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Firefighters across region join training exercise in Dushore

DUSHORE — Firefighters from Sullivan and neighboring counties gathered in Dushore on Saturday for a live-fire training exercise conducted by the Dushore and Mildred fire companies. Eighteen firefighters participated in the daylong training, representing the Dushore, Mildred, Laporte, ...

Providing resources to alleviate homelessness a complex process

For those experiencing the loss of a permanent housing situation – for whatever reason – STEP, Inc. (Lycoming-Clinton Counties Commission for Community Action) can offer long-term solutions, but, according to CEO and President Rachelle Abbott, they are “not a quick fix.” “Through ...

Officials celebrate rehabilitated dam

A rehabilitated dam near South Williamsport will not only protect a pristine source of water in a reservoir on a private watershed, but also prevent future hazardous flood risk for communities downstream of Hagerman’s Run. When a large gathering of officials this week were shuttled to or ...

Heller dam project helps ensure safety

So what does more than $1 million of grant investment and work done on a dam spillway mean for Lycoming County residents? Most of the time Randy Padfield, director of the state Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) says he is at disaster scenes and wading through floodwater. “It’s always ...

Real estate transactions

COGAN HOUSE TOWNSHIP Robert C. Carnes to Kirsten Crooks and David Koons, $285,000, 144 Outback Lane FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP Steven T. Krouse to Chatterton & Socci PA Holdings LLC, $4.2 million, 243/244 Grey Fox Drive HEPBURN TOWNSHIP Gertrude J. and Thomas A. Paulhamus, Julie A. Wein, ...

Application process for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program opens soon

With winter fast approaching, the application process for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) emergency services will be opening Oct. 15 with the program beginning Nov. 2, Rachelle Abbott, president and CEO of the Lycoming-Clinton Counties Commission for Community Action (STEP), Inc., announced at the Lycoming County Commissioners this week. STEP is the weatherization provider as well as the LIHEAP emergency services provider. LIHEAP emergency services in the past was called LIHEAP Crisis, Abbott explained. Through this program, individuals can call the county ...