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Posted inCrime & Safety
State Police warn of home improvement scam in Berks & neighboring counties
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a home improvement fraud that took place in Berks County, and troopers believe there may be other local victims.
Posted inNews
Freight movement through 10-county region will be studied in 2022
Members of Lebanon County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization voted unanimously to participate in the regional study, which spans nearly 400 municipalities.
Posted inLebanon Valley Food Critics
Hoagies on Main: a lunchtime jaunt to Hoagies on Main (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics ordered a sandwich at Hoagies on Main during a workday. Read their review here.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
$680,000 jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold at Cleona Giant, winner unknown
The odds of purchasing the jackpot-winning ticket were 1 in 4,661,272.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Shakespeare back on Lebanon Community Theatre after decade away
The Lebanon Community Theatre is bringing the Bard back to the stage for the first time in more than a decade.
Posted inPeople & Places
The miracle of birth, barnyard style: Lebanon farmers take cows to Farm Show’s ‘Calving Corner’
Four cows, specifically, from the Brook-Corner Holsteins farm will be putting their maternal instincts on display as people gather at the Calving Corner, a relatively new exhibition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show that shares the miracle of birth, barnyard style.
Posted inNews
Lebanon D.A. will ease policy on some marijuana charges starting in February
Some Lebanon County defendants charged with minor marijuana offenses will soon have a chance to get them reduced to the equivalent of a traffic ticket and avoid a criminal record, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Kerstin Stouffer of The Kortne Stouffer Project [We Are Lebanon, Pa]
Kerstin Stouffer shares about her sister Kortne, what it was like for her when Kortne went missing, and how it impacts her life to this day.
Posted inWeather
Weekend Forecast: Mild for New Year’s celebrations, with snow possible Sunday
Happy New Year! Here’s your weekend forecast from Lebanon County Weather.
Posted inNews
County Commissioners approve 2022 budget and a .6-mill tax increase
The increase from 3.2925 mills to 3.8925 mills means a homeowner next year would pay about $3.89 in property tax for every $1,000 of assessed value on their home, an increase of about 60 cents per $1,000 dollars.
Posted inReal Estate
Lebanon County real estate transfers (Dec. 1 to Dec. 15)
Here are the real estate transfers recorded in Lebanon County for the first half of December.
Posted inWeather
Weekend Forecast: Cloudy & mild Friday; wet Saturday; chilly Sunday
Happy Friday! Here’s your weekend forecast from Lebanon County Weather.
Posted inEducation
Local school districts update mask guidance following Pa. Supreme Court ruling
This regaining of local control means that many districts have reverted back to their previously approved Health and Safety Plans, which allowed for optional masking for staff and students rather than mandated masking.
Posted inPeople & Places
Local Christmas display enthusiast lands ‘dream job’ at National Christmas Center
Lebanon County local Darrel Moyer has long had a passion for Christmas decorating, and he is now putting that passion to work at the National Christmas Center of Pennsylvania, where he got a job in July.
