Inspired by her more than 55 years working as a nurse and brush with cancer, 88-year-old Carol Carpenter has dedicated herself to a statewide project to bring the community together: the Unity Quilt.
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Questers provides $2,000 in grants to restore historic Moravian cemetery gates
The Lodwarrick #344 Chapter of the Questers has secured $2,000 in combined funding to help refurbish the iron gates at the Hebron Moravian Cemetery, which received a historic designation from the Commonwealth last year.
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ELCO High School senior Lila Leisey wins congressional art competition
Lila Leisey of ELCO High School earned first place in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Pennsylvania’s 9th District, and her work will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
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Lebanon County student wins 1st place in student art contest about lyme disease
The Shapiro administration on May 14 recognized 18 students from throughout Pennsylvania – including two from Lebanon County – who submitted winning entries to the 2026 Lyme Disease Student Art Competition, “Protect. Check. Remove.”
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Soldier with PA National Guard wins regional Best Warrior Competition
A soldier with the Pennsylvania National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap recently won the best noncommissioned officer category at the National Guard Region II Best Warrior Competition.
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Bishop Foundation pledges $1 million to Lebanon Rescue Mission’s shelter project
Lebanon Rescue Mission officials called a $1 million pledge from The Bishop Foundation “transformational,” saying it brings the organization past the halfway mark in funding its shelter expansion on Bittner Boulevard.
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S. Londonderry Twp. wins PennDOT’s ‘Build a Better Mousetrap’ contest
South Londonderry Township this month received the top prize in PennDOT’s annual Build a Better Mousetrap Contest during the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ Excellence Awards ceremony.
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Five Lebanon County letter carriers are inducted into Million Mile Club by USPS
Five Lebanon County postal workers were inducted on April 16 into the National Safety Council Million Mile Club.
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Bethel Township’s Melissa Johnson earns diploma from local government academy
Melissa Johnson, manager and secretary-treasurer of Bethel Township, recently completed a statewide leadership and municipal education program for local government officials.
