During West Lebanon Township's Board of Commissioners meeting on Sept. 3, the group prohibited parking on both sides of 25th Street, discussed pension plans for full-time municipal employees, and revisited policies for hiring township employees.
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Traffic fatality at Bell & Evans plant spurs traffic pattern changes at nearby diner
Changes are being proposed at Bell & Evans’ Plant 2 to improve traffic safety following a 2023 truck/pedestrian fatality at that location.
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An at-risk butterfly hunkers down at PA’s biggest bombing range
It’s no coincidence that the eastern regal fritillary butterfly’s last foothold is inside a booming National Guard training center.
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Recent Lebanon County obituaries for week of September 2
Here are the latest obituaries from around Lebanon County.
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California-based developer proposes 4 solar farms on 2 Bethel Township sites
Four solar farms are being proposed near Northern Lebanon High School in Bethel Township.
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Drought, high temps expected to lower crop yields in Lebanon County
The county’s annual Crop Tour of area farms is held to learn potential yields and to determine the overall health of the corn and soybean crops in the Lebanon Valley.
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Who needs and provides care in Pennsylvania, by the numbers
Demographic data on caregiving in Pennsylvania show some of the pay, gender, and health factors that influence the quality of care.
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Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election.
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Palmyra council hears report on local geology, discusses refuse company bids
In Tuesday's meeting, the Palmyra Borough Council heard a report on the geological environment, which outlined areas at risk for sinkholes and discussed the received refuse and recycling company bids.
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These three court cases could determine how Pennsylvania handles mail ballots this fall
Each election, thousands of ballots are rejected for missing dates or other lapses. Court challenges to the rules may change the way votes are counted this fall.
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Pennsylvania municipalities struggle to find and retain elected officials
In many places, the voices of victims are silenced when it comes to how to use opioid settlement money, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by KFF Health News and Spotlight PA found.
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DA files charge against local constable she says left gun in court restroom
Long time Lebanon City Constable James Drahovsky faces criminal charges based on allegations he left his loaded handgun in an unlocked public restroom at a magisterial district justice’s office when it was open to the public
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Heidelberg Township to re-advertise nuisance ordinance after adjustments
Heidelberg readvertised a nuisance ordinance Tuesday.
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Commission meets to organize merger of N. Lebanon and N. Cornwall police forces
The Lebanon County Regional Police Commission met on Aug. 27, the first of several planned meetings, to work out the details of the merger of the North Lebanon and North Cornwall police departments, scheduled to go live in January.
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Five years later, Cornwall Community Cats has trapped over 900 felines
Cornwall Community Cats, a trap-neuter-return (TNR) organization, has altered and released 468 feral cats and fostered 441 kittens for adoption since its formation in 2019.
