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Williamsport fire inspector offers tips to prevent kitchen blazes, accidents

It’s the holiday season - a stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas and other holidays, parties and happenings that provide the most opportunity for unwanted kitchen and cooking blazes, a member of the Williamsport Bureau of Fire said. “You have most of your fires between Thanksgiving ...

City of Williamsport considers getting rid of assistant police chief position

The Williamsport Bureau of Police has removed the assistant police chief position for next year in the city’s proposed 2026 budget, which includes a half-mill real estate tax increase. “If I am looking at this correctly, I see no assistant chief budgeted,” said Councilman Jon Mackey, ...

Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance seeks Unsung Hero award nominees

The Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance is asking the public to help nominate individuals “in our communities that make a dramatic impact and live a life of service to others without compensation or expecting anything in return,” a news release from the alliance said. The Lycoming ...

Favors Forward Foundation wins state award

State and local leaders and activists gathered at the Lycoming College Recreation Center Monday evening as the Favors Forward Foundation was awarded the 2025 Pennsylvania Rural Health Program of the Year award by the state Office of Rural Health. “This organization is all about the ...