All 3,150 photos of Pennsylvania’s American heroes who died in the Vietnam War have been found and are now posted on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s virtual Wall of Faces for everyone to honor around the world.
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🔗 Lebanon City Council passes 2020 budget with large share going to police department (Paywall)
The Lebanon Daily News reports that the Lebanon City Council has passed a $14,149,354 budget for 2020, which will require no increase in the property tax.
🔗 Woman celebrates 101st birthday thanks to life-saving brain surgery
A Lebanon woman celebrated her 101st birthday all thanks to a team of doctors who decided to defy the odds.
🔗 Why a Lebanon County community elected a new township supervisor by way of write-in votes (Paywall)
The Lebanon Daily News looks into how a write-in campaign in Millcreek Township got a Newmanstown man elected as a new township supervisor.
🔗 Residents speak out against proposed 1 million square-foot warehouses in East Hanover Township
East Hanover Township supervisors heard a proposal for two warehouses near Interstate 81 that would total more than 1 million square feet. While the developer says it fits the township's zoning, many residents disagreed.
🔗 Newmanstown man killed in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
30-year-old Newmanstown man Matthew Firestine was killed in a weekend crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in West Pennsboro Township.
🔗 Midstate chocolate hub growing with new Ferrero distribution center in Jonestown
The Midstate chocolate hub is growing after global confectionery company, Ferrero, chose Lebanon County for its new northeastern U.S. distribution center which opened Monday.
🔗 AP Exclusive: FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline
The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry highly volatile natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
🔗 Court delays ruling in underage trans name-change case, citing lack of precedent
Lebanon County Judge Bradford H. Charles, in the case of S.E.M., looked to cases nationwide in an effort to educate the underage petitioner as to what testimony is needed for further proceedings, in light of Pennsylvania’s lack of authority on the matter.
🔗 Pa.’s largest community college eliminates campus mental health counseling for 17K students
College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.
🔗 Cornwall Manor building new neighborhood that will include 30 homes, new clubhouse
Cornwall Manor Retirement Community is building a new neighborhood that will be known as The Pines. Sitework began last fall and the community broke ground on the new neighborhood on Oct. 1.
🔗 Veterans become temporary homeless to raise awareness for veteran homelessness
Local veterans are going hungry and homeless to bring awareness to veteran homelessness. Through noon Saturday, they’ll be out on the streets of Lebanon County with just the clothes on their backs.
🔗 Paper ballot voting causes no problems in Lebanon County
While York County had problems with its new paper ballot voting machines, other counties did not. Lebanon County used its new machines for the first time in Tuesday's election and says everything went smoothly, but the busyness from Election Day isn't over.
🔗 Pilot may have hit crosswind, causing Palmyra plane crash
The pilot who landed short of the runway at the Reigle Airport near Palmyra may have hit a crosswind that caused him to crash.
