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Annual Raise the Region event seeks support for area nonprofits

The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania’s Raise the Region 2024 — a 30-hour online fundraising event helping 350 local nonprofit organizations fundraising efforts — is underway. The event started at 6 p.m., Wednesday and continues until 11:59 p.m. today, according ...

Montoursville board approves study for schools

The Montoursville Area School Board at its recent meeting approved an agreement with SiteLogIQ, Harrisburg, to do a study on the district’s elementary schools. The study, not to exceed $12,000, will help the district determine whether to close Loyalsock Elementary School or make further ...

Willow Street restoration project put before council

As the City of Williamsport plans to see the restoration of Willow Street as a pedestrian/environmentally friendly connector or pathway in Old City, it must first find out what utilities live beneath the surface of the street. Dewberry Engineers has been under contract since January of 2021 ...

Old Lycoming Little League fields repairs to be done before opening day

Necessary work on the Little League fields in Old Lycoming Township is expected to be done before opening day this year, the supervisors announced at their meeting Tuesday. The township partnered with Pennsylvania College of Technology through an outreach program to get the work done, ...

Shapiro announces plan to fight climate change in Pennsylvania

SCRANTON (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation’s third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more ...

Beloved educator retiring after 33 years with East Lycoming School District

HUGHESVILLE — Although it was two years into her college career before she decided to become a teacher, Jill Warg, now principal at Ashkar Elementary, said she has never looked back since. “So, I kind of fell into it by accident, but I always think there’s a reason for everything and I ...