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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Cheapest gas stations in Lebanon (alliednews.com) — Drivers in Lebanon can compare current gas prices across several nearby stations, including Walmart on East Lehman Street and multiple USA Gas locations. The list also highlights slightly higher prices in nearby Jonestown, Myerstown, and Schaefferstown, helping you decide whether it's worth the extra miles for a cheaper fill-up.
2. Lebanon County Conservation District receives grant award from HerZimBa Foundation to support preservation and conservation initiatives (lebtown.com) — Lebanon County's Conservation District has secured a $120,000 HerZimBa Foundation grant to boost farmland preservation, water-quality monitoring, and outreach in 2027. The money will help protect more local farms from development, keep the Swatara Creek Supergage operating, and expand the annual conservation banquet that honors Lebanon County farmers and promotes environmental stewardship.
3. SEE IT: Lebanon Cedars football practices ahead of Week 7 action (ldnews.com) — Lebanon High's Cedars football team has been grinding through practice at Cedar Sports Complex in town ahead of this week's Week 7 matchup. Local players and coaches are featured in a fresh photo gallery that captures drills, conditioning, and on-field preparation just days before kickoff.
4. Bell & Evans invests $152 million in Lebanon County (abc27.com) — A $152 million expansion at Bell & Evans' Lebanon County facility is expected to create at least 382 new jobs and retain more than 2,500 existing positions, strengthening the local agricultural economy. State support of $2 million will help fund a 50,000-square-foot addition in Bethel Township, boosting processing and packaging capacity for the long-standing poultry company.
5. Volunteer fire company crisis dominates Lebanon County municipal convention (lebtown.com) — Lebanon County municipal officials gathered at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center to confront a worsening volunteer fire company crisis driven by soaring equipment costs and dwindling manpower. Speakers urged townships and boroughs to consider mergers, shared services, and even paid staffing, warning that local taxpayers may soon face higher costs to maintain reliable fire and EMS protection.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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