.
Posted inUpcoming Events
Advanced care planning focus of series at Palmyra First United Methodist Church
The first of six seminars on the topic of advance care planning and related topics will be held in-person and virtually at the church on March 21.
Posted inPeople & Places
Meet Tina Litz, Lebanon County Correctional Facility’s new warden
After being promoted by the Lebanon County Commissioners, Litz takes over as warden for the retiring Robert Karnes. She first began working at the prison as a 19-year-old.
Posted inNews
$1.6 million in grants to be distributed to local restaurants, hotels
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.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
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.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Girls on the Run announces spring program
Girls on the Run of Lancaster and Lebanon is back, with modifications to provide pandemic safety.
Posted inPeople & Places
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.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
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.
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
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.
Posted inUpcoming Events
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.
Posted inEducation
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.
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
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.
