Montoursville board approves proposal for sale of school

September 11, 2026

The Montoursville Area School Board at its recent meeting approved a proposal from Fish Real Estate for the sale of the Loyalsock Valley Elementary School property. Under its proposal, Fish would receive up to a 5.5% commission with the sale. The proposal lists a suggested sales price of between $2.25 million and $2.50 million. The school located on a 13.6-acre parcel at 3790 Route 87N, Montoursville, is closing at the end of the 2026-2027 school year at which time all elementary students in the district will attend Lyter Elementary School. The vote to approve the proposal was ...

Cogan House Community Church to hold largest rummage sale in its history

September 11, 2026

Cogan House Community Church, 3782 Cogan House Road, Trout Run, will hold its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, however this year looks to be the biggest looks to be their biggest in the sale’s seven year history, according to Joyce Way, whose husband, Cleveland Way, is the pastor the church. “It’s really a good fundraiser, and it’s an excellent way to bring our community together,” Joyce said. “We get oodles and oodles of stuff, and it’s always new every year because. We don’t bring things back from last year. We start from scratch ...

Work on Shaw Place Park pump track continues in Williamsport

September 11, 2026

The City of Williamsport is getting pumped up for a new kind of bike park that is starting to take shape. Mounds and piles of dirt can be seen from above Shaw Place Park in the east end of the city as the highly anticipated “pump track” for BMX bikes and other kinds of bicycles. In ...

A sense of patriotism: Local father, son receive quilts of valor

September 10, 2026

Two military veterans who happen to be father and son were presented with handmade quilts for their service to the country. Clyde Eugene Ault, a World War II veteran, and Jeffrey T. Ault, his son, were presented with the locally-crafted quilts Monday at the Muncy Historical Society, 40 N. ...

Ribbon cutting planned for new Williamsport Area High School field house

September 10, 2026

Even though Superintendent Timothy S. Bowers characterized this year’s school opening as a “great start,” he admitted that it was not without a few glitches, delivered courtesy of Mother Nature and the deluge of rain that poured over the area last week, flooding some areas and sending water into Jackson Elementary School, located at 2500 Newberry St. “The school year has not been without challenges,” Bowers said during this month’s school board meeting. “The first week of school, we found flooding…we ended up having a two-hour delay. We’ve had road closures that ...

Loyalsock Township plans for Halloween and Christmas holidays

September 10, 2026

Loyalsock Township supervisors discussed the summer and upcoming holidays at its most recent meeting. The board unanimously voted to schedule Trick-or-Treating on Oct. 31, which will be a Saturday this year. Present supervisors were Michael Reed, Virginia Eaton, vice chairman John Bower Jr. and Richard Trowbridge. Shannon Lukowsky, Recreation and Parks director, is looking for businesses, individuals and clubs willing to walk in this year’s holiday parade, which will take place on Dec. 5. Anyone interested in participating can contact her to register. The Recreation and Parks ...