It has been three years since the last South Williamsport Mummers’ Parade was held. It was interrupted first by the COVID pandemic in 2020 and then a deluge of rain in 2021. But this year, it is back bigger and better than ever. According to Dori Rankinen, one of the parade organizers, they have added
Ten years ago, I was investigating joint municipal police forces as a township supervisor and went to Jersey Shore hoping to get some information. I met Joe Hamm, who was the borough manager and hoped to catch fifteen minutes of his time. Joe spent over an hour answering questions for no reason other than wanting
A wave of common colds — and in some cases severe virus — have struck the Williamsport area, but local health and school officials report the community remains free of Asian influenza. Absenteeism in schools throughout the count is reported high. The Williamsport School District is counting on a shots-for-teachers program in the hope of
Agriculture is one of the most important components of Pennsylvania’s and, in particular, Lycoming County’s economy. Unfortunately, the number of those farming is diminishing across the state. As a reminder of the importance of agriculture to our local economy and our way of life, Ben Hepburn, a retired agriculture teacher at Montoursville High School, started
Inaugurating a new program for Fire Prevention Week, which begins today and continues through Saturday, Chief Michael E. Clark, city fire chief, announced yesterday that he has completed arrangements with public school officials to recruit school pupils between the ages of 9 and 13 as “junior firemen.” The junior firemen have been organized to aid
There is a wake-up call with retirement. In one sense, it seems fantastic that the daily drudgery of going to work is finally in the rearview mirror. Finally, there is the freedom to travel, pick up a new hobby, or just spend more time with family and friends. But the other reality is that the
2022 is known as a midterm election year. Midterm elections are quite different from any other because they include a wide variety of political races — local offices, of course, as well as races for state offices and US Representative and Senate seats. This vast field results in the national media featuring a race here
Last week on most PBS stations, the Ken Burns documentary series, “The US and the Holocaust,” was presented. This series was widely hailed as one that has helped to put more light on a very dark subject and to help understand the US’s role in responding to the evils of the Holocaust. Dr. Jack Houston
Police resorted today to confining young offenders to the County Jail in an effort to halt the expanding list of burglaries and thefts committed by juveniles this month. In the background were complaints submitted late Wednesday and today of four new burglaries and three larcenies from automobiles. Some of the burglaries yielded little or no
This column is devoted to political activities that concern people in Lycoming County. But the passing of Queen Elizabeth after a reign of 70 years provides a useful template to compare our democracy to that of our friends across the pond. The United Kingdom is the proper name for the countries of England, Wales, and
The body of Edward VII, late King of England and foremost of the rulers of the earth, was laid to rest today in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, where seven other British kings are buried. It was the most imposing funeral the world has ever seen, and literally speaking the world did see it, for nine
No, they aren’t filming another “Spiderman” movie in Williamsport. Those people you will see this Friday, September 23, from 3 to 10 p.m. rappelling down the side of the William Hepburn High Rise are people raising money for several worthy area non-profits, the River Valley Regional YMCA, the YWCA of Northcentral Pennsylvania, and the Williamsport
