Myerstown News

A city man faces an assault charge after a domestic dispute last week. Juan Montilla, 33, was charged last Sunday at 3:37 a.m. for striking an unidentified woman in a home they share in the 300 block of North 11th Street, police said.

Lebanon County, PA - The United Way of Lebanon County wants you to help "Stuff a Bus." It says that for many families in Lebanon County who are struggling, the basic school supplies and book bags their children need to start school have become a luxury they can't afford.

Thirteen people were placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program last week.

ACCIDENT: A pickup truck driven by Duane Stillwell, 42, Middletown, was traveling east on Chestnut Street when it pulled out from a stop sign and into the path of a car driven by Joseph Gillette, 46, of 15 Evergreen Road, South Lebanon Township, that was traveling north on South Lincoln Avenue at 10:55 a.m. Saturday, police said.

Solar Innovations, Inc., a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial conservatories; greenhouses; sunrooms; skylights; folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens; introduces two new stacking glass wall systems.

After five years of planning, the remodeling of a city playground is about to start.

SSP Outback Track Racing Results - " Friday, June 19, 2009 Newberrytown, PA - " The first race of the Summer Shoot-Out Series at the SSP Outback Track took place on Friday night, June 19.

A foundation established by the family and friends of slain Reading police officer Michael Wise is helping to protect city firefighters.

Local firefighters will travel to Schaefferstown this weekend for the 87th annual Lebanon County Firefighters Association convention, which will begin with a solemn memorial service Friday and end with a band concert and fireworks Saturday night.

A driver slammed his car into a brick wall at Dairy Queen, then backed into another car in the parking lot Thursday night in North Lebanon Township.

State police at Jonestown are investigating a reported attack by three males on a Myerstown man early Sunday outside a Myerstown pub.

A teenager charged with breaking into a Richland gun shop and stealing more than 80 weapons was sentenced to probation this week.

The men and women of the Keystone and Goodwill fire companies of Myerstown and the ambulance crew, fire police and state police deserve our accolades.

The Elco school board is poised to approve the district's 2009-10 budget next week calling for a property-tax hike, and don't expect the coming federal economic-stimulus cash to change that.

The Lebanon County American Legion Baseball League selected nine players Wednesday night to take part in the annual Legion all-star showcase.

Three unidentified men inspect a car that was driven by 19-year-old Rebecca A. Hemperly, 5 Lester Lane, Myerstown, that ended up in a field after crashing on Route 419 just west of Rexmont Road in South Lebanon Township at 3:40 p.m. yesterday.

A 32-year-old Ephrata man has been charged with rape of a 28-year-old Myerstown woman April 7-8. Stanley Martin Hoover was charged with assaulting the woman twice in Jackson Township, police said.

Community Development Block Grants are being increased this year with money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - also known as the federal economic-stimulus package.

Dawn Marks poses with her piano at Cornwall Elementary School. She ll be leaving the classroom at the end of the school year after a 33-year career.

Even though her family doesn't have any pets, Megan Gregorzek thinks it's important to aid our four-legged friends.