The third annual Tour de Lebanon Valley, in which participants will traverse scenic Lebanon County countryside, is set for Saturday, June 12.
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County to receive over $10 million for rental and hospitality industry relief, mass vaccination site in the works
Financial relief for over $10 million for renters and business owners within the hospitality industry is headed to Lebanon County.
When Robert Coleman’s two-foot railway snaked through the hills of Mount Gretna
Born out of a lifelong fascination with trains, this “miniature” railway of the last Coleman family scion carried passengers all the way up to the top of Governor Dick until its owner fell into financial ruin.
N. Cornwall Township police chief resigns in wake of Capitol invasion charges against township officer
The North Cornwall Township Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted the resignation of Police Chief John Leahy at a monthly meeting held Tuesday, March 2.
Krim’s beverages – the little Lebanon business that made a big splash in the soft drink world
From the 1920s to the 1970s, Krim’s Beverages produced a number of soda products in a modest plant at 406 S. Broad St. in Lebanon.
The Bon Ton: Remembering its 67 years as “Lebanon’s Greatest Store”
What started as a small dry goods store soon grew into Lebanon’s largest department store, The Bon Ton.
Gretna Music, Pa. Chautauqua partner in COVID, safety initiative
The Gretna Arts Safety Plan, or GASP, which will focus its energies on making Mount Gretna “a safer place for visitors and residents,” addressing COVID concerns as well as other safety issues.
Suspended North Cornwall cop released from prison pending trial
Joseph Fischer, who has been on the North Cornwall Township police force since 2002, has been suspended without pay, and faces a trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Lebanon School District advances sale of Northwest Elementary to developer
Sale of old Northwest Elementary school building could be approved on March 2; office and commercial development project could start this summer.
Open burning, old records, finances, highlight Lebanon City Council meeting
Outdoor burning at public demonstrations and the destruction of old city records were the main items on a short agenda at Lebanon City Council’s Feb. 22 monthly meeting, held remotely via Zoom.
Lebanon’s nightly playground dances of the 1950s-1970s
Throughout the summers of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s at playgrounds scattered throughout Lebanon, nightly dances, hosted by the radio station WLBR, were attended by thousands of teens.
$8.5 million in rent relief is (almost) on the way for Lebanon County
County commissioners learned Thursday that Lebanon County is slated to receive nearly $8.5 million in rental relief for residents unable to pay their housing bills due to the coronavirus pandemic.
LE’s Cupcakes and Fat Puppy Coffee Roasters open in downtown Myerstown
LE’s Cupcakes and Fat Puppy Coffee Roasters were part of a grand opening event Feb. 5 at Main Street Mercantile, Myerstown.
Palmyra man, member of nationally known conservative family, charged in U.S. Capitol invasion
A 41 year-old Palmyra man is the second Lebanon County resident facing federal criminal charges in connection with the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while Congress was meeting to certify the results of the November, 2020 presidential election.
Lebanon County man charged with planned murder of Senate members receives trial for April, no bail
County resident Kenelm L. Shirk was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 3 after he was found driving to Washington D.C. with the alleged intent to murder U.S. Senators.