St. John’s United Church of Christ closed June 28. The church had been active for 159 years.
People & Places
Drone photography offers a new perspective of the South Lebanon area
It can be difficult to get a good look at the middle of the Lebanon Valley without a way to get up high and take in the sights. Fortunately, that’s exactly what drones offer.
[Photo Story] A look at the historic cottages of Mt. Gretna
The hundreds of cottages throughout Mt. Gretna showcase the area’s unique history.
New “Sun Pizza” by Katie Trainer serves as welcome sign for Campbelltown
Commissioned by A&M owner David Warner Jr. and painted by Lebanon mural artist Katie Trainer from a design created by Warner’s spouse, Kristine, the mural serves as a welcome to those arriving in Campbelltown.
[Photo Story] A walk through Memorial Lake State Park
With summer now in full force, many people are looking to get outside and enjoy nature. Memorial Lake State Park is a great place to do that.
Local filmmaker struggles to find participants for project highlighting positive police stories
We Are Lebanon, Pa.’s latest project is designed to celebrate the positive influences local police have on the community through personal testimonials, as interviews with officers themselves.
Lebanon County native spearheading Pa.’s fight against the opioid epidemic
Jen Smith, a 38-year-old resident of Jonestown, is one of Pennsylvania’s leaders in the fight against addiction, and opioids specifically. Her title says “Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs,” but she’s really a general.
SAMBA begins construction on bike track in Coleman Memorial Park
The track will be built in the enclosure between the tennis courts and the site of the Gingrich Memorial Pool.
Local VA social worker deployed to New Jersey to help in COVID-19 response
Teresa Stump-Klinger, a lifelong Lebanon County resident, was deployed with other Lebanon VA personnel to medical facilities needing help with their coronavirus response efforts.
[Photo Story] Your favorite ice cream orders from around Lebanon County
With summer heat fully here, we thought the time was right to share some of the favorite ice cream orders from LebTown readers across the county.
Tour de Lebanon Valley hits roads Saturday, July 18
The 2020 Tour de Lebanon Valley will take place on Saturday, July 18 beginning at 6 a.m. at the Expo Center.
Scott Church is imperfectly beautiful, and so are you
The 48-year-old Lebanon native is about a month into his new photography project “Make Me Hate Me,” short for “these are the things that make me hate me.”
[Photo Story] Coleman Memorial Park, from the air and on the ground
For Lebanon residents, there are few places as shady and welcoming as Coleman Memorial Park along West Maple Street.
[Photo Story] The lean machines and cruisers of Lebanon’s strip
On a recent, breezy Friday evening, Lebanon residents got a chance to admire a favorite pastime of decades past: circuit cruising.
Back in the day, you didn’t need to be a motorhead to cruise Lebanon’s circuit
For the better part of 50 years, from the 1950s until the turn of the century, as the importance of the automobile in our culture was evolving, Lebanon County was growing up right along with it. Not everyone was cruising the circuit — just the cool kids.