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City Council tables proposed changes to curfew until further review

A juvenile curfew in Williamsport is going to see further revisions after city officials received feedback on the proposed 9 p.m. start time instead of where it is now at 11 p.m. and issues related with increasing fines for curfew violation. City Council first heard from residents, then ...

20-year-old Jersey Shore man killed in crash Tuesday

ANTES FORT — A 20-year-old Jersey Shore man was killed Tuesday night in a violent two-vehicle collision on Route 44, according to state police. Driving a 2005 Volkswagen hatchback, Milan Dodson was killed after he lost control of his car as he was traveling south on the two-lane road about ...

Pine Street United Methodist Church reaches 200-year milestone

Now celebrating 200 years, Pine Street United Methodist Church in Williamsport has endured some devastating times because of faith and its tight knit congregation. One devastating chapter in the church’s history is simply known as Black Sunday. According to the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, ...

Williamsport Committee of the Whole talks curfew for youth

The City of Williamsport has been exploring what Mayor Derek Slaughter says is a “multi-pronged” approach to managing juvenile behavior and crime among minors under age 18, especially as the school year draws to an end and warmer weather approaches. Council’s Committee of the Whole met Tuesday and only discussed some of these concepts, including a proposed modification of the ordinance, to amend what is currently the curfew of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m to instead start at 9 p.m. and increasing some of the current penalties. The amount of the fines would be discussed at the council ...

Loyalsock Township school board passes budget with tax hike

The Loyalsock Township School Board passed its 2026-27 proposed final budget at its recent May meeting. While the budget continues to include a 0.65 mil tax increase, new state and federal data, along with updated local revenue figures brings the school district deficit to $450,000, down from its original estimate of $840,000. In other financial matters, the board approved the transfer of $250,000 from the general fund unassigned fund balance to the capital projects assigned fund for future capital projects; the transfer of $250,000 from the general fund unassigned fund balance to ...

‘Come on down’: Lycoming County residents appear on The Price Is Right

Millions of people watch a variety of game shows each day, dreaming of their chance to compete for money and luxury prizes, and for four local residents, that dream came true as they recently appeared on The Price Is Right. “It was always in the back of our minds that it would be something ...