David Jones at the Patriot-News has the best interview yet with Ashley Moyer-Gleich, who is currently in her first season as a full-time NBA official.
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🔗 PA Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel co-authors op-ed for USA Today on ending ban on prison Pell Grants
Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel, a former corrections officer at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility, co-authored this op-ed arguing that it’s time for the federal government to lift the ban on prison Pell Grants.
🔗 Emergency rooms are flooded with mental health patients who have nowhere else to go
A local report on a national problem: Not enough resources for behavioral health services.
🔗 The Sun rises again in Campbelltown
The Lebanon Daily News speaks with Alan Funck about the newly-renovated Rising Sun in Campbelltown.
🔗 Its name is a mystery, but opera fudge is a must-have Christmas treat from Lebanon
Historian Bill Warner examines how opera fudge has been around for more than a century but, incredibly, it has never strayed far beyond Lebanon County’s borders.
🔗 Cedar Crest grad DJ Cole named Division III National Player of the Year
Messiah College’s DJ Cole was named Division III National Player of the Year, the United States Soccer Coaches announced last Thursday in Kansas City, MO.
🔗 Exclusive interview with Ashley Moyer-Gleich on her career as an NBA ref
Ashley Moyer-Gleich on being an official for the NBA: “I’m addicted to this new career. I hope this is my career for the next 25 years.”
🔗 You can now get Dough & Shake delivered straight to your door
Started by Cedar Crest High School senior Gavin Binner, local startup Dough & Shake is now shipping its product across the country.
🔗 Rentals rising: Lebanon faces uphill battle in quest to promote home ownership
City homes are a tough sell for many reasons, experts said – from the city’s reputation to property taxes and parking.
🔗 ELCO grad & PA DOC Secretary John Wetzel on how the ingredients for successful prison reform are all here
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel explains why he thinks now is the time for prison reform. Wetzel is a graduate of ELCO and a former corrections officer at the Lebanon County Correctional Facility.
🔗 Neglected dog left in Lebanon County woods to die prompts investigation
Veterinarians believe Allie spent at least several nights in the freezing woods by herself with a severe skin disease and an almost foot-long colon prolapse. These conditions led to the dog being put to death and police trying to find who abandoned her.
🔗 ‘Financial crisis’? First Aid and Safety Patrol asks for $350,000 in local tax money
For the first time in its 80-year history, Lebanon-based First Aid and Safety Patrol EMS is asking for local tax dollars to help it continue providing services.
🔗 Pennsylvania’s Sunday deer hunting ban is in the crosshairs: Could it change?
The York Daily Record reports that Rep. Keith Gillespie, R-Hellam Township, chairman of the state House Game and Fisheries Committee, has had a change of heart about Sunday hunting after talking to constituents.
🔗 Lebanon judge hands down life sentence to robber who killed a ‘hero’ protecting his family
Judge Samuel Kline issued a life sentence to Scott Kirchner for his murder of Joseph Blanco.
🔗 Why Pennsylvania high school soccer should be moved to the spring
Inspired after his son’s final game (which coincidentally took place at Cedar Crest) Penn State alum and State College Area School District dad John Hook makes the argument that girls and boys soccer should be moved to the spring.
