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Lycoming College celebrates 178th commencement

Umbrellas were certainly the fashion accessory of choice for graduating seniors at Lycoming College’s 178th commencement, as they continued the time-honored tradition of walking through the Oliver Sterling Metzler Gate located at the north side of the campus and proceeded to the Keiper ...

Expansion of a new nation started with trip along the Ohio River

Following the Revolutionary War, the newly formed United States were eager to begin expanding beyond the borders of the original 13 states. Land south of the Great Lakes and north of the Ohio River had been ceded to the United States from the British following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. ...

FAMvest asks for peremptory judgment

State College developers are trying a legal squeeze play. Through the court Friday, attorney for FAMvest tried to get Muncy Township and its board of supervisors’ signatures on what it claims is an approved subdivision allowing them to continue with plans for a Bass Pro Shops Outpost. A ...

Real estate transactions

The following real estate transactions were recently recorded by Lycoming County officials. BASTRESS TOWNSHIP Marc A. and Tanya Williams to Lorson Realty LLC, $225,000, Morgan Valley Road CLINTON TOWNSHIP MHL Real Estate LLC to Alonzo Taylor Estep, $165,000, 35 Mopar ...

Montoursville property taxes likely to increase

With Montoursville Area School District facing a more than $1 million budget deficit, a tax increase seems to be a foregone conclusion next year for property owners. The school board considered various tax-hike rates at its recent meeting with a 3.3% increase as a likely figure. That figure, ...