Flood warning system to upgrade stream gauges approved

September 14, 2026

A flood warning system was approved by the Lycoming County Commissioners at the request of Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Forest Rothchild. Rothchild said that he was presenting the item on behalf of Kelsey Green, who has been leading our flood warning work in emergency management. “Flooding is obviously a very serious hazard that our county faces, and when water rises, minutes matter. Our stream gages are how we see it coming. They give our emergency managers, our 911 center, and our first responders the water level data we need to warn residents, and position ...

Heroes reflect on efforts at Ground Zero in memorial service held at South Williamsport Fire Department

September 12, 2026

Ground Zero bustling with the din of heavy equipment grabbing tons of debris at the hallowed ground suddenly went silent. On the rubble pile where the World Trade Center twin towers had stood were members of the Susquehanna Valley Critical Incident Stress Management Team ...

Judge tells Lycoming County recorder to move office

September 12, 2026

After two and a half years of stalled negotiations between David Huffman, the county Register and Recorder, and the Lycoming County Commissioners, a judge has ruled that Huffman’s office has to join other county offices at Third Street Plaza, a move which he has fought citing security issues. The ruling came just over an hour before the commissioners’ weekly meeting and brings to a close a sometimes acrimonious dispute which has played out not only in court but in the media. For the commissioners, it is one of the final pieces of the puzzle which when completed will see not ...

City of Williamsport completes 2025 audit early

September 12, 2026

The City of Williamsport’s Fiscal Year 2025 audit was completed a few weeks ahead of schedule and shows promise leading into the 2027 budget discussion in November. Jamie Livermore, city finance director, presented the City Council with the resolution to accept the FY 2025 audit reports ...

Residents appeal conditional use approval for data center in Muncy Township

September 11, 2026

Two Muncy Township residents have filed an appeal against conditional use approval of a data center proposed in April in the township next to their home. Rae-Ellah B. and Sean S. Tetreault filed in Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas against Muncy Township supervisors and DANKO Holdings II, LP/FISHLIPS, LLC. The filing is identified as a notice of land use appeal pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. The plaintiffs are challenging the deemed approval of a conditional use application for a data center facility and related landowner curative zoning ...

Montoursville board approves proposal for sale of school

September 11, 2026

The Montoursville Area School Board at its recent meeting approved a proposal from Fish Real Estate for the sale of the Loyalsock Valley Elementary School property. Under its proposal, Fish would receive up to a 5.5% commission with the sale. The proposal lists a suggested sales price of between $2.25 million and $2.50 million. The school located on a 13.6-acre parcel at 3790 Route 87N, Montoursville, is closing at the end of the 2026-2027 school year at which time all elementary students in the district will attend Lyter Elementary School. The vote to approve the proposal was ...