Welcome to Election Day 2021! Here’s what you need to know as a Lebanon County voter.
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Once again, The Gap is the nation’s largest National Guard training center by training volume
For fiscal year 2021, Fort Indiantown Gap led the nation as the largest National Guard training facility, with approximately 730,000 training days by more than 113,075 individuals.
Want to see who’s funding local candidates in Pa.? It’s harder than you’d think.
Spotlight PA tested how easily and quickly the public can access campaign finance information in nine counties.
Detour for Rocherty Road lifted
The detour for Rocherty Road was lifted today and that portion of the roundabout is now open, after both directions of Route 241 opened on Oct. 11.
Agency on Aging sees slight increase in annual block grant funding
The agency’s block grant funding increased from $3.38 million in 2020-21 to $3.41 million in fiscal year 2021-22, which comprises 83 percent of the agency’s overall budget of $4.10 million, according to Carol A. Davies, administrator, for Lebanon County’s AAA.
North Fifth Street railroad crossing will be closed for repairs Monday & Tuesday
Crews will be repairing the railroad crossing on North Fifth Street beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1.
A last-minute guide to essential Pa. voter prep for the 2021 general election
Spotlight PA offers a final primer on everything you need to know to cast your ballot and vet and select candidates.
Polls will open Tuesday without a director for Lebanon County elections bureau
Lebanon County is fast approaching Election Day without a director in place to oversee the county’s Bureau of Elections and Voter Registration.
Despite transparency vows, much of Pa.’s redistricting still takes place behind closed doors
The task of reshaping Pennsylvania’s political maps falls to a small group of legislative insiders, a system that critics worry facilitates backroom deals.
Bell & Evans touts 20 years of premium chicken nuggets, adds family-size bags
Fredericksburg-based Bell & Evans, a leading US producer of premium poultry, expanded its bite-size chicken lineup this fall coinciding with the 20th anniversary of entering the nugget business.
Fall leaf collection in Lebanon set to begin on Monday, Nov. 1
Only leaves will be collected, city officials noted. Branches, grass, and other yard waste will not be picked up.
Clean audit, two Walnut Streets, blight, highlight October Lebanon City Council meetings
At its October meeting, Lebanon City Council got a demonstration of the police department’s new body-worn cameras, a good report from the city’s outside auditors, and learned that the city has two Walnut Streets.
Powerful special interests are pouring millions into the 2021 Pa. Supreme Court race
While the race cannot change the Democratic majority on the high court, it could narrow the margin amid increasingly partisan attacks on the judiciary’s independence.
Here’s what’s on the ballot for the Nov. 2 election
Turnout is expected to be heavier than normal for an off-year election because of elevated interest in school board races.














