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One taken to hospital following crash in South Williamsport

One person was transported to a local hospital following a vehicle crash in the 300 block of West Southern Avenue just before 1:30 p.m. Friday, South Williamsport police said at the scene. “A driver headed east, hit a parked car, left that parked car, backed up into another vehicle, and ...

The genesis of City Alliance Church springs from a group of people gathered for prayer and Bible study in someone’s home. Since then, with that foundation, the church has grown and moved to new spaces to accommodate that growth and through prayer and wise stewardship, the church recently ...

Eldred Township fire company celebrates 75 years

Even though the skies were threatening rain, it didn’t deter many of the people in the small community of Eldred Township from coming out and sharing in the celebration of their volunteer fire company’s 75th anniversary. It was reminiscent of an old-time country fair with crafts and ...

City of Williamsport’s pension obligation is growing

The City of Williamsport’s minimum municipal pension obligations (MMO) for next year amounted to $4.3 million, which is higher than recent years as the employee payroll is increasing and inflation pressures the city with a payroll consisting primarily of unionized workers. On Thursday night, City Council approved the MMO for 2027 for the Bureau of Police, $2.1 million; Bureau of Fire, $1.6 million and Officers and Employees (O&E) unionized workers at $608,000. The MMO is done every year at this time and is to be completed by Sept. 30, though revisions may be made up until the time of ...

Citywide revival to bring faithful from all over together in Williamsport

An evening filled with worship, prayer, praise and spiritual renewal is what can be expected for those attending the “Encounter Revival,” according to Pastor Isaac C. Evans, senior pastor at Love Unlimited Ministries, which is hosting the event. “So it’s going to be a night of just seeking God for your loved ones, for those who are lost, their souls to be saved, those who are out there that need to come back,” Evans said. The citywide gathering is designed to bring churches, pastors, ministry leaders, families and members of the community together for an evening of ...

Lycoming County Planning Commission gets first look at draft data center amendment

A draft of a curative amendment for data centers was introduced at the Lycoming County Planning Commission meeting this week, the next step in trying to get ahead of the growing expansion of data centers in the state. Although a copy of the document was only available for the members of the commission, John LaVelle, of Entech Engineering Inc.,the company that had been hired to work on the amendment, offered some general comments on the issues that are addressed in the amendment.. In June, at the request of the Lycoming County Planning and Community Development Department, the county ...