Fasnachts, the sugary, fried donuts customarily prepared and eaten on Shrove Tuesday, are a Pennsylvania Dutch staple in Lebanon County.
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Two dozen Republicans have applied for vacant county commissioner spot
Two dozen Republicans have applied to fill the county commissioner seat left vacant by the Dec. 28, 2021 death of Republican commissioner William E. Ames, Jr.
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NAACP files complaint against DA over investigation of fatal PSP shootings
The Lebanon County branch of the NAACP announced on Feb. 4 that it has filed an ethics complaint against Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf over her investigation of two fatal shootings by Pennsylvania State Police troopers.
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Court seeks applicants for vacant Lebanon County Commissioner spot
The Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County is accepting applications to fill the county commissioner post left vacant by the death of Republican William E. Ames, Jr. on Dec. 28, 2021.
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Eight of the best bicycle trails in and around Lebanon County
Between rolling fields, forest paths, and wide-open riverside trails, the Susquehanna region is hardly lacking in sights to see from the perch of a bicycle seat.
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New York Times says trooper was involved in 4 police-related shootings, including 2 in Lebanon County
A Jonestown-based Pennsylvania State Police officer pulled the trigger in four police-related shootings — including two in Lebanon County over the past 19 months — according to an investigative report published Thursday by the New York Times.
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Lebanon County Commissioner Bill Ames succumbs to COVID-19 complications
Lebanon County Commissioner William E. Ames Jr. died on Tuesday, Dec. 28, after being hospitalized for COVID-19 at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. He was 81.
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Commissioners respond to GOP move over property tax increase; plan in works for past year, defended as fiscally sound
Sixty-five members of the county’s Republican committee presented Thursday a letter voicing their strong opposition to the proposed 18-percent property tax increase in the county’s $123.9 million 2022 budget.
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Lebanon man wanted by police; said to have fled arrest in white pickup
34-year-old Victor Rivera, of Lebanon, remains at large heading into Thursday, Dec. 16, following an alleged violent escape from the Lebanon County Sheriff’s Office on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 14.
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Target confirms it will open in former Kmart sometime in 2022
Target confirms it will open its first Lebanon County store in 2022.
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WellSpan experiencing surge in COVID-19 admissions
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has more COVID-19 admissions than ever.
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Wreaths Across America to hold welcome parade, unloading at Gap
Wreaths Across America has two public events scheduled for this Friday, Dec. 17, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, in advance of the nationwide events planned for Saturday, Dec. 18.
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Police deem social media threats against school districts not credible
School districts in Lebanon County faced uncertainty on Wednesday, Dec. 8 over an unspecified threat made on social media.
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Downtown Lebanon plans Bologna Drop for New Year’s Eve; all invited (Updated)
After ringing in 2021 virtually, the Lebanon New Year’s Eve Bologna Drop returns for the 25th time to commemorate 2022 in the most Lebanon way.
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[Photo Story] Demolition of Gingrich Memorial Pool underway at Coleman’s
Demolition of the Gingrich Memorial Pool at Coleman Memorial Park is now underway.
