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  • River Valley Transit Unveiled Special Olympics Pennsylvania Bus Wrap to Featured Lycoming County Athletes & Their Families0

    Press Release

    On Sunday, October 17, 2021, River Valley Transit unveiled its latest Special Olympics Pennsylvania focused bus wrap to the athletes that are featured in the design as well as to their friends and families. The unveiling took place at River Valley Transit’s Administrative Offices, located at 1500 West Third Street in Williamsport, PA. The event

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  • Families United Network, Inc. to Host Community Trunk or Treat and Food Truck event0

    Press Release

    Families United Network, Inc. will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event for the community on October 30th from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at their Fun Academy location at 145 Ashler Manor Drive, Muncy PA. The event will provide the community with a free and safe way to trick or treat this Halloween. We have many

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  • The Tell-Tale Heart0

    Edgar Allan Poe

    True! — nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I

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  • Tips to Carve the Perfect Jack-o’-Lantern

    Tips to Carve the Perfect Jack-o’-Lantern0

    Family Features

    Jack-o’-lanterns are one of many indelible symbols of Halloween. It’s hard to pinpoint the precise origins of jack-o’-lanterns, but many historians trace the tradition to 19th century Ireland. In fact, this instantly recognizable staple of Halloween decor actually gets its name from an Irish folktale character named “Stingy Jack.” Jack-o’-lanterns are ubiquitous in October, but

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  • Preservation Williamsport Presents “Boo From the Porch” Friday, October 220

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Preservation Williamsport has always been noted for its exciting and unique events and fundraisers, and the latest one is no exception. They will be presenting “Boo From the Porch,” a Halloween-themed fundraiser on Friday, October 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Preservation Williamsport invites you for another stroll down Millionaires Row. It has been two

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  • Subaru ‘Adopts’ Five Classrooms to Help Support Supply Needs0

    Press Release

    Five teachers at Williamsport Area High School have been able to knock off a few items on their wish list this fall, thanks to Subaru and its partnership with AdoptaClassrorom.org. Nationally, the corporation and its 600 retailers, including Blaise Alexander Subaru, partnered with the educational nonprofit to buy school supplies and other classroom tools as

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  • Buying Used Tupperware in a Stranger’s Yard0

    Jeffrey Allen Federowicz

    “You grab first and look later. That’s important.” “This isn’t a tea party; manners just slow you down.” It’s way too early on a Saturday morning to understand the game plan for the next few hours. I’m sleepy, cranky, and badly want a donut, but there’s no time to spare. With our destination in sight,

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  • Local Man Writes Treasure Heist Novel 0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Not many people write novels at the age of 64, but Joe Farley is one of those brave few. He has penned a self-published novel he terms a “treasure heist” — one titled Castillo. He says it is an interesting “modern-day adventure” that takes place in St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest city in the United States.

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  • This Week’s LION: Way to Go JPO0

    Larry Stout

    When someone visits the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas, it is generally a visit that they would rather not be having. That was not the case on Tuesday, October 5th, when Judge Joy Reynolds McCoy, along with President Judge Nancy Butts, Judge Eric Linhardt, and Judge Ryan Tira, came together to recognize the work

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  • Grit: October 22, 1961 – World Trade of 11 Industries Carries City Name Everywhere0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Altogether all too many people believe it takes a Little League World Series game to get the City of Williamsport known around the world. The truth is that this city’s name, as written, “shipped from Williamsport U.S.A.,” reaches every country on the globe, affecting the lives of people everywhere—thanks to at least 11 Williamsport area

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  • County Hall Corner: Heavy Levee Lifting0

    Larry Stout

    On Friday, October 8th, US Congressman Fred Keller led a group consisting of the three Lycoming County Commissioners, Williamsport’s mayor, and a number of other local officials along with representatives of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to tour the Williamsport Levee. They were all there to do

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  • 75th South Williamsport Mummers’ Parade Takes Place This Saturday, October 160

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The South Williamsport Mummers Parade will be marking a special anniversary this Saturday when it steps off for the 75th time this Saturday, October 16, beginning at 2 p.m. “After reluctantly skipping last year due to the pandemic, the parade returns bigger and better this year, marking a milestone 75th time that it has stepped

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