Schaefferstown News

Several residents of the Elco School District said they were "confused and disoriented" and "disgusted" during a community open forum Thursday night established to discuss grade configuration and plans for the Myerstown and Schaefferstown elementary school buildings.

An 18-year-old Tulpehocken High School student was arrested when police found a loaded handgun, a knife and eight shotgun shells inside his vehicle in the school parking lot Thursday.

An old pickup truck full of pumpkins sits on the side of Route 419, just east of State Drive in South Lebanon Township.

During his deployment in Iraq this year, Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Buck and his fellow National Guardsmen received numerous gifts from the students of Myerstown Elementary School.

Shoppers at St. Luke Lutheran Church Saturday did more than just find items for themselves or some Christmas gifts, although they certainly did that as well.

The Elco school board Monday night borrowed $7.6 million to fund the final construction phase of the new intermediate school and to make repairs on existing facilities.

Michelle Elizabeth Doll, daughter of Michael and Betty Doll, Schaefferstown, recently received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

Howard Kramer is sick of all the waste, and he said he doesn't want to face it anymore.

Lebanon High School seniors Anna Marie Cruz and Noah Vincent Lloyd Starry have been named Lebanon Rotary Club Students of the Month for October.

The Lebanon Conservation District celebrated its 60th anniversary last week at its annual awards banquet.

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Heidelberg Township Saturday morning.

Kenneth Burkholder is perplexed. His business, Good's Store Inc., is one of hundreds of Amish and Mennonite stores that do not sell American flags.

The Lebanon County commissioners Thursday denied a request from the Lebanon County Hazardous Materials Response Team to pursue three grants for the purchase of equipment.

A truck full of pumpkins approaches the busy intersection of Routes 501, 897 and 419 in Schaefferstown.

Robert Boltz's voice catches when he speaks about the Elco High School students who chronicled his career as a soldier in Vietnam.

Jack Stouffer and Lebanon County Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz stop on Saturday to admire the beauty of the Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad Station, built by Robert Coleman in 1883.

An 86-year-old Myerstown-area man died of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Heidelberg Township, police said.

A 33-year-old city woman has been sentenced to Lebanon County prison for taking and cashing seven paychecks of coworkers where she formerly worked.

John Gerhart of Schaefferstown casts in hopes of catching a bass on Lake Redman on Thursday.

John Rowe poses beside some of the World War II artwork in his collection at his home in Schaefferstown.