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Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of July 31
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
How Pa. counties spent the first-ever election grants from the state
Act 88 poured $45 million into shoring up counties’ election needs, with a few strings attached. Now some officials are designing their budgets based on another round.
Is digital voter registry coming to Lebanon County?
County officials provided a presentation on electronic registry for elections.
A short agenda makes for a quick Lebanon City Council meeting
Lebanon City Council needed just 16 minutes to work through a short agenda at its July 24 monthly meeting.
Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?
The Biden administration wants states to invest in hydrogen production to fight climate change, but regulating the industry is an emerging conflict in PA.
13 new Americans welcomed at first local naturalization ceremony since 2020
Thirteen men and women from 10 countries became U.S. citizens at a Friday afternoon naturalization ceremony in the Lebanon Municipal Building’s Courtroom No. 1.
County approves grant to fund evolution of Lebanon MH/ID/IE services by 2028
At Thursday’s meeting, the Lebanon County Commissioners unanimously agreed to approve the Lebanon County Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention Program’s request to enter a 21-month contract with the Panto Group.
Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of July 24
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
DA discloses ‘private reprimand’ over conflict in Thome shooting investigation
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced on July 18 that the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had privately reprimanded her over her office’s handling of an investigation into the fatal shooting of Richland resident Charity Thome by Pennsylvania State Police troopers.
South Londonderry Twp. Police Dept. welcomes Freyja, their new K-9 unit
Earlier this month, South Londonderry Township supervisors officially welcomed the township police department’s new K-9 unit Freyja, a Belgian Malinois and German shepherd mix.
Pa.’s latest attempt to regulate cyber charter schools would lower tuition payments, increase transparency
Democrats and Republicans agree that PA’s rules for cyber charter schools are outdated, but they differ on what changes to make.
North Lebanon Township supervisors advertise updates to code of ordinances
At Monday’s meeting, the North Lebanon Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to advertise Ordinance 6-2023 updating the township’s code of ordinances.
A Pa. House Democrat is resigning amid the budget impasse, costing the caucus its one-vote advantage
The PA state House will be tied 101 to 101 between Democrats and Republicans.
Dark money group puts pressure on Pa. lawmakers after Shapiro vows voucher veto
As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse drags on, a group that keeps its donors secret is pressuring key lawmakers to support publicly funded private school vouchers.