Lycoming County Register and Recorder’s office has additional request for funds for legal fees; commissioners ask where it’s coming from

August 1, 2026

Where’s the money coming from? That is what the Lycoming County commissioners want to know in response to the Register and Recorder’s office requesting an additional $10,000 for legal fees for ongoing litigation against the county, which was not an approved 2026 budgeted item. The county had already approved an additional $12,000 for the department over the budgeted amount of $5,000 for legal purposes and with the request for $10,000 to be added to that, Commissioner Marc Sortman said that would bring the total to $27,000 for legal fees — $22,000 over the amount actually ...

Route 54 between Montgomery and Muncy Creek Township to close Monday for bridge rehabilitation

August 1, 2026

Drivers are advised that a bridge rehabilitation project is set to begin on the bridge carrying Route 54 over the West Branch Susquehanna River in Montgomery Borough and Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Starting on Monday, ...

YMCA’s East Lycoming Branch expanding; completion slated for January

July 31, 2026

The East Lycoming Branch of River Valley YMCA is expanding and the children and families it serves are the reason. At a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday at 5 p.m. children wore yellow construction hats outside where the facility expansion will go. Pink tape marked the outline of where ...

State lawmakers show up for data center tour and can’t go inside

July 31, 2026

(The Center Square) — State lawmakers who are associated with a taxpayer-funded agency gathering information on the controversial data center issue showed up Tuesday for a prearranged look at a high-profile site - and weren’t allow in the data center. One of those refused entrance, ...

Local Republican’s legal action against 2020 election continues

July 31, 2026

Litigation regarding the 2020 presidential election in Lycoming County continues to go through the courts. Two legal actions were taken by supporters of President Donald J. Trump, who defeated Joe Biden in the county in 2020 by a vote of 41,462 to 16,971. Trump lost to Biden in the nationwide ...

‘Woefully insufficient’ mental health care motivates state study of county jails

July 31, 2026

(The Center Square) - While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania's county jails has been proposed in Harrisburg with bipartisan support. Sponsored by Democratic Rep. Sean Dougherty, the mental health study would pull funds ...