The City of Williamsport treasurer and tax collector office is getting some assistance from a company that Lycoming County’s treasurer uses. Three Plus One (three+one), a liquidity analysis and treasury monitoring service, was hired under a one-year contract. “I liken it to playing a ...

A late Williamsport City Councilwoman will have First Friday on May 1 dedicated in her honor. Bonnie Katz, a councilwoman who recently passed away, who served on council since 2012, played a significant role in city government and special events such as this downtown celebration of the arts ...

A 0.5 mill tax increase was included in the 2026-27 proposed budget unveiled by the South Williamsport Area School District at its monthly meeting Monday. The 2.58% increase would bring the millage rate to 19.85, bringing in an additional $182,000 in real estate tax revenue, according to a ...

Muncy Township resident Cori Cotner has filed a civil complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County against the Muncy Township Board of Supervisors, the township’s planning commission, Supervisors Terri L. Lauchle and Denise B. Artley and planning commission member Lawrence Spatz, ...

A yes vote by the electorate on May 19 in the Primary Election allows a seven-person Williamsport Home Rule Commission to study home rule — a no vote doesn’t. The vote does not initiate Home Rule. That must be done through the creation of a charter involving numerous public sessions and ...

A bill to protect children from the dangers of secondhand smoke by prohibiting smoking in vehicles when children are present was introduced recently, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, sponsor of the measure. “Children are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of ...