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Muncy Township supervisors’ special meeting ends quickly with no actions

PENNSDALE — A special meeting called by the Muncy Township Board of Supervisors on Friday evening with the stated purpose of discussing an alternate township engineer and the appointment of someone to that position, lasted under a quarter of an hour and left those attending questioning why ...

City of Williamsport to purchase $353K armored vehicle with state grant

The City of Williamsport’s Bureau of Police will purchase a Lenco BearCat armored response vehicle using a state Department of Community and Economic Development grant. Council passed a resolution authorizing the purchase, as presented by Chief Justin Ottaviano The cost is $353,529 paid ...

Schoolhouse Road project set by Lycoming County Water and Sewer Authority

The Lycoming County Water and Sewer Authority (LCWSA) board approved applying for a $440,000 PENNVEST small loan, which, if approved, would be applied to the Schoolhouse Road critical loop waterline replacement project in the Limestone Water system. The lowest bidder for construction for the project was Harger Utility Contractors with a bid of $826,614. The authority has $420,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which could be applied to the costs for the project, if the PENNVEST loan is approved. The authority must use the ARPA funds by the end of this year. A breakdown of ...

Report: State 33rd in retail energy price

(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s top natural gas producers, ranks 33rd in the Energy Affordability 2026 report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy affordability indicators as measured for each of the 50 states. The higher the ranking, the cheaper the costs for consumers. The report uses the most recent information available for consistency; this means electricity price data is from 2024, and gasoline and diesel fuel ...

A journey through time, told through our communities

What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we ...