A balanced budget of $123,254,342 which carries with a .5 mill increase in real estate taxes was approved by the Lycoming County Commissioners at their meeting this week. This includes an operating budget of $115,978.442 and a capital budget of $7,275,900. The budget had been on public ...

A firefighter testifying at the most recent public hearing for the proposed chicken farm near Muncy raised issues about emergency response and safety. Muncy Vol. Fire Co. Chief Scott Delany noted that among his chief concerns is the ability to navigate and set up firefighting equipment ...

The identity of the driver killed in a Thursday evening crash near Route 44 and Morgan Valley Road in Nippenose Township has been released by Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling Jr. 19-year-old Lucas Smithgall, of Pearson Road, Jersey Shore, was killed when he lost control of his vehicle ...

The question most often asked by county residents of the Lycoming County commissioners is, “How did the landfill go from supposedly being the county’s cash cow to suddenly operating at a loss?” For years during the weekly commissioner meetings, costs at the landfill were said to be ...

Two teenagers awaiting trial for their alleged involvement in stealing two rifles in a June 6 burglary at a city business have now been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the break-in at the National Range and Armory on Washington Boulevard. Tahir Dixon, 18, of 604 Thomas ...

ANTES FORT — One person was killed Thursday night in a violent crash on Route 44, near Morgan Valley Road, in Nippenose Township, Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. confirmed. The accident is being investigated by Lycoming Regional police. Police Chief Christopher Kriner ...