Arthur Funk & Sons and Woodland Contractors are among the Lebanon County firms set to resume projects this week.
Coronavirus
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How Pa. plans to keep track of the coronavirus after reopening to prevent another outbreak
Health officials said they will rely on a combination of partnerships with local hospital systems, voluntary tracking technology, and federal funding to hire additional staff.
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Pa. sets modest goal to conduct 8,500 coronavirus tests per day, far less than what some experts say is needed
A Harvard estimate says the state should test about 19,000 Pennsylvanians per day — or more than twice the rate of the Wolf administration’s plan.
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Pa. tax revenues plummet $2.2 billion as top state official warns reopening won’t end economic pain
Dramatic budget cuts or tax increases might be needed if Congress does not send additional, unrestricted aid to states.
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Auditor General to review DCED waiver process following letter from Arnold, other Republican senators
Pennsylvania’s Auditor General has launched an investigation into the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s handling of business shutdowns COVID-19.
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Volunteer seamstresses donate thousands of masks to community
The team, organized by County Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz, recently distributed their 5,000th mask.
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‘Feeding the Frontliners’ could be a boon for local restaurants, healthcare workers
Funded with $25,000 from the county hotel tax, the initiative will deliver food to healthcare workers from local eateries.
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Musician Olivia Farabaugh adapts to stay-at-home guidelines
Local singer-songwriter Olivia Farabaugh is one of the many people whose careers and lives have been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As Wolf administration fails to produce waiver documents, Republicans move closer to subpoena
The state’s auditor general said he has begun an audit into the controversial process, but won’t release the names of businesses that received a coveted waiver.
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Former LebTown writer wins ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ quarantine script contest
Matt Reigle, our first news reporter, has won a PublicHouse Magazine contest with a script for a quarantine episode of the popular HBO series.
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Pa. to set coronavirus testing, contact tracing benchmarks just days before gradual reopening is set to begin
The state could need to conduct about 19,000 tests per day and employ as many as 2,000 contact tracers, numbers that far exceed current levels.
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Good Sam celebrates Lebanon man leaving after COVID-19 treatment
Nine days on a ventilator. 24 days total at the hospital. But today, 74-year-old Lebanon man Julian Montanez is at home.
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Three inmates, one medical worker test positive at LCCF for COVID-19
Four inmates are in quarantine following the first positive COVID-19 tests at Lebanon County Correctional Facility.
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LebTown Explains: What’s the status of contact tracing in Lebanon County?
How the state and local health systems are trying to better identify who may be at risk of contracting the coronavirus.
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Gov. Tom Wolf says he won’t abandon ambitious spending plan as massive budget deficit looms
Even before the coronavirus, Republicans expressed skepticism about the spending.
