The Pennsylvania Farm Bill’s assistance in facilitating the complex transition of the Kline family’s Myerstown dairy farm underlines the bill’s significant impact in supporting farm continuity and growth in the state.
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đź”— Andres Rodriguez gets life sentence in 2020 fatal shooting of Lebanon tattoo artist
Andres Rodriguez was sentenced at the Lebanon County Courthouse Wednesday morning to spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for the fatal shooting of a local tattoo artist.
đź”— Annville Township Police Department merging with Palmyra Borough to form new police department
The Annville Township Police Department is on track to complete a merger with Palmyra Borough to form the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department. According to a Facebook post released by the department, the anticipated start date is April 1, 2024.
đź”— Cousins take their award-winning sewing projects to the 2024 PA Farm Show
If there were a pedigree for seamstresses, Olivia Morrissey and her cousin Mackenzie Stellmach would certainly come from sewing stock. The girls, whose mothers are sisters, can trace their family sewing heritage back at least four generations.
đź”— Lebanon County daycare worker charged with assaulting toddler
A daycare worker in Lebanon County is facing charges of child abuse for allegedly assaulting a toddler.
đź”— Pennsylvania lawmakers ask Casey to back Whole Milk Bill
A group of Pennsylvania House lawmakers is asking U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., to support a bill allowing whole milk in schools. Casey’s office did not respond to a previous request for comment on the bill from Lancaster Farming. Pennsylvania’s other U.S. senator, John Fetterman, supports the bill.
đź”— Drone operator charged by Pennsylvania Game Commission in sting operation
An undercover operation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission has led to several charges filed against the owner of a drone deer recovery business.
đź”— US House passes bill allowing whole milk in schools
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday allowing whole milk to be served in school meals, a major step toward reversing a 13-year-old prohibition that farmers say has hurt the industry.
đź”— State Police continue search for Eric Pyles 23 years after his disappearance in Jonestown
More than 23 years later, Pennsylvania State Police are still asking for residents’ help as they continue to look for a youth who went missing in Jonestown.
đź”— Lebanon man accused of raping girl at local church playground
South Annville Township Police said in the charging documents that Jonathan Service, 42, is accused of sexually assaulting the girl at the Mount Wilson Church of the Brethren playground, located at 1261 Mount Wilson Road, in April.
đź”— Rural investment from federal grant money energizes solar dream
Steven and Bonnie Wenger have been talking about adding solar energy to Wen-Crest Farms for 15 years. A federal grant finally made it possible.
đź”— Palmyra man pleads guilty to strangling baby, says he wanted crying to stop
A Palmyra man pled guilty Thursday to two felony charges related to the strangulation of his 5-month-old baby.
đź”— Cedar Crest graduate Frank Reich fired as Carolina Panthers head coach
Cedar Crest High School graduate Frank Reich has been fired as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers less than a year after being hired.
đź”— Christmas magic returned to the Lebanon Expo Center
This weekend was the ninth annual Christmas at the Expo in Lebanon Valley’s Expo Center — the valley’s largest holiday show of the year.
🔗 Ending Pennsylvania’s minimum milk price in grocery stores could cost economy $2.8B
Ending Pennsylvania’s minimum retail price for milk would devastate the state’s milk processors and hurt farmers, a new study finds.