Have Extensive NHL Pedigree For the first time in Williamsport’s long and storied baseball history, a pair of brothers grace the roster of a Williamsport professional team. If that isn’t notable enough, the brothers, Steele and Slaide Burd, have an extensive National Hockey League pedigree in their background. Two of their great-grandfathers are NHL Hall
With all that the Class of 2026 has witnessed in what was supposed to be that special senior year, they deserve a presidential quality commencement speech. So I looked to our Commanders in Chief since the founding of our Nation in 1776 for the class of 2026. Our 2nd President, John Adams, will give the
The Susquehanna Valley Shutterbugs have set the opening night reception for their 2026 Juried Photography Show for Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society in Williamsport from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to come and vote for their favorite photographs while enjoying wine,
The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, May 21, 2026, approving over $5.6 million in expenditures covering infrastructure, affordable housing, public safety staffing, and election operations. The session moved through a wide range of county business, with each item on the agenda carrying real consequences for residents across Lycoming County. Among the most
The bus terminal located at the corner of East Third and Mulberry Streets has been leased to the bus interests operating in and out of the city and will be opened Saturday, June 11. The announcement was made today by Frank E. Plankenhorn, owner of the building which occupies the site of the former YWCA,
Adequate and affordable housing is one of the great needs in America these days, and the Greater Lycoming County area is no exception. In a bid to help lessen this problem, the Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity (GLHFH) organization will be conducting a “Blitz Build” during the two-day period of June 6 and 7. A
This will be a season of baseball fun and action, as well as commemoration, when the Williamsport Crosscutters celebrate and commemorate the 100th anniversary of Historic Bowman Field. It certainly justifies the title of “historic,” having been the scene of great and noteworthy baseball and non- baseball events at the uptown ballpark. Founded in 1926,
Five days of extensive preparation, yet, and West Branch Exposition will be ready to swing open its doors to the public. The Exposition is slated to open at 1:30 o’clock next Saturday afternoon. In the spacious, beautifully decorated garage at the corner of Penn and East Third Streets, the former Rothfuss garage there will be
