Brooke Beamesderfer, a Penn State agribusiness management student and former Lebanon Area Fair Queen, placed in the top four at the national Collegiate Farm Bureau Discussion Meet in Portland, Oregon, in March.
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Featured Lebanon Valley events for the weekend of April 3 to April 5
This weekend in Lebanon County, children and adults can hunt for eggs, meet the Easter bunny, and enjoy live performances.
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Speaker tells farmers to watch feed, fuel, freight & foreign demand in volatile year
Ag News Daily podcast host Delaney Howell delivered the keynote address Tuesday at PennAg’s Expo that drew about 850 farmers from around the state.
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Ready ‘to give back,’ Miguel Rivera Jr. taking over Lebanon girls basketball
Rivera, a 2003 Lebanon graduate, will take over the Cedars program after five seasons as an assistant.
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Gretna Music packs summer season with jazz, Irish, bluegrass, and chamber music
Gretna Music has announced its 2026 summer season, with a lineup including jazz, classical, a cappella, bluegrass, and Irish music.
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Food safety inspections in Lebanon County for week of March 30
Here are food safety violations in Lebanon County for the week of March 30, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
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Reading man arrested in Lebanon on child rape, sexual assault charges
Nicholas Revilla, 33, of Reading, was arrested March 27 in Lebanon on multiple felony charges, including rape of a child and statutory sexual assault, following a child abuse investigation that began in November 2025.
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PA Army National Guard takes 2nd in Lithuania’s Best Infantry Squad event
Soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard earned second place in a competition with NATO allies in Rukla, Lithuania, in early March.
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Myerstown Easter Egg Hunt rescheduled for April 4 after initial cancellation
Myerstown officials rescheduled the borough’s Easter Egg Hunt for April 4 after residents expressed strong support for the event, which had been canceled days before its original March 28 date.
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Heidelberg supervisors vote to advertise paving project, approve solar plan
Heidelberg Township supervisors took action Tuesday on road paving, a solar project, building demolition costs, and several other municipal matters at their monthly meeting.
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Lebanon Valley Food Critics pick top secret drinks from 2026 Java Journey
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics take you on a trip around the valley to try secret drinks at a variety of coffee shops as part of this year’s Java Journey.
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Myerstown council workshop considers chicken ordinance, police options
Myerstown Borough Council discussed expanding chicken-keeping rules and securing a police coverage contract at its March 25 workshop, and separately agreed to cancel this year’s Easter Egg Hunt due to insufficient preparation time.
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Lebanon elementary students beyond ‘egg-cited’ about embryology program
Northwest Elementary School students third and fourth grades in Lebanon – along with several other districts – learn about embryology with a hands-on project.
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Palmyra Borough Council commits to steady fire department apparatus funding
The annual $75,000 contribution for the next five years will go toward getting a replacement fire engine, which is estimated to cost $1.2 to $1.4 million.
