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BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU HOUR BY HOUR COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT ETHAN, THANK YOU. WELL, NEW TONIGHT, THE PALMYRA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LEBANON COUNTY IS NOW DOWN. THREE BOARD MEMBERS, ...