ELIMSPORT — A large barn owned by an Amish family on Back Road was destroyed early Wednesday morning in a two-alarm fire that brought volunteer firefighters from three counties to the scene, according to Washington Township Fire Chief Brett Ulrich. With the 40-by-80-foot-long building on ...
For the second time in three months, a reported fire broke out late Wednesday afternoon in a patient’s room at the UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport Regional Medical Center. When city firefighters arrived on the scene about 5:10 p.m., what they found was a smoke odor in a patient’s room that ...
HUGHESVILLE — The East Lycoming School Board unanimously approved a variety of personnel changes on Tuesday. The board approved the resignations of custodian Heather Hearn and assistant girls varsity basketball coach Jonathan Weaver and approved the reapointments of eleven district coaches ...
Hughesville Borough Council voted Monday to appoint Richard Smith to the Sewer Authority. Councilwoman Brenda Smith abstained from the vote. Council also voted to sponsor the borough’s Halloween Parade, to be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31, followed by trick-or-treating from 6 to 8 p.m. In ...
Residential building facades in the city’s historic district may benefit from Community Development Block grants sought by Stephanie Young, city community development director. On Tuesday, Mayor Gabriel J. Campana told the city public works committee that Young plans to go after a grant of ...
WINFIELD — The progress made on the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway project since its groundbreaking in May 2016 has been amazing, said Leslie S. Richards, secretary of the state Department of Transportation, who visited the construction site of the northern section on Tuesday. The $700 ...
For the state Department of Transportation, teaching students the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines are a priority as the department continues to aim for diversity in its workforce. Leslie S. Richards, secretary of the state Department of ...
MONTGOMERY — A no-tax-increase 2018 budget was presented and approved for a first reading by Montgomery Borough Council at its meeting Tuesday night. Taxes will remain at 7.24 mills, with 6.05 for general purposes, 1 for fire protection and 0.194 for library uses. According to Borough ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump challenged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to “compare IQ tests,” delivering a sharp-edged ribbing that threw a bright spotlight on his seemingly shaky relationship with his top diplomat. The White House insisted the president was only joking. Trump ...
HARRISBURG — The Republican race for the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s re-election bid drew a third contestant Tuesday with the entry of Laura Ellsworth, a lawyer who ran her firm’s office in Pittsburgh and has played a prominent role in steering the city’s civic ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political research firm behind a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump’s connections to Russia has been subpoenaed by the House intelligence committee. Joshua Levy, a lawyer for Fusion GPS, said in a statement Tuesday that the subpoenas were signed by ...
The Loyalsock Township supervisors paired with Lycoming County Tuesday in an ongoing flood mitigation plan allowing properties that have had a history of flooding to be bought out using state and federal funds dispersed by county. The program is specifically in place to assist properties ...
The final public hearing to discuss the Lycoming County recipients for 2017 Community Development Block Grant funding will take place Thursday. Pending public comment, the commissioners will vote on a resolution to submit the final application for funding. Out of the $247,101 Lycoming County ...
The Montoursville Area School Board voted 6-2 in favor of an approximately $4,700 project to install a canopy over a film platform on the football field during its school board meeting. “We received a very generous $2,700 donation to put a filming platform over our pressbox,” said William ...
Dr. Creighton J. Hale’s research made the game much safer for boys and girls in Little League Baseball. It was Hale, who died Sunday at 93, whose work led to the development of the double ear-flap batter’s helmet, catcher’s helmet and chest protector with throat guard, and the non-wooden ...
JERSEY SHORE — Jersey Shore Area School Board faces a challenge as it prepares to hear options from administrators at its next meeting regarding a difficult upcoming budget and financial forecast for the next three years. The district projects a $29 million budget, one that likely includes ...
Barry Rake, a volunteer softball and baseball umpire for the past 40 years, is giving sport water bottles to kids ages 5 to 13 in an attempt to spread the drug-free message, “Be too smart to start.” The program was inspired by a Little League coach in Ohio who lost his son to a drug ...
HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Monday that it will look to borrow against the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center to help plug a projected $2.2 billion deficit and make payments to schools and human services providers. It is the second ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. In a plan expected to be made public in coming days, the ...
JERSEY SHORE — On Monday night, borough council here unanimously agreed to pay $7,000 to John Sanso Concrete to pour concrete curbing on the intersection of Nichols Alley and Railroad Street to decrease basement flooding in the area. Borough Manager Joseph Hamm introduced a motion for ...