radioNOVO News for Lebanon: April 15, 2026

IF YOU VOTE WITH A MAIL IN BALLOT IN LEBANON COUNTY, TAKE NOTE.............. YESTERDAY, THE COUNTY'S ELECTIONS BOARD APPROVED THIS YEAR'S PRIMARY BALLOT............ AND COUNTY ELECTIONS CHIEF SEAN DRASHER SAYS THEY'RE READY TO BE MAILED OUT.  VOTERS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE THEIR REQUESTED, MAIL-IN BALLOTS BY THIS WEEKEND.                 IN ADDITION, THE APPROVAL OF THE PRIMARY BALLOT ALSO MEANS EARLY VOTING FOR THE MAY 19TH PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BEGIN IN LEBANON COUNTY ON THURSDAY............ AND RUN THROUGH THE END OF BUSINESS ON TUESDAY, MAY 12TH.PALMYRA AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WILL TRANSFORM INTO A TRAINING GROUND ON SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, FOR A MAJOR COUNTY-WIDE EMERGENCY EXERCISE.           THE DRILL, LED BY LEBANON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES, WILL SIMULATE AN ACTIVE INTRUDER SCENARIO TO TEST THE RESPONSE OF LOCAL POLICE, FIRE, AND E-M-S TEAMS. NEIGHBORS SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE HEAVY EMERGENCY ACTIVITY AND MAY EVEN HEAR SIMULATED GUNFIRE.           PALMRYA SUPERINTENDENT, DR. BERNIE KEPPLER SAYS THE ACTIVE ASSAILANT PORTION OF THE DRILL WILL WRAP UP AROUND NOONTIME............ THEN, IN THE AFTERNOON, THE FAMILY REUNIFICATION PORTION OF THE EXERCISE WILL BE UNDERWAY.  FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MOCK REUNIFICATION PROCESS TO HELP THE DISTRICT REFINE ITS SAFETY PROTOCOLS.