Clinton-Lycoming Joinder Board director: Medicaid cuts affect funding

September 24, 2026

Beginning in January, it is projected that around 300,000 residents of the state could lose their Medicaid benefits following passage of what has been called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Congress last year. According to the state’s website, 17,967 Pennsylvanians will lose Medicaid coverage in the 9th District represented by Dan Meuser and 15,215 in the 15th District represented by Glenn “GT” Thompson. At this month’s meeting of the Lycoming-Clinton Joinder Board, Keith Wagner, executive director, addressed the effect that could have on their clients and the funding ...

Real estate agency to broker sale of Loyalsock Valley Elementary

September 24, 2026

Fish Commercial Group was approved by the Montoursville Area School Board at its recent meeting as the listing agent for the sale of the Loyalsock Valley Elementary School. The vote by school directors comes after consideration of Fish’s proposal to broker the sale of the 13.6-acre parcel ...

Blue Star Mothers to host Honor Flight to DC for Lycoming County-area Korean, Vietnam War veterans

September 23, 2026

In today’s society, veterans of the armed forces are highly celebrated, but sadly that was not always the case, as those returning from the Korean War, and particularly, the Vietnam War were often met with social disdain and a lack of transitional institutions. While that attitude has ...

Judges rule man was illegally strip searched in 2021

September 23, 2026

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a Williamsport law enforcement case that a search warrant supported by probable cause or a requirement of immediate action are needed for a strip search outside of prisons or jails. The court ruling concerned two members ...

Complaints about state of West Third Street work zone near Penn College reach Williamsport City Council

September 23, 2026

“Because it’s like a war zone.” That is part of what Williamsport City Councilman Jon Mackey said of the street reconstruction on West Third Street between Rose and Maynard streets. The stretch of the work zone causes up and down movement and harsh bumps when driving over it. He was parlaying off concerns expressed a month ago by Councilman Adam Yoder calling for better communication and also saying the zone was a mess for drivers. Mackey said he knew it was not the city’s crew doing the work but asked if there was a plan. “It can’t remain like that over winter as ...

Yaw, Hamm Senior Expo draws hundreds in Lycoming County

September 23, 2026

Hundreds of area seniors packed into the Community Baptist Church on Thursday for a senior expo sponsored by state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, and state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township. “The amount of information out there for our older residents can be overwhelming,” Yaw ...