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The Lebanon Plan Commission on Monday approved preliminary plat and development plans for the 602-acre Eli Lilly and Co. pharmaceutical complex on the city’s north side.

Operation Appleseed, an environmental initiative by Worthy Garden Club in partnership with Worthy Brewing, has officially surpassed the half-million mark in their pledge to plant over one million native trees in Oregon, targeting wildfire burn zones and abandoned clear cuts. "During a code red climate emergency, this is a big win for our forests," said Roger Worthington, President of the Worthy Garden Club (WGC). "Despite the triple whammy of the pandemic, the horrific wildfires a...

May 6, 2021 / 10:29 PM EST LEBANON, Ind. (WISH) — Lebanon Little League is fed up with bad fans, and program leaders are promising to ban coaches, spectators and parents for rude behavior. A message from the Lebanon Little League president said, “We’ve been getting several complaints that coaches, parents, and spectators are being very rude to our umpires.” Brian Barlow, collegiate soccer referee and founder of the Facebook page Offside, said he applauds the organization for making this...

Lebanon Little League Threatens Year-Long Ban For Disrespectful Parents, Fans LEBANON, Ind. — You’ve been hearing about a referee shortage in many different youth sports in Indiana and you know that baseball has been no exception to that problem. The IHSAA has touched on the fact that they are dealing with an umpire shortage for high school baseball games. They mainly blame the pandemic for the shortage with so many regular umpires opting out of this season. However, in Lebanon the town’s...

Lebanon Little League starts no tolerance policy after umpire harassment "We are sick of it and we want these kid and adult umpires to have a good experience, just like all the kids on the field," said the league president. Author: Lauren Kostiuk Updated: 12:24 PM EDT May 7, 2021 LEBANON, Indiana — Lebanon Little League is trying to stop the verbal abuse of its game officials with a "no tolerance" rule.   "We are sick of it and we want these kid and adult umpi...