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Lycoming County elections director: Time to return those mail-in ballots

In Lycoming County, voters will be casting their ballots in Tuesday’s midterm election for representatives at the state and national level as well as for governor and lieutenant governor. In Wolf Township there is also a question on the ballot to see if residents want to increase the size of the Board of Supervisors. Although the date has passed for applying for a mail ballot, those who have received their ballots, but have not returned them, there are two options, according to Forrest K. Lehman, director of Voter Services, to try to get their ballot back to his office by 8 p.m. ...

Trump administration charges more Pennsylvania residents with noncitizen voting

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting.) The Department of Justice has charged nine more Pennsylvania residents with voting as a noncitizen, according to a Friday news release. The charges, which have not yet been proven, come amid the Trump administration’s nationwide crackdown on election crimes ahead of the 2026 midterms. There is no evidence the cases are related or that voter fraud is happening on a widespread or coordinated ...

Williamsport aluminum plant becoming a leading domestic supplier

This time of year, especially, and through the holiday season the candy wrappers are being unfoiled by eager fingers. Well, not many people may realize it, but much of that super-thin aluminum is manufactured in Williamsport. It is done at Chance Aluminum, 2457 Trenton Ave. The business ...

LIHEAP season opens on Nov. 2

The 2026-27 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season is scheduled to open on Nov. 2, according to information from STEP. Many of STEP’s customers rely on the LIHEAP, which is administered through the County Assistance Office, to manage their heating expenses through the ...