1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1323+ words) Allegations about possibly bogus signatures on the nomination petitions of Laura Quick, erstwhile Democratic competitor for Russ Diamond’s seat in 2024, have been raised by the six-term incumbent, who also pointed the finger at the Democrat vying this fall to represent…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1035+ words) A clinical examination room with a brown examination table, orange chair, medical equipment on the wall, and a cabinet holding medical supplies. (Commonwealth Media Services) By Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1200+ words) Lebanon County elections director Sean Drasher stands with the Falcon, one of two major purchases made with election grant funding designed to improve the administration of elections across Pennsylvania. (James Mentzer) President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail ballots is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (718+ words) Governor Josh Shapiro signs an executive order directing Commonwealth agencies to require all data center proposals applying for permits with the Commonwealth to comply with the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development Requirements. (Commonwealth Media Services) Local representatives had mixed responses to…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (647+ words) Saying he wanted to end the “chaos, cruelty, and the corruption” in Washington, D.C., Gov. Josh Shapiro brought his gubernatorial re-election campaign to Lebanon County Saturday. Shapiro rallied the vocal Democratic faithful during a campaign stop at the party’s…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (990+ words) Lt. Col. Robert Cuthie’s two careers make him a leader of soldiers and school students. As a lifelong learner and former teacher with 20 years of experience, the Lebanon resident re-entered the education arena as a technical education instructor in Annville-Cleona…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (743+ words) The ELCO school board at the Aug. 17 meeting. (Lexi Gonzalez) ELCO school board on Aug. 17 unanimously approved a policy that requires students to use school facilities based on the biological sex they were assigned at birth. The policy – Policy 253: Student…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1412+ words) This column was submitted to LebTown. Read our submission policy here. Author’s note: This essay draws from a larger work examining my ten years at Lebanon Valley College and the experiences of Black faculty and students at predominantly white institutions....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (435+ words) The Richland Borough office at 5 Pine St. (Chelsea Peifer) Douglas Shade was appointed and sworn in as a Richland Borough Council member at the Aug. 11 meeting. Borough secretary and managing treasurer Rebecca Schnoke completed the swearing in due to Mayor…...