Just before the fun of being welcomed by the masses in the Little League World Series Grand Slam Parade in the City of Williamsport, 20 teams in this year’s series in South Williamsport gather on…
Dodgers star Steve Garvey reflects on Little League experience
All 20 participating teams, plus umpires, media members and other dignitaries, gathered at Penn College Tuesday afternoon for a picnic…
Muncy Township Planning Commission formulating data center ordinance
PENNSDALE — Facing the challenge of crafting a curative amendment to the township’s zoning ordinance to address data centers, the…
Saving Grace Shelter to gain new owners by end of this year
Before 2026 ends, the Saving Grace Shelter temporary homeless shelter on the corner of Grace and Campbell streets will be…
Legendary first baseman Steve Garvey recounts career at annual Grand Slam Breakfast
Those attending the Grand Slam Breakfast at the Genetti Hotel and Suites before the opening pitch of the Little League…
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Obituaries
Philip L. Ulmer, Sr.
Philip L. Ulmer, Sr., 78, of Linden, went to be with the Lord Tuesday,…
Brent S. Young, of Lake Ariel, PA, passed away on August 15, 2026 at the age…
Brent S. Young
Catherine Louise “Teasey” Dibble, 89, passed away Aug. 18, 2026. Friends and family are invited to…
Catherine Louise “Teasey” Dibble
Sylvia Kay Watkins, 85, passed away Aug. 19, 2026. Graveside service will be Sept. 5, 11…
Sylvia Kay Watkins
Little League Extra
Hitting walk-off home run is something Rincon, Bayonne won’t forget
Bayonne, New Jersey manager Justin Smith offered Metro Regional tournament coaches some advice. Most listened, too. There, Smith said if they hoped to avoid home runs, then don’t pitch to Bayonne slugger Mason Rincon. Following Bayonne’s Series debut, Wednesday Smith reversed course. “I used to say if you want to avoid the home run,…
Police Fire and Court
Suspended Williamsport Area High School art teacher held on charges of inappropriate contact with students
After hearing from the five victims in the case, District Judge Christian Frey ruled…
Local Sports
Crosscutters beat West Virginia on Thursday 6-4 on the road
For the second time in three nights, Matthew Williams notched a home run as the Williamsport Crosscutters defeated the West Virginia Black Bears in the series opener on Thursday, 6-4, at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Williams’ home run, his eighth of the season, was a 403-foot blast at 99 miles per hour off the bat…
Lycoming is second in Landmark Conference Coaches Poll in football
Bucknell’s Althouse lands PL Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year honor
Bucknell coach Kelly Cook earns 100th win in 8-1 rout vs. Mount St. Mary’s
Editorials
What other newspapers are saying: World must be wary of nuclear arms race
The world is sleepwalking into a new nuclear arms race. As arms-control treaties hashed out over decades lapse, countries that formerly rejected possessing nuclear weapons are starting to reconsider. The Doomsday Clock is set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to the symbolic hour of the apocalypse. The United States…
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Business
Hope Enterprises recognized by state program with ‘tier’ status
Hope Enterprises recently announced it has achieved Select Tier status through the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Provider Tier system, recognizing the organization as one of the Commonwealth’s highest-performing providers of residential services for people with intellectual disabilities and autism. According to a news release, the ODP Provider Tier system…