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Reptile expert visits elementary school in Lebanon County
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — It’s been almost one year since a wild snake bit Jesse Rothacker more than 50 times while on a bike ride. Like his video that exploded in popularity, so too are the calls from reptiles in need of help. “Every day we’re fielding calls...
Food residue on can opener blade: Lebanon County restaurant inspections, May 27, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Big Mike’s Beer Outlet, 465 Penn Ave. Cleona, May 17. Pass. Plumbing system not maintained in good repair. Hot water faucet at the 3-compartment sink was observed in disrepair. Fresh Donuts...
Lebanon County property transfers: See area home sale prices
The following real estate transfers were recorded recently in Lebanon County:. Rolf H. C. Conzelman and Marilyn L. Conzelman Revocable Trust to Countryside Ventures LLC, 1003 Chestnut St., $210,000. Anna Shields to Mildred Pierre-Louis, property on the east side of South Twelfth Street, $305,000. Tranquility Home Investments LLC to Can...
Penn State Health ends kidney, liver transplant programs at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
HERSHEY, Pa. — Penn State Health announced Tuesday that it's ending its kidney and liver transplant programs at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Earlier this month, the health system paused the liver transplant program to undergo a performance review with the United Network for Organ Sharing. It was the second transplant hiatus since 2021.
Tiny home project in Dauphin County gets ready to welcome homeless veterans
(WHTM) — A tiny home village in Harrisburg is almost ready to welcome veterans in need. The Village, Veterans Grove, is made up of 15 tiny homes and on Wednesday there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Village was designed to create a therapeutic community to help veterans with healing as well as provide a […]
42nd Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Dozens of veterans, family and community members gathered at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery for the 42nd annual Memorial Day ceremony. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 66,000 veterans and family members. “No matter where their battlefield was in the mountains of Afghanistan, deserts of Iraq or […]
LCCM's Bryan Smith receives a lifetime achievement award for EMS career
One Lebanon County resident was recognized last week for good works and 25 years of service in the EMS field with a lifetime achievement award. The Lebanon County Ambulance Association presented Bryan Smith with the Ralph Backenstoes Lifetime Achievement Award at its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, May 22. "I'm humbled...
Midstate Marker: Wildwood Park
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– It was one of the jewels of Harrisburg’s City Beautiful movement. Opening in 1907, Wildwood Park transformed the old Wetzel’s Swamp into a 600-acre recreation area. Damming the Paxton Creek created the park lake. Not only was it a place for boating, it helped...
New housing development coming to West Lebanon Twp., 1 home to be given away to a veteran
Ground was broken Thursday afternoon on Magnolia Place, a new 38-unit housing development in West Lebanon Township, one of which will be donated to a veteran. The new development spans the area of Scull Street, between North 25th to around North 21st Streets, and will provide 38 single family manufactured homes, falling into the affordable bracket.
Memorial day parades canceled as storms loom in central Pa.
Several Memorial Day parades planned for Monday have been canceled due to predicted severe weather, including in the towns of Carlisle, Lingelstown, Lititz, Lebanon, Elizabethtown Borough, and Chambersburg. Many of the municipalities that canceled their parades will still have indoor Memorial Day Services. The Elizabethtown Memorial Day Service that normally...
Pa. House lawmakers pass childcare cost bill, considering another
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Soaring childcare costs are causing headaches and forcing some parents to adjust their careers to take care of their kids. Last year’s state budget expanded the childcare and dependent tax credits in Pennsylvania. Legislators are eyeing more support this time around. The roar of the...
Stormy Memorial Day forecast prompts Dauphin County community to cancel parade
Thunderstorms are forecast for Memorial Day in the Harrisburg area and across most of eastern Pennsylvania, potentially putting a damper on the many events planned for the Monday holiday. Storms are expected to start after 5 a.m., according to the National Weather Service, with the most severe weather likely to...
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