The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a policy that would block people on probation from using medical marijuana in Lebanon County.
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🔗 After 17 years, Will Wenninger returns to coach Cedar Crest girls (Paywall)
The ex-Cedar Crest girls coach, who guided the Falcons to lofty heights from 1999-2003, is now the current Cedar Crest girls coach after Will Wenninger was hired by the Cornwall-Lebanon School Board Monday night.
🔗 Another Pa. lawmaker calls for resignation of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine
State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-102) is adding his voice to the calls for the immediate resignation or removal of Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine.
🔗 Father charged after custody exchange turns into Amber alert: Lebanon County DA
The Reading man accused of prompting an Amber alert over the suspected abduction of two children is now facing charges in connection with the Friday incident.
🔗 State Police prepare for enforcement as counties plan to defy orders
Reserves are ready to be sent to counties that may require resources due to defiance.
🔗 ‘Powerfully positive:’ Rusty Owens left lasting mark on swimmers in decades-long coaching career
Thousands in central Pennsylvania this week are mourning the loss of swimming coach and mentor Rusty Owens.
🔗 Residents talk about counties that plan to self move to the yellow phase
Residents talk about counties that plan to self move to the yellow phase, including an interview with Lebanon City Council member Richard Wertz.
🔗 Supreme Court declines to lift Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home order
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to lift an executive order from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf that mandated the closure of all businesses in the state deemed nonessential as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
🔗 Pa. lawmaker defends shopping without a mask, urges public to question state officials
Shopping without a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t recommended by health experts, but that’s exactly what a midstate lawmaker said he did recently in a Facebook post.
🔗 Lancaster-Lebanon League welcomes 13 new teams
Two years after rejecting a plan to bring-in the Berks Football League, the Lancaster-Lebanon League has changed its mind on expansion. Wednesday, league officials voted 19-5 (one abstention) in-favor expanding.
🔗 Lebanon County inmate who sued over dreadlocks ban is released from solitary
A Lebanon County inmate whose dreadlocks violated the jail’s haircut policy has been released from solitary confinement after more than a year, although his federal lawsuit is still pending.
🔗 Lebanon racing great Cyrus Patschke died 69 years ago today
On this day in 1951, race car driver Cyrus Patschke died. Here’s our article from last year looking at Lebanon in the time of motorsports’ heyday.
🔗 State Rep. Frank Ryan proposes bill to freeze pay for public officials during COVID-19 pandemic
State Representative Frank Ryan (R-101) introduced the legislation to address the pandemic and the “financial turmoil” it is causing at “all levels of the government and in the lives of Pennsylvania residents.”
🔗 May the 4th Be With You: Lebanon Valley is closer to the Star Wars Universe than you may have realized
On the occasion of May the 4th, we’re resharing an article from last year exploring the links between Lebanon County and Star Wars.
🔗 Lebanon County dad describes getting long-awaited transplant during the pandemic
After being on a waiting list for years, Cornwall’s Michael McSherry was asked to report to the hospital within just a couple of hours: doctors found him a match, and he was finally getting a kidney transplant.
