Parents might want to take their kiddos out of the room for this disclosure–Santa might spend his Christmas Eve delivering presents to children around the world, but the rest of the year he serves as Lycoming County Commissioner Scott Metzger. Metzger’s Santa journey began when he was ...
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in ...
For many people, the days leading up to Christmas are spent snuggled up under a warm blanket, enjoying their favorite Christmas classic, and those tuning into new releases might just recognize a familiar name, as Trout Run native, Craig Rupp’s 2020 novella, “A Gettysburg Christmas,” ...
The City of Williamsport has reached a professional services agreement with a company to provide the Community and Economic Development department assistance on its use of HOME funding and ensuring standards are met with housing rehabilitation. Austin Daily, city Housing Programs manager with ...
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — It’s been a year of sweeping and controversial ...
He’s there to save lives, protect property, and lower risk of costlier insurance claims for building owners. Stephen Yonkin, fire inspector with the Williamsport Bureau of Fire, is on the job — whether it’s checking a sprinkler system, a fire alarm function or educating folks who want ...