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Welcome home: Community celebrates return of veterans from trip to D.C.

Friends, family and supporters from the community turned out at Penn College on Sunday to welcome home a group of over 50 local veterans who traveled to Washington DC to visit various war memorials located there. The overnight trip was coordinated by Blue Star Mothers of America, North ...

Return of flight service to Williamsport Regional Airport remains on schedule

All signs point skyward for commercial flights to resume at the Williamsport Regional Airport later this month. Airport Executive Director Eric McKitish reported that Contour Airlines will begin non-stop service to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina beginning Oct. 19 ...

Williamsport business extensively damaged in three-alarm fire

A three-alarm fire Sunday night extensively damaged the large Pickelner Fuel Company warehouse-garage and office building at 210 Locust St., according to city firefighters. There were no reports of injuries, and the 60x165 foot building was unoccupied when the blaze was reported about ...

Community price shopping for electricity proposed in Pennsylvania

(The Center Square) – State lawmakers want to ease the burden of high electricity bills on residents and small businesses. While Pennsylvanians can already shop for their own electricity supplier, a new proposal would allow communities to shop on their behalf, potentially giving customers ...

Real estate transactions

The following real estate transactions were recently recorded by Lycoming County officials. CLINTON TOWNSHIP Matthew and Jessica Hamrick to Christian J. English, $185,000, 139 School House Road COGAN HOUSE TOWNSHIP Paul S. and Marian Lapp and Phares S. Glick to Sadie and Levi A. Esh Jr., ...

Lycoming County Commissioners comment on cost of trials

With their approval of four agreements related to professional services for the Troy Bailey death penalty case, the Lycoming County Commissioners commented on the cost to taxpayers for these cases. “These things, sadly, cost us as taxpayers a ton of money, millions, and you ask yourself ...