Being a trailblazer is never an easy thing. Still, Lee Whittington Sr. handled the task of being a pioneer for the Williamsport Area High School baseball team during the mid-1980s, when he became the first African American to play on that team. He handled the task with class, dignity, and good humor and became a
Following several suggestions for the traffic problem in Williamsport coming as a result of The Sun’s request to readers to write their ideas for this paper. More will be published tomorrow. Editor, Williamsport Sun My dear Sir, Replying to your invitation on the front pages of the Williamsport Sun on Saturday, as to the possible
Fish Commercial Group, a division of Fish Real Estate, announces the listing of the historic Williamsport City Hall building located at 245 W. 4th Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The listing price of the building is $499,000. Fish Commercial Group is marketing the property and has it displayed through online commercial real estate websites as well as
Twenty-nine Williamsport Area High School students competed in the regional SkillsUSA competition at Pennsylvania College of Technology last week, and, of them, 21 earned top finishes. Twelve earned first-place finishes in the following categories: Chandra Apker in T-Shirt Design; Evan Beiter in Early Childhood Education; Samantha Carpenter, Makaylah Johnson, Leo Miller and Laila Robertson in
In an effort to promote local genealogical research, the James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has added a new free online resource through Ancestry Library Edition. Patrons at the Brown Library or any library within the Lycoming County Library System can explore their family history from their local library’s website. Please note that
If there were a known serial killer in our area, all of us would be up in arms. Parents would be protecting their children 24/7. Everyone with a carrying permit would be carrying. What would you say if I told you that this killer has taken the lives of seven Lycoming County residents in the
Jim and Bonnie Winder have been involved with the West End Babe Ruth League for more than 40 years. Perhaps no two people have been as dedicated to that league and Babe Ruth baseball in general as Jim and Bonnie. Their hard work and dedication will be recognized nationally later this year when they are
It was with sadness that it was learned that former 84th District Representative Garth Everett had died last week after a long battle with cancer. He was recalled by many with fondness and affection. He served the people of his district well for 14 years, from 2007 to 2021. He served his constituents with dedication
There is a theory known as Six Degrees of Separation that proposes everyone on planet Earth can be connected to any other person through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. So, for example, I know somebody who knows somebody, etc., that would eventually know Joe Biden (or anyone else you
Realistic war conditions will mark a two-hour air raid test this afternoon in the area covered by the Williamsport Control District. Weather permitting, a squadron of planes will fly over twice during the test, which is to be held between three and five o’clock. One flight is scheduled for shortly after three o’clock from one
Although today is Saturday, there will be little change in the condition of Market Street as compared with other days in the week, for the curbstone market, which for so many years has been a traffic menace is no more. All of the stands will be in one of the three market houses in the
As we get ready for this year’s Super Bowl between the Eagles and the Chiefs, it might be interesting to look back on an interesting Williamsport connection to the infancy of the NFL. The 1925 Pottsville Maroons are one of professional football’s most storied and controversial teams, and they were quarterbacked by a former longtime
