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Veterans Day events planned in Lycoming County

Veterans Day week throughout Lycoming County will be a day to honor everyone who has served in the United States military. Unlike Memorial Day, which sets aside a day for those who serve, living and those killed in service and who are deceased, Veterans Day, specifically, falls on Nov. 11 ...

What to do if you suspect interference in local elections

The U.S. Department of Justice plays an important role in deterring and combating those who would interfere with elections. This includes protection from paid operatives coming into the U.S. Middle District, which includes Williamsport and surrounding communities, to make threats of violence, ...

City of Williamsport to grant $3,000 to arts programs

The City of Williamsport approved $3,000 in James David Robinson Cultural Arts Grant Program funding. The city has designated $3,000 for the program, and it is recommended that the following organizations receive the indicated amount of funding: • Journey Bank Community Arts Center - ...

Safety, quality top priorities for Lycoming Engines

“Building every engine as if we will fly it ourselves.” That is the core quality and safety motto of Lycoming Engines, 652 Oliver St. in Williamsport. With an employee base of 600, many of them military veterans, America’s leading manufacturer of piston aircraft engines offered the ...

Tax exemptions granted to seven Lycoming County properties

Exemption requests by seven county properties were approved by the Lycoming County commissioners, acting as the Board of Assessments, at last week’s meeting, including one for an unusual reason. The owner of the former Lycoming Presbyterian Church property on Arch Street, Alysia Fischer, ...