Penn-Live’s Jan Murphy explores campaign contributions from regional convenience stores.
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🔗 Treasurer for three Lebanon youth sports clubs charged for theft of more than $50,000
A Lebanon woman was charged Wednesday for stealing more than $53,000 in funds from three local youth sports clubs and Fulton Bank.
🔗 A Pipeline, a Protest, and the Battle for Pennsylvania’s Political Soul
The New Yorker looks at how the Mariner East pipeline inspired a Democratic challenger for a PA legislative district in Chester County.
🔗 Man accused of Route 72 double homicide arrested
The man accused of the April 9 double homicide on Route 72 in Cornwall Borough was arrested and officially charged for the crime today.
🔗 Proposed changes to flood plain map will affect Lebanon County residents
FEMA last remapped the county in 2012, but it was only so it could convert its paper maps to a digital format. There will be big differences between the existing map and what is currently being proposed because of new mapping technology.
🔗 Lebanon’s public swimming pool likely won’t open in 2019
Mayor Sherry Capello said she will propose not opening the pool in 2019, and no council member expressed opposition, acknowledging that the cost of repairing the pool may not be realistic.
🔗 Hummelstown man charged in crash that killed Lebanon woman
A Hummelstown man was charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI for his involvement in a March 30 crash that took the life of a Lebanon woman.
🔗 Lebanon church to marry 16 couples at once
Oct. 13 will forever become a special day for 32 men and women who are taking part in One Big Wedding at Calvary Chapel Lebanon at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The church will marry the 16 couples simultaneously in a ceremony called One Big Wedding, to be followed by a proper reception in the old schoolhouse’s cafeteria and gym.
🔗 Former staff, volunteers: Humane Society adopted out unsafe animals
When asked by reporter Daniel Walmer several times if the humane society had directed staff to not tell the public or foster volunteers about the pan leuk virus, Bojarcheck did not answer the question.
🔗 Can a former New York Giants fullback carry a Pa. coal town closer to hope?
Philly.com’s Jason Nark visits Shamokin to profile 29-year-old Henry Hynoski, a Super Bowl winner and current head coach of the Shamokin Area High School Indians.
🔗 America Isn’t Ready for the Lanternfly Invasion
Philadelphia-based writer Andrew Zaleski looks at the lanternfly invasion of North America, a war in which Pennsylvania is the first battlefront.
🔗 Atlantic Sunrise pipeline will begin transporting natural gas on Saturday
The Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline that crosses Lebanon County north-to-south will begin operations on Saturday, according to its owner.
🔗 Lebanon VA Medical Center improves to 5-star rating
The Lebanon VA Medical Center improved from a 3-star rating to a 5-star rating over the past year, one of only a handful of VA Medical Centers nationwide to make such an improvement in star ratings.
🔗 10 Insanely Beautiful Destinations for Fall Foliage in Pennsylvania
Governor Dick makes the list. On a clear day you’ll be able to see foliage in five counties from the viewing spot: Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin, Berks, and York.
🔗 Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Other Iron City
When brewery historian Rich Wagner began writing about beer in Pennsylvania in 1980, there were only 9 breweries in the state. Sue Bowman for Lancaster Farming on his talk at the historical society earlier this month.
