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Work on Williamsport’s ‘Old City’ planned

A York-based engineering firm is about to do $2.6 million worth of engineering and design services for improvements in the Old City area of downtown Williamsport. Buchart Horn was hired by City Council after submitting a proposal through a competitive qualifications based selection request for proposals. Five companies submitted similar proposals, Scott Williams, city planner and deputy director of the department of community and economic development, said. Old City is the area named because it was the first place settlers began to build houses and businesses, government buildings and ...

Lycoming County Prison still seeking corrections officers

Warden Brad A. Shoemaker revealed that the Lycoming County Prison is still in need of corrections officers and is currently more than ten officers down in staffing. Shoemaker shared the information during his monthly report at April’s Prison Board meeting recently. Shoemaker said that ...

Pennsylvania high school history instructor named nation’s Teacher of the Year

HAVERFORD, Pa. (AP) — A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community inside and outside the classroom has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year. Leon Smith, 46, has spent his entire 25-year ...

Lycoming County commissioners reassure staff the health center is to continue

The Lycoming County Commissioners want to assure county employees that they are not closing the health center for current and retired employees, following some misunderstanding that resulted from a statement made at their last meeting that they were doing an evaluation of the center. At that meeting the commissioners read a letter that had been sent to those who use the health center that over-the-counter medications would no longer be available as part of the program. “We were just at a point where we were evaluating the current contract that we had with the health center. There ...

Mother, children ages 3 to 11, identified as Mill Hall fire’s victims

MILL HALL — An explosive fire Sunday morning near Salona killed a 34-year-old mother and her six children, who ranged in ages 3 to 11, state police said in a news release that was issued hours after the blaze was extinguished. The mother was identified as Sarah Stolzfus, according to ...

Lycoming College student athletes help clean community