Lebanon’s Countywide Clean Water Action Plan is seeking submissions to a slogan and logo contest. Submissions are due May 30.
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Going private: County outsources a portion of mental health services
Lebanon County will no longer provide targeted case management (TCM) services for local residents through their Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention(MH/ID/EI) department beginning July 1.
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[Photo Story] A trip to the 32nd annual Union Canal Days
LebTown covered this year’s Union Canal Days. Take a look at our photos here.
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FBI probe of massive Pa. pension fund seeks evidence of kickbacks or bribery
Subpoenas reviewed by Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer lay bare the scope of the federal investigation into Pennsylvania’s $64 billion public school pension fund.
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See the Pa. lawmakers who spent the most on food, lodging, mileage and more
Search Spotlight PA’s interactive chart to see the state lawmakers that tallied more than $100,000 in expenses from 2017 through 2020.
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A new wave of election directors step in to fill Pa.’s many vacancies — with little training and varying experience
After a ‘nightmare’ year led to massive job turnover among those who run Pennsylvania’s elections, there are growing calls for standardized training to provide more support and guidance.
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In air pollution report, Lebanon County receives record low results for high ozone days
The American Lung Association air pollution report card found that Lebanon County has fewer high ozone days and lower annual particle pollution than in previous recorded years.
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Colebrook Road reopens after sharp S-curve realigned
Colebrook Road/Route 241 between Mill Road and Creekside Drive has been reopened after the realignment of sharp S-curve. Traffic circle coming at Rocherty Road intersection about a mile south.
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Lebanon County real estate transfers (April 16 to April 30)
Here are the real estate transfers recorded in Lebanon County for the second half of April.
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PCN-TV’s Pennsylvania Country Roads visits Lebanon County
PCN-TV’s Pennsylvania Country Roads’ May 9 episode highlighted the Cornwall Iron Furnace and Lebanon County-based FFA State Officer Alayna Harrell.
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Jigger Shop opens for season May 15 with relaxed COVID restrictions
Mount Gretna’s iconic eatery struggled to get by with all the pandemic-related restrictions of 2020, but 2021 is looking up for the Jigger Shop.
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Some Pa. lawmakers tout expense transparency. Their websites tell a different story.
Just 29 of the 253 full-time lawmakers in Pennsylvania post some information online about how they spend taxpayer dollars in their duties, despite many proclaiming, “It’s Your Money.”
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Lebanon Valley Conservancy scholarship awarded to LVC sophomore
LVC sophomore Evelyn Dyer was awarded the 2021 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship, receiving $2,500 to go toward her study of environmental chemistry and economics.
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Ceremony honors fallen cops: “Let the gravity of their sacrifices stay with us”
Police Week ceremony honors four fallen police officers, former district attorney.
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Taxpayers foot huge bill to run Pa.’s full-time legislature, but are blocked from many details
A web of expense accounts, few reporting requirements, and questionable claims of “legislative privilege” help keep lawmaker spending obscured — and the public in the dark.
