A 0.5 mill tax increase was included in the 2026-27 proposed budget unveiled by the South Williamsport Area School District at its monthly meeting Monday. The 2.58% increase would bring the millage rate to 19.85, bringing in an additional $182,000 in real estate tax revenue, according to a ...
A yes vote by the electorate on May 19 in the Primary Election allows a seven-person Williamsport Home Rule Commission to study home rule — a no vote doesn’t. The vote does not initiate Home Rule. That must be done through the creation of a charter involving numerous public sessions and ...
A bill to protect children from the dangers of secondhand smoke by prohibiting smoking in vehicles when children are present was introduced recently, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, sponsor of the measure. “Children are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of ...
A Williamsport ministry serving meals, offering worship, and tutoring in after-school programs is about to get a more climate-friendly environment. Sojourner Truth Ministries, 501 High St., recently underwent a building evaluation and design of its electrical systems that are sorely lacking ...
A letter sent to current and retired employees of Lycoming County informing them that over-the-counter (OTC) medications will not be available at the Partnership Health Center was read by Commissioner Marc Sortman at this week’s commissioners’ meeting. The response, according to Sortman, ...
City police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating two individuals, believed to be juveniles, who were in a small gray SUV when one of them fired at a third juvenile near Fourth Avenue and High Street about 10:15 p.m. Sunday. Their target, whose age and gender were not provided, was not injured in the shooting, police said. The SUV fled the scene at a high-rate of speed, police said. Residents who live in their area and have surveillance cameras outside their homes are asked to check their recordings to see if there might be any evidence on them that might help ...
