When a person is elected to local office, they quickly realize that there is a lot they do not know. Very few residents of the county recognize how much time that municipal officials spend in training. It starts with the County Commissioners who actively participate in the programs of CCAP, the County Commissioners Association of
Quickly reviewing the issue on the November ballot for Williamsport voters, two questions will be posed relating to the future of the city’s government. One is termed the “Optional Third-Class City Charter Question,” which for this series has been termed the “Council-Manager” option, and the other is termed the “Home Rule Question.” In the last
A new service provided by the James V. Brown County Library enables area residents to have access to virtually every major library in the state, Robert Machinski, director of the library announced last week. This unique service is made possible through the use of a recently installed teletype machine which will speed up the process
Younger girls sometimes have a tough time wrestling with the struggles they face as adolescents. In what can be a very trying time of their lives, in which making healthy and wholesome decisions can be difficult, one local organization, Girls on the Run of the Susquehanna Valley, is aiding greatly with these challenges. Girls on
The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania in cooperation with the Muncy Area School District Foundation will host the Williamsport Sky Show at Rider Park on Saturday, October 13, 2018 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and continuing until 11:00 p.m. This event will feature NASA Engineer, Glenn Bock, from the Goddard Space Flight Center. Mr. Bock
Esther Herron, the young girl who lost her leg last June while retrieving a ball beneath a freight train, need have no fear of fire while she is in school. Tests conducted by Fire Chief Michael E. Clark and several fire captains at the Transeau building yesterday revealed that Esther’s classmates are prepared to help
One feature of the current County Commissioner board is that they are not deaf to concerns of the community. Unfortunately, being willing to listen does not necessarily mean they can do much about the problem. One of these concerns is the ongoing problems of volunteer fire companies and EMS service. In July of 2017, the
When home computers were introduced in the mid-80s, they ran on a computer operating system called DOS. The owner of a home computer was limited if they did not understand this seemingly foreign language that they had to deal with. In 1991, a small publishing company named IDB came out with a book entitled, “DOS
Breast Cancer is one of the biggest and perhaps scariest health threats that women face (though some men sometimes suffer it). October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the observation of it helps to shine a light on this serious health problem. Information and understanding of breast cancer is one of the most important goals
At the regular Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting held on September 27th, three service recognition pins were awarded. Dave Bonus, from the Resource Management Services Department, received a 30-year service pin as did Karen Miller, from the Pre-Release Center. Carla Miller from the Department of Public Safety and Chris Shuck from the Prison received 20-year service
The Fifth Annual Fall into the Arts Lake Fest will be held Saturday, October 6th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, October 7th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 939 Trimble Road, Trout Run. (over-looking Rose Valley Lake) Rain or Shine. There will be a diverse group of talented fine art and fine craft artists
It has been decades since residents of this area have faced a ballot issue as complex and confusing as the one related to the proposed changes in Williamsport city government. Some view it as a simple question, “Do I want a change in city government or not?” Oh, were it so simple. Rather, it is
