In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, funeral directors across Pennsylvania are being urged to postpone funerals, cancel public viewings, and limit attendance at services to 10.
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🔗 Pennsylvania legislature will vote remotely as coronavirus spreads
The Pennsylvania House passed temporary rules Monday allowing members to vote remotely, essentially putting the 203-member body on an indefinite work-from-home policy as cases of the coronavirus continue to increase.
🔗 State Police investigate missing person cold case from 2000 in Lebanon County
State Police in Jonestown said they searched an area in Lebanon County in connection with a missing person cold case from 2000.
🔗 After barn fire kills 15 horses, GoFundMe campaign launched for Lebanon County thoroughbred owner
The friends of a Lebanon County horse training facility that lost 15 thoroughbreds in a barn fire have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help the owner recover from the disaster.
🔗 15 horses die in barn fire at Crane Thoroughbreds
A large barn fire in Bethel Township, Lebanon County, has left 15 horses dead.
🔗 Lebanon County township becomes latest Second Amendment sanctuary
Jackson Township, Lebanon County, passed the resolution Monday, joining other local governments trying to pre-empt future gun control measures.
🔗 Harper’s Valley Farm
Back in 1919, Harper’s Tavern was the given name of a sleepy crossroads in northern Lebanon County near where the Indian Creek flows into the Swatara Creek.
🔗 LCCF inmate in solitary confinement for refusing to cut dreadlocks
An inmate at the Lebanon County jail claims the punishment for not cutting his hair violates his First Amendment rights.
🔗 Money needed to restore Lebanon County’s oldest building for public tours
Lebanon County’s oldest building, built in the 1700s, could soon be open to more visitors if enough money is raised to restore it properly.
🔗 How political party insiders — not voters — dictate Pa. special election candidates
Critics call the process “undemocratic” and rife with “insiderism.” The parties say it works just fine.
🔗 ‘She’s singing forever’: 23-year-old Lebanon woman remembered for caring, loving spirit (Paywall)
Beth-elle Elisabeth Loye loved to sing, her family said. Now, her mother said, she’s singing forever.
🔗 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.
🔗 Lebanon VA honors Veterans on Valentine’s Day
The Phillie Phanatic visited Veterans at Lebanon VA Medical Center on Thursday, Feb. 13 as part of the hospital’s National Salute to Veteran Patients.
🔗 The Meaning of St. Valentine’s Day, from the Daily News in 1914
We are re-publishing a column today that ran more than a century ago in the Lebanon Daily News.
