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Doctors welcome Little League coach to region

Dr. Grace Shu and Dr. Jason Shu, both local residents, recently welcomed Mr. Lai Min-Nan, manager and coach for the 2025 Chinese Taipei Little League Team, to Williamsport and presented him and his team with LLWS souvenirs. Manager Lai and his team are from Taiwan Dongyuan Elementary ...

LLA urges law students to apply for Joseph L. Rider Scholarships

In 2024, the Lycoming Law Association Foundation awarded seven $1,000 Joseph L. Rider Scholarships to outstanding local law students: Hannah Anderson, Abigail McCoy, Eli Wilk, Grace Kathryn Boos, Francesca Patetta, Joshua Michael Dinges, and Emily Wolfgang. Established in 2023, the Scholarship ...

Repasz Band opens fund drive

Now nearly 200 years old, Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band has announced a new endowment fund to help the group continue its popular slate of free local concerts. “Never before has the band’s existence to continue been directly threatened,” says Repasz treasurer and past ...

FCFP announces record nonprofit participation for Raise the Region 2025

The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP) is excited to announce that 376 local nonprofit organizations have registered to participate in Raise the Region 2025. This 30-hour online fundraising event, designed to support the fundraising efforts of nonprofit organizations ...

2025 Lycoming County Law Day competition underway

Judges, lawyers, and paralegals met at the Lycoming Law Association office to plan for this year’s Lycoming County Law Day Competition. The details for the art and essay contest are available on the Lycoming County Law Day Facebook page. This year’s theme is, “The Constitution’s ...

Pa. Turnpike Commission says beware of toll scam texts

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning residents of a new version of a “smishing scam” by reminding people not to open links or replying to texts asking for tolls to be paid, the commission said in a news release. Scammers have been sending texts to people across the US demanding ...