When most people come out of retirement, the usual reason given is boredom, but for new Montoursville Police Department Chief Robert Tobias, it was a call to serve. “I’ve always called Montoursville, my home away from home. I went to school and graduated high school from Montoursville. I ...

Lycoming County Prison inmate Allen Arthur Frazier was charged this week with sexually assaulting another inmate in the cell the two shared earlier this month, it was alleged in court documents filed by county Detective Loretta A. Badger. Although the victim told him to stop, Frazier, 41, ...

In the nearby city of Altoona, a home rule chartered community, its city council has proposed changes to fees for downtown events. In Williamsport, City Council voted Jan. 8 to place a home-rule commission question on the May 2026 primary ballot and to set the commission membership at seven, ...

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, recently introduced legislation to ensure that federal deposit insurance keeps pace with inflation so Americans’ checking and savings accounts receive the same insurance coverage over time. According to a ...

Hughesville Borough Council at its recent meeting discussed but took no action on a land development plan involving a controversial housing community. Council agreed to table the most recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Kim Estates village proposed for 68 acres plot located ...

(From the Grit Sept. 9, 1979) From 1892 to 1915, the Lycoming Opera House reigned as Williamsport’s “performing arts center.” The Opera House stood at 125 West Third Street, Williamsport. John Philip Sousa, the “March King” himself, appeared there. So did Lillian Russell, the ...