Loyalsock Township school board passes lean agenda

September 17, 2026

The Loyalsock Township school board approved all voting items on a lean agenda at their recent September meeting. In staffing, the board approved Colleen Howell as a full-time secretary at the high school at an hourly rate of $16.40, effective Sept. 8; Meghan Danley as a full-time paraprofessional at an hourly rate of $17.85, effective Aug. 24; Kathryn Roberts as a full-time paraprofessional at an hourly rate of $16.10, effective date to be determined upon receipt of documentation; Robert Sanso as event staff for the 2026-27 school year; and a number of fall and winter athletic ...

Loyalsock Township school believed to be 1st one-room schoolhouse in Eastern US

September 16, 2026

(The following article was first published in The Grit on Oct. 29, 1933) Grandview School in Loyalsock Township offered considerably more than reading, writing and arithmetic. The little one-room school operated on what might be described as a family plan. The Grandview School was said to ...

T.G.I. Friday gunman sentenced to eight to 20 years in state prison

September 16, 2026

Ja’hsir Kahseem Legare, who last month pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and illegally carrying a firearm will spend eight to 20 years in state prison for the March 2, 2024 shooting death of 15-year-old Ahmeen Palmer at T.G.I Friday in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County Judge William ...

Lycoming County district attorney addresses gang violence during Legare sentencing

September 16, 2026

During the Tuesday morning sentencing of Ja’hsir Kahseem Legare for the March 2, 2024 shooting death of 15-year-old Ahmeen Palmer at T.G.I Friday in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County District Attorney took the opportunity to approach the wider issue of gang violence in the area. “This was a situation where two different gangs fighting for the heart of town found that it had to be reckoned by two very young men, and its turned into something way beyond two gangs,” Marino said. We are working hard to make certain that the county doesn’t see anymore gang violence, but for one ...

State Rep. Joe Hamm announces $1M secured for new Trout Run fire station

September 16, 2026

Trout Run Volunteer Fire Co. is a recipient of $1 million to go to its new fire station construction on the site where Tropical Storm Debby flooding Aug. 9, 2024, damaged and made the station temporarily unusable “Today, I’m proud to announce we’ve been able to secure $1 million for ...

Motorcyclist succumbs to late-August crash injuries

September 16, 2026

Corey Hall, 54, of Williamsport, the motorcyclist critically injured in a two-vehicle accident on the night of Aug. 27 in the city’s Newberry neighborhood, has died of his injuries, Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. said late Tuesday afternoon. Hall died Sunday afternoon in UPMC Williamsport of multiple blunt force traumatic injuries, Kiessling said. Williamsport police said Hall, who was not wearing a helmet, was traveling north on Ridge Avenue when his cycle and a car heading east on Hillside Avenue collided at the intersection about 8:30 p.m. Police have not ...