With his school whole milk bill out of committee, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson is assessing its chances for passing the House.
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🔗 Pennsylvania cows aren’t top producers. Can that change?
Over the past decade, Pennsylvania has fallen ever farther behind its peers and now ranks last in milk per cow among the top 10 dairy producers.
🔗 Interview with babysitter of Lebanon triple homicide victims
Up until a few months ago, the person who spoke to WGAL News 8 would babysit 8-year-old Jesus Perez-Salome and nine-year-old Sebastian Perez-Salome.
🔗 Pilot was trying to make emergency landing when fatal crash happened on Pa. Turnpike: source
The private plane that landed on a Pennsylvania Turnpike ramp and crashed into a utility truck Wednesday is owned by a Derry Township man. The plane was hangared – or based – at Farmers Pride Airport in Bethel Township, Lebanon County.
🔗 Lebanon County by the numbers: It’s growing, jobs are plentiful, but health is an issue
Business and community leaders as well as elected officials met the morning of Thursday, May 25, in the Leedy Auditorium at Lebanon Valley College for the first ever State of the County address hosted by the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce.
🔗 40th annual Memorial Day program held at Fort Indiantown Gap
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery held its its 40th annual Memorial Day program on Sunday afternoon.
🔗 Supreme Court limits scope of federal waters rule
The Supreme Court has ruled that a relatively narrow category of wetlands can be regulated by the federal government.
🔗 Farmers keep dairy roots while adding beef business
Father and son duo David and Joel Smith are the fourth and fifth generations to farm in the Lebanon Valley, and while they no longer have milking Guernseys, they still work with dairy cattle each day.
🔗 Campbelltown cheesesteak shop reopens after being damaged during break-in
A Campbelltown cheesesteak and hoagie shop that was closed following a break-in reopened Thursday, May 11.
🔗 It could take years to rehab abandoned Hampton Inn on Rt. 72
The former Hampton Inn just past the Lebanon County line in Rapho Township, abandoned about 18 months ago, is headed to Lancaster County’s Redevelopment Authority to be designated a blighted property. That’s the first step in what will likely be a years-long journey to reuse the property that was once part of Hammock Worldwide hotel group.
🔗 Pa. Guard mobilized for Spanish-American War 125 years ago
May 2023 marks 125 years since the Pennsylvania National Guard mustered in for federal service for the Spanish-American War.
🔗 Lebanon man sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for sexually exploiting a child
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Rankin, age 36, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 27, 2023, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to 20 years’ imprisonment for sexually exploiting a child.
🔗 True Life Youth Ministries break ground on $2.1 million faith-based youth center project
True Life Youth Ministries members officially broke ground on their new youth center at 1300 West Maple Street Thursday.
🔗 Lebanon County 4-H leader honored for serving 50 years
Dick Kreider was presented with this mahogany park bench in honor of his 50 years as a volunteer leader of the Lebanon County 4-H Livestock Club. In the background is the barn on the farm which Kreider’s grandparents purchased in 1930.
🔗 Patriots select Cedar Crest kicker Chad Ryland with No. 112 pick
The New England Patriots selected Cedar Crest kicker Chad Ryland in the fourth round with the No. 112 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.