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Levee to receive $4M in ARPA funds

Projects aimed at rehabilitating the county’s levee systems will be receiving $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, according to the preliminary budget announced this week by the Lycoming County Commissioners. “There’s $4 billion worth of industry behind that levee ...

Brewing students win bronze medals in national contest

The 2022 U.S. College Open Beer Championship has awarded two bronze medals to beers brewed by students in brewing & fermentation science at Pennsylvania College of Technology. In the Belgian-Style Fruit Beer category, “Rachel’s Raspberry Tart,” produced by Rachel J. Gobin, captured one ...

Take to the skies: Civil Air Patrol offers aviation, emergency training

Aurora Cieslukowski joined the Civil Air Patrol with the intent of becoming a pilot. “I’ve always been interested in aviation. My uncle was an Air Force pilot,” said Cieslukowski, 15, of Watsontown. She is among area youths who are part of the growing ranks of the Williamsport ...

Being in woods to hunt allows time to reflect

Many of us are again looking forward to the start of the 2022-2023 hunting season. I’m reminded of all the excitement that each season brings. Is this the year that I may have an opportunity for that big buck that I have waited years to bag? Is this the year that I will be lucky enough to get my first bear? All, or some, of these questions might be answered for me in the next few months of the hunting season, so I hope. These are some of the things that every hunter begins to think as the nights become cool and the start of the season approaches. The wonderful thing about every ...

The family business keeps rolling at Tag’s Take Out

Traditional Italian with a taste you’ll remember — Tag’s Take Out & Specialty Store, located at 1116 Market St., offers customers a variety of classic favorites that have been passed down for generations. The family-owned business first began back in 1959, when husband and wife Aldo ...

Senator happy to advocate for Riverwalk connector

Efforts to create safe pedestrian and bicyclist access to the Susquehanna Riverwalk via Basin Street under Interstate 180 continues. A $50,000 investment through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s (CFA) Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program was announced by project advocate and state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, who has been working with the City of Williamsport on this access to the Old City section of the eastern Central Business District. The city is planning to provide safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists at the intersection of Basin and Via Bella ...