(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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Teenaged students from Greater Johnstown School District were clambering about the rope course set in the rural beauty of Camp Harmony that morning, and teacher Lugene Shaver felt good about it. They were kids with extra challenges in life who benefited from bonding and thrills at the ...
