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East Lycoming schools maintain plans to reopen Aug. 26

HUGHESVILLE — East Lycoming School District’s plans to reopen schools Aug. 26 with in-person instruction five days a week were reinforced this week by district Superintendent Michael Pawlik. Pawlik told the school board that parents may choose other options, such as a blended model or total remote learning for their child, but they need to decide so that transportation schedules can be formulated. This is to be communicated with parents in the next few days. Plans for fall sports have been pushed back two weeks to Aug. 24 following a ruling by PIAA, Pawlik said. The revised ...

Loyalsock Township School District aims to stick with in-person instruction plan

Loyalsock Township Superintendent Gerald McLaughlin told the district's board that plans to bring students back to school for the fall five days a week for in-person instruction are moving forward with the date for opening set at Aug. 31. McLaughlin made the comments at the board's meeting held virtually Wednesday night. The superintendent did cite the recommendations that were issued this week from the Wolf administration regarding schools opening under three thresholds based on the incidence rate and the positive percentage rate of cases. Lycoming County is categorized as moderate ...

Penn College holds graduation ceremony

This year has been one of change and innovation and the combined commencement at The Pennsylvania College of Technology for the Spring and Summer 2020 semesters was certainly indicative of creative adaptation. Held over the course of three days, a total 512 students received their diplomas ...

6 firefighters test positive for COVID-19

In the past week all staff members of the Williamsport Bureau of Fire were tested for COVID-19. As of Monday, six staff members have tested positive and 27 staff members have tested negative for the virus. According to a news release from the bureau, no members who have tested positive are currently working. The positive cases will follow guidance from the department medical director and the state Department of Health on return-to -work procedures. The Bureau of Fire’s current practices for on-duty personnel have been in place since March, and are in accordance with the CDC ...

Big Ten season still up in air

As the Big Ten season seems one day closer to official cancellation due to the coronavirus, conflicting reports persist. A published report appeared Monday morning in the Detroit Free Press that the Big Ten football season will be canceled, which was followed by a report on the Dan Patrick Radio Show that the conference voted 12-2 in favor of canceling fall sports. An unnamed Big Ten spokesman, however, disputed that, telling CBS Sports, “No vote has been held by our presidents and chancellors.” According to Patrick’s sources, Nebraska and Iowa were the two schools that voted ...

East Lycoming schools maintain plans to reopen Aug. 26; athletics to begin Aug. 24

HUGHESVILLE - East Lycoming School District's plans to reopen schools Aug. 26 with in-person instruction five days a week were reinforced by district Superintendent Michael Pawlik at the school board meeting Tuesday night. The meeting was livestreamed to the public due to the limitations on the number of people allowed to be in the building. Pawlik noted that parents can choose other options, such as a blended model or total remote learning for their child, but that they need to decide so that transportation schedules can be formulated. Plans are for communications to go out to parents ...