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Flood warning system to upgrade stream gauges approved

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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 ...

Angel Families Unite to hold remembrance ceremony in honor of homicide victims

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Angel Families Unite will hold a vigil in honor of the National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. The date was designated by Congress in 2007 as a day to remember those who lost their lives to senseless acts of violence. This year marks the sixth vigil for the area, which was started by group Lead Advocate Bridget Irwin, who had previously organized ceremonies in Alabama prior to moving back to the area. “I recognized that there was nothing in our area, so I got some therapy friends together that had criminal justice backgrounds, and I said, ...

Ceremony ahead of 9/11 Memorial Ride brings people together

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“Leave every place better than where you found it.” That is what retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Louis F. Johnson Jr. called on the hundreds of participants in the 9/11 Memorial Ride to do before they rode off to greet spectators on a 42-mile ride through Lycoming County in remembrance of ...

Spectators reflect on 9/11, memorial ride, 25 years after attacks

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The 9/11 Memorial Motorcycle Ride began humbly in the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when a small group of local motorcyclists, feeling the need to do “something “ held a solemn ride to honor the 2,977 victims killed at the World Trade Center in New York City, the ...

Sporting goods store owner to share perspective

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At 1 p.m. this coming Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the Deane Center lobby, 104 Main St., Wellsboro, the free one-hour Golden Afternoons program, open to men and women ages 65 and older, will feature a presentation by Zack Buck about Nessmuk’s Sporting Goods, 91 Main St.. Free light refreshments will be provided. “My wife Tracy and I are the owners of Nessmuk’s Sporting Goods in Wellsboro,” Zack said, according to a news release. “On Sept. 15, I will be talking about how we got here, the things we’ve done in the past and our plans for the future, as well as the impact we have had ...