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Mail ballot dating rules in flux for years

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania.) As some Pennsylvania voters prepare to vote by mail in this month’s primary election, they could be forgiven for not knowing what they need to do with the date line on their ballot envelope. Court rulings have flip-flopped on the requirement several times since Act 77, the law that implemented no-excuse mail voting, went into effect in 2020. For some elections since then, ...

Elderly man’s body pulled from pond in Muncy

MUNCY — The Lycoming County Coroner’s Office and state police are investigating the death of an elderly man whose body was pulled from a pond along Musser Lane, just outside the borough, late Thursday afternoon. Muncy Area volunteer firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the scene, less than a quarter mile from the Church of the Resurrection, about 4:40 p.m. when a passerby spotted the body floating in the 50-foot diameter pond, according to emergency responders. Clinton Township firefighters also responded and used a long hook to pull him from the water. His body was ...

City of Williamsport, STEP Inc. partner on property rehabilitation

More rehabilitation of houses and fewer properties that go on to be possibly deemed blighted and increasing home ownership in the City of Williamsport — that’s the premise behind a new housing initiative with STEP Inc. that City Council recently approved. It is a home development ...

East Lycoming School District names interim district leadership

During a recent work session, the East Lycoming School District board appointed Gerald McLaughlin as interim superintendent for the district and Jill Warg as interim principal at Joseph C. Ashkar Elementary School, both through June 30. Both individuals came out of retirement to serve in these positions. McLaughlin will be paid $500 per day, pending receipt of required documents, and Warg will receive $300 per day, pending receipt of similar required documents. McLaughlin served as the superintendent of the Loyalsock Township School District for 11 years, officially holding the ...