It will be Hollywood on the Susquehanna, including a ceremonial red carpet opening when the first-ever River Valley Film Festival is held this weekend, July 18, 19, and 20, at the AMC Theater in downtown Williamsport at the corner of Hepburn and West Fourth Streets. The inaugural festival’s line-up features 20 films, featuring selections from
SECOND-HALF BEGINS The second-half of the 2025 MLB Draft League season begins this week with a 5-game homestand at Journey Bank Ballpark (July 16-20). While the Cutters spent all of June in 1st place, July was not as kind and they were not able to hold on to the top spot. The team will need
The 13–14-year-old West End Babe Ruth all-star team won a championship on Sunday. George Lepley is the manager. This is his 30th state championship. Scott Naughton, PJ Dincher, Owen Berry and Mike Frederick are assistant coaches. Pictured are: Kneeling: James Naughton and Liam Lucas. Second row: Mason Greer, Cam Denune, Blair Bower and Anthony Dunlap.
Last week’s “County Hall Corner” article was centered around the Greater Williamsport Levee System, which protects a large portion of the commercial area of our county from floods. Little did I realize when I was writing that article that there was a tremendous, horrible flood that would hit southern Texas, killing over 100 people, many
Post No. 1 of the American Legion held its first regular meeting last night at the YMCA auditorium at which time Carl Schug, the temporary president resigned because of political conditions and Captain Jackson M. Painter was unanimously elected to take his place. The meeting was called to order by President Schug and the minutes
When the River Valley Film Festival takes place later this week, it will feature a documentary about one of the Negro Leagues’ most notable and underappreciated stars, Herbert “Rap” Dixon. But who was “Rap” Dixon? He is considered one of the best former Negro League players not yet inducted into the National Baseball Hall of
It’s hot and it’s July, which means it’s time for the highly anticipated annual Lycoming County Fair! This year’s fair will be held from Wednesday, July 9, to Saturday, July 19, attracting thousands of fairgoers to the borough of Hughesville and the surrounding area. New highlights at this year’s fair include a special $2 Tuesday
The weekly challenge of condensing political issues in a way that the average person can understand them is quite a challenge. But a bigger challenge is to find something that is also interesting and important to them. It is vexing to me when such a topic is important, but virtually no one finds it interesting.
The Lycoming County Library System will host free events at six libraries as part of the Summer Learning Program to keep children reading, learning, and exploring all summer long. This year, Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland will visit each library in Lycoming County to talk about ecology and the natural history of reptiles. Animal ambassadors will be
Masten and Marsh Hill, two Lycoming County villages along the Susquehanna and New York Railroad, which were once flourishing towns with many lumbering and railroad activities, again have telephone facilities after being without the service for more than 20 years. The annual report of the Ralston Telephone and Telegraph Company which was submitted recently shows
Downtown Williamsport will once again light up the skies for the annual “Set the Night to Music” fireworks display on Friday, July 4th, celebrating our nation’s 249th anniversary of independence. As in previous years, Backyard Broadcasting will partner with the City of Williamsport to host this exciting event. Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter expressed pride in
This Independence Day, as thousands gather in downtown Williamsport, they will be greeted by a skyline dominated by an enormous American flag. The driving force behind the effort to display this symbol of our freedom during the annual July 4 festivities was the late Chuck Roan, who passed away this past February. “Semper Fidelis,” meaning
