48-year-old Dennis Kehler of Lebanon was among the victims in Sunday’s fatal accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He was a driver for UPS.
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🔗 Palmyra couple welcomes Penn State Health’s first baby of 2020
Amy and John Kelly were at their neighbor’s house to celebrate and watch the ball drop when they had to leave early.
🔗 A ‘Whole’ Year of Promoting Milk
When Nelson Troutman set up a painted bale on Dec. 12, 2018, urging passersby to drink local whole milk, he never dreamed that his “baleboard” campaign would take off.
🔗 Two Palmyra brothers honor veterans in special skating routine
A young figure skater from Lebanon, paid respect to veterans who serve and sacrifice their time during the holidays, with a special ice skating routine.
🔗 Person hit and killed along Route 72
A person was hit and killed Monday morning in Lebanon County. The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. on the 1100 block of Route 72 in North Cornwall Township. The victim has not yet been identified.
🔗 Lebanon County grain farmer is avid proponent of land preservation
Lebanon County farmer Daryl Alger lives by the adage, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.”
🔗 Man charged as Jonestown school intruder enters plea
A Palmyra man has pleaded to allegations he entered Jonestown Elementary School with a gun, stole a truck, and ran over a Jonestown borough employee in February.
🔗 Paying rent to your jailers: Inmates are billed millions of dollars for their stays in Pa. prisons.
Lebanon County Correctional Facility is a focus of the PA Post’s look at charging rent to inmates, with LCCF said to be one of the first in the state to start the practice as a “cost recovery program.”
🔗 Cornwall Borough Council announces police chief successor; current holder to retire in 2021 or sooner (Paywall)
Cornwall Police Chief Bruce Harris has no plans to leave his post in the near future, but when he does decide to hang up his holster, in 2021 or possibly sooner, borough council president John Karinch announced Sergeant Brett Hopkins, of the Cornwall Police Department will be his successor.
🔗 Public input wanted to help guide I-81 improvements, website launched
The traveling public is encouraged to share feedback about their driving experiences — from safety, congestion, condition of and access needs — along Interstate-81 in southcentral Pennsylvania on a newly launched website.
🔗 Expert snipers take their shot for chance at a national competition
At Fort Indiantown Gap this weekend, expert snipers from the PA National Guard competed for a chance to participate in the Winston P. Wilson Championship, a national competition held in April.
🔗 All 3,150 photos of Pennsylvania heroes who died in Vietnam have been located
All 3,150 photos of Pennsylvania’s American heroes who died in the Vietnam War have been found and are now posted on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s virtual Wall of Faces for everyone to honor around the world.
🔗 Lebanon City Council passes 2020 budget with large share going to police department (Paywall)
The Lebanon Daily News reports that the Lebanon City Council has passed a $14,149,354 budget for 2020, which will require no increase in the property tax.
🔗 Woman celebrates 101st birthday thanks to life-saving brain surgery
A Lebanon woman celebrated her 101st birthday all thanks to a team of doctors who decided to defy the odds.
🔗 Why a Lebanon County community elected a new township supervisor by way of write-in votes (Paywall)
The Lebanon Daily News looks into how a write-in campaign in Millcreek Township got a Newmanstown man elected as a new township supervisor.
