Lebanon’s Swiss Premium Dairy (formerly Wengert’s Dairy) is among the plants that DFA is poised to acquire with its $433 million winning bid for most of Dean Foods’ fluid milk processing plants.
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🔗 North Lebanon fire companies help boy celebrate birthday after COVID-19 cancels plans
A Lebanon County boy had a birthday celebration he will never forget thanks to some local fire companies.
🔗 Request to stay off Appalachian Trail amid coronavirus outbreak
Many people are walking around neighborhoods and parks to get exercise during the pandemic but everyone is asked to stay away from the Appalachian Trail, which runs through northern Lebanon County.
🔗 The Lebanon Farmers Market is selling inexpensive toilet paper during coronavirus outbreak
The Lebanon Farmers Market is selling inexpensive toilet paper, paper towels and other supplies to help the local community during the coronavirus outbreak.
🔗 Talented Palmyra science teacher on short list for prestigious $1M Global Teacher Prize
Palmyra Area Middle School science teacher Jeff Remington has earned state and national awards for his work in the classroom and now is in the running for an international honor worth $1 million.
🔗 Funeral directors in Pennsylvania brace for grief as coronavirus limits services, viewings
In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, funeral directors across Pennsylvania are being urged to postpone funerals, cancel public viewings, and limit attendance at services to 10.
🔗 Pennsylvania legislature will vote remotely as coronavirus spreads
The Pennsylvania House passed temporary rules Monday allowing members to vote remotely, essentially putting the 203-member body on an indefinite work-from-home policy as cases of the coronavirus continue to increase.
🔗 State Police investigate missing person cold case from 2000 in Lebanon County
State Police in Jonestown said they searched an area in Lebanon County in connection with a missing person cold case from 2000.
🔗 ‘Lebanon Lilly’ courts a new generation of dairy devotees
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🔗 After barn fire kills 15 horses, GoFundMe campaign launched for Lebanon County thoroughbred owner
The friends of a Lebanon County horse training facility that lost 15 thoroughbreds in a barn fire have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the owner recover from the disaster.
🔗 15 horses die in barn fire at Crane Thoroughbreds
A large barn fire in Bethel Township, Lebanon County, has left 15 horses dead.
🔗 Lebanon County township becomes latest Second Amendment sanctuary
Jackson Township, Lebanon County, passed the resolution Monday, joining other local governments trying to pre-empt future gun control measures.
🔗 Harper’s Valley Farm
Back in 1919, Harper’s Tavern was the given name of a sleepy crossroads in northern Lebanon County near where the Indian Creek flows into the Swatara Creek.
🔗 LCCF inmate in solitary confinement for refusing to cut dreadlocks
An inmate at the Lebanon County jail claims the punishment for not cutting his hair violates his First Amendment rights.
🔗 Money needed to restore Lebanon County’s oldest building for public tours
Lebanon County’s oldest building, built in the 1700s, could soon be open to more visitors if enough money is raised to restore it properly.