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  • Local Man Writes Treasure Heist Novel 0

    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

    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

    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

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

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

    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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  • Statewide Bear Season Kick-Off October 16th0

    The numbers tell the tale when it comes to just how good black bear hunting opportunities are in Pennsylvania these days. In the six and a half decades between 1915 and 1979, Keystone State hunters typically harvested 398 bears a year. That jumps to 424 if you exclude the four years – 1934, 1970, 1977

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  • Amateur Radio and Baseball Link Tennessee Little Leaguer and Local Man at Recent Little League World Series

    Amateur Radio and Baseball Link Tennessee Little Leaguer and Local Man at Recent Little League World Series0

    The world of amateur, or “ham” radio links many people across the globe and is a fun and interesting hobby for those who enjoy it. One local man, Marty Mauer, is quite passionate about his involvement in amateur radio. Still, he had no idea that it would end up linking him with a participant in

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  • Williamsport Sun: October 14, 1952 – Air Raid Alert to be Sounded From Six Points0

    Sirens will begin “warbling” at 1:50 p.m. tomorrow from six city locations to signal the beginning of the first air raid under the present Civil Defense administration in Lycoming County. The test which will last until 1:57 p.m. comes as a highlight of “Pennsylvania Week.” Glenn L. Sherman, head of the communications service in the

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  • County Hall Corner: Of the People, By the People, For the People?0

    On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made a short dedication speech, just 271 words, beginning with “Four score and seven years ago.” It was a forceful reminder that 87 years earlier, a document known as the Declaration of Independence was signed by representatives of the 13 colonies, declaring that they wanted to form a

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  • “Fall Into The Arts, Lake Fest”0

    Celebrates 7th Year! The Seventh Annual, Fall into the Arts Lake Fest will be held Saturday, October 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, October 10th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 939 Trimble Road, Trout Run (over-looking Rose Valley Lake). Admission is free and it will be held rain or shine.

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  • County Hall Corner: Hope for Housing Help0

    Lycoming County’s Department of Planning and Community Development recently announced funding opportunities for affordable housing projects. These funds are coming through the PHARE Act, which stands for Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund. It was designed in 2010 to provide the mechanism by which certain allocated state or federal funds, as well as funds

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