Lebanon native and former LebTown correspondent Asha Prihar looks into the very different offerings of Wawa and Sheetz for Philadelphia news website BillyPenn.com.
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🔗 This Presidents’ Day, remembering Lebanon’s links to our country’s highest elected office
Although Lebanon County hasn’t produced one (yet), we have plenty of ties to the nation’s highest elected office: The Presidency. Originally published in 2019.
🔗 Fire damages auto repair shop in Lebanon County
An auto repair shop went up in flames Friday morning in Annville Township, Lebanon County.
🔗 Homeowner, dogs shot in South Annville Township
South Annville Township Police are investigating a shooting that happened on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
🔗 Students consider careers in machining as alternative to increasingly expensive college degrees
Students at the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center made these parts for NASA that will eventually be used on the International Space Station.
🔗 North Annville Farmer: Solar is a legitimate choice
Brent and Julia Kaylor own one of the 12 farms that have signed on to lease their farm to Lebanon Solar’s proposed 858-acre solar farm.
🔗 Palmyra elementary school struggles with flooding problem; federal funds could help
PennDOT officials hope money from the federal infrastructure bill will help fund a project to stop storm water flooding of Lingle Avenue. The $5.9 million project calls for realignment, widening and resurfacing of Lingle Avenue from Cherry Street to Palmyra Road in Palmyra borough and North and South Londonderry townships.
🔗 Retired educator announces candidacy for state House seat
Former high school teacher, coach and school administrator John Schlegel has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the open 101st state House District seat representing parts of Lebanon County.
🔗 Annville man pleads guilty in death and abuse of son, 12-year-old Max Schollenberger
Scott Schollenberger Jr., 43, on Thursday pleaded guilty before Judge Bradford Charles on charges that included criminal homicide, endangering the welfare of children, and criminal conspiracy to endanger the welfare of children, according to court officials.
🔗 Cedar Crest investigating racial slur caught on camera during high school basketball game
Cedar Crest High School says it is investigating after a video recorded during Monday’s home boys varsity basketball game captures a fan yell the N-word at a J.P. McCaskey player as he is leaving the floor.
🔗 Doctor accused of prescribing unproven COVID-19 treatments fired by Pa. hospital
A Pennsylvania surgeon has been fired after being accused of prescribing unproven drugs to treat or prevent COVID-19, possibly to people referred to her through social media.
🔗 Pa. AG investigates restaurant accused of pushing bogus Covid cures
The reports that Christine Mason was allegedly misusing the page belonging to the Taste of Sicily restaurant was referred to the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, Palmyra Police Chief Andrew Winters confirmed Wednesday.
🔗 Complaints of Pa. restaurant being used as conduit for unproven COVID-19 treatments referred to AG
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graff said her office received multiple complaints on Monday and learned local police also received complaints referencing the Taste of Sicily restaurant.
🔗 Trout Unlimited group keeps fish habitat going for 36 years
Every week for almost 36 years, a group of mostly older adults with a Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited chapter have performed an unheralded but vital task: keeping Stony Creek, the state’s first designated scenic river, livable for fish.
🔗 Emotions run high as Lebanon Solar hearing runs late into night
Wednesday’s North Annville Township meeting at Union Waterworks Fire Co. was full of emotions as members of the public voiced their differing opinions on the solar farm until 11 p.m.
