Lycoming County has very few big employers. The medical community (UPMC Hospital & Susquehanna Physician Services), the educational community (Pennsylvania College of Technology, Lycoming College, and the Williamsport and Loyalsock School Districts), and another major employer that many do not recognize as such — Lycoming County government itself. The county employs 550 full-time and another
The year was 1972. It was the year of the great Agnes Flood, the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics; Richard Nixon would overwhelm George McGovern in an electoral landslide; Nixon went on state visits to both the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China that year. The new Williamsport High
The billowing of hot air balloons, skydiving, BMX racing, and the appearance of two World War II-era aircraft are among the special things that will be taking place at the Balloonfest Air Show and Much More that will occur at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11. Webb
Some of the wards of the city pulled up strong last evening before 10 o’clock when the assessors who are assessing women who wish to vote in the coming November election, closed the polls for the day. The assessors were “on the job” again at 8 o’clock this morning, and will be at various polling
It is hard to believe though our country is 235 years old, we have only been taxed on our income for 109 years. It was not until the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1913, that an income tax was instituted. Before that, the US federal government funded itself for
An appearance by baseball Hall-of Famer, Rickey Henderson is the highlight of the annual Williamsport Welcomes the World celebration to be held in downtown Williamsport on Friday, August 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. In addition to an appearance by Henderson, the event will also feature a wide variety of food vendors, kid zones and
The one government official that I have the most admiration, as well as the most sympathy for, is Lycoming County Director of Voter Services Forrest Lehman. Listening to Forrest is like sitting in a college classroom and hearing a brilliant professor explain a complex system in such clear terms that even a freshman would be
Next Wednesday, August 31st, the Williamsport Crosscutters will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the “Great Potato Caper” and the “Potato Man” himself, Dave Bresnahan, is supposed to be in attendance. Bowman Field has been the site of some great baseball action and feats over the past 97 seasons. There have been no-hitters spun, prodigious home
When most people are asked what word comes to their mind when they think of Bogota, Columbia, they would most likely name things like assassinations, kidnapping, extortion, and drug cartels. However, there is a young lady who graduated from our local Penn Tech College, and the word that comes to her mind when she thinks
This year’s annual Little League World Series is special on several fronts. It marks the return of international teams to the Series after a three-year hiatus. It also marks the expansion of the tournament field, going from 16 to 20 teams participating. But perhaps most interestingly, this year marks the 75th anniversary of the LLWS,
The Williamsport Crosscutters have announced that Dave Bresnahan, the mastermind behind “The Great Potato Caper” will be appearing at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field on Wednesday, August 31 when the Cutters host the Trenton Thunder at 6:35pm. On that night the team will celebrate the 35th anniversary of “The Great Potato Caper”, when
Two weeks ago, the baseball world lost someone who was probably the preeminent baseball announcer — longtime radio and TV announcer, Vin Scully. His death has been widely mourned but perhaps not more so than the fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he served as their prime announcer for 67 years, stretching back
