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Officials mark completion of Frank E. Heller Dam spillway

Officials celebrated the completion of the Frank E. Heller Dam spillway located in Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, on Thursday. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) delivered $1,176,800 in funding from the ...

Sen. Gene Yaw pushes PJM to focus on growing state’s energy capabilities

In a letter to the PJM Interconnection Board of Managers, state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, urged the regional transmission organization to resolve governance issues and refocus its attention on the growing need for new ...

‘Better public safety’: State plans destruction of Alvira bunkers

The state Game Commission says it has plans to remove most of the remaining concrete World War II dome-shaped igloos near the lost village of Alvira near Allenwood due to vandalism and nefarious activities such as illegal drug use. Recent security measures include crews bringing in large ...

Youth Council inaugural meeting set for Oct. 7 in WIlliamsport

To give youth in the community a chance to be heard, the Boy Mom Marathon along with J.U.M.P. (Juvenile Uplifting Mentoring Program) is hosting a Youth Council meeting at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 7 at J.U.M.P.’s location, second floor, 734 W. Fourth St. “We have lots of conversations in the community about young people, but we don’t always have those conversations with young people,” said Loniqua Howell, of Boy Mom Marathon. “So this is the space where we’re creating for them to speak for themselves about their own experiences, their challenges that they are facing, and what ...