Rappelling 105 feet down the side of the William Hepburn High Rise at 400 Lycoming Street in Williamsport, does not sound like your average fundraiser, but that is exactly what the officials from three area non-profit organizations hope when the “Over the Edge” fundraiser is held this Saturday, October 26th as brave and generous individuals
A beautiful theater, with nothing spared to make the patrons comfortable and safe, met the eyes of those who attended the opening of the Capitol, Williamsport’s new million dollar theater, last evening. The 6,000 people who attended the first two performances evidenced the appreciation of the public. The crowds were handled efficiently and with little
“Everyone loves you, Smokey!” So exclaimed a third-grade pupil at the Montgomery Area Elementary School, shortly after her class had its picture taken with the world’s most famous bear at a fire-prevention presentation by the Clinton Twp. Volunteer Fire Company. Each of the students were moving away after their picture, preparing for the next class
The 16 individuals who had their lives taken due to domestic violence in Lycoming County were remembered during the YWCA Northcentral PA’s annual vigil on Oct. 16 at the Lycoming County Courthouse. For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the YWCA aims to honor victims, support survivors and bring attention to this very serious issue that plagues
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the legendary film “The Wizard of Oz,” and Honorary Parade Grand Marshals, this year’s South Williamsport championship Little League Girl’s Softball Team, are the centerpieces of this year’s 74th South Williamsport Mummer’s Parade, which steps off at 2 p.m. Several professional groups: Woodland String Band, Nittany Highland Bagpipe Band, and
There is a folklore tale that the origin of the “Rule of Thumb” dates back to Sir Francis Buller, an eighteenth-century British judge who determined that a man may beat his wife with a stick no wider than his thumb. There is no record that he made such a statement, but even if it is
Sixteen of the 37 prisoners at the Lycoming County Prison Staged a “sit down” strike in the television room in the cell block at 9:30 last night and were returned to their cells by police. The rebellion was set off by an unidentified prisoner who took all the heavy padlocks off the individual cells during
As a 14-year-old, Rick Strous was intensely interested in the fire service and serving his community. That interest and dedication has culminated, 50 years later, with him being named the Pennsylvania BLS Technician of the Year for 2019. Rick began his life-long involvement with the fire service in October 1969 as a member of Boy
Speakers on the Columbus Day program last night at the local Sons of Italy Lodge voiced their criticism of Williamsport residents who fail to display American flags on the birthday anniversary of Christopher Columbus. Nearly 200 Italian-American persons attended the celebration and heard several outstanding addresses, which stressed the need for a more patriotic celebration
It was an unusually hot evening for the first day of October, where the small Eagle Grange #1 in Montgomery, located along Rt. 15 just a short distance from the White Deer Golf Course, saw a packed house watch and listen to the five candidates running for the position of Lycoming County Commissioner engage in
In covering various candidates for the upcoming election, I discovered that both Scott Metzger, running for Lycoming County Commissioner, and Eric Beiter, running for Williamsport city mayor, have the same campaign manager. His name is Jacob Stopper from Loyalsock Township. It takes an exceptional person to manage two high-profile campaigns such as this, and he
