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  • Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers0

    Be sure you are buying tickets DIRECTLY from the Williamsport Crosscutters. There are literally dozens of resale sites online that try to make you think you are actually buying from the Cutters when you are not. If you purchase your tickets through a third-party resale site, you will not only pay more money for tickets

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  • Poppy Campaign Success0

    The Milton American Legion Auxiliary poppy committee wishes to thank the members of the Milton community for their generous donations during their recent poppy campaign. They also want to thank the local businesses that allow them to put their collection boxes in their businesses every year as this fundraiser would not be possible without their

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  • German Police Trainee Does Internship With Williamsport Police Department

    German Police Trainee Does Internship With Williamsport Police Department0

    Paul Kurt is a young man training to be a police officer in his native Frankenberg, Germany, located in the state of Hesse. He has cousins living here in Williamsport and made arrangements to intern with the Williamsport Bureau of Police. For the past several months, he has served with them doing that internship and

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  • County Hall Corner: Fire Up, Down, and Out0

    If there is one group of volunteers that deserves infinitely more recognition than they receive, it is our local volunteer fire companies. They spend countless hours training for every kind of emergency imaginable, and one of these is landfill fires. On Saturday afternoon, June 3rd, there was a major fire at the Lycoming County Resource

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  • Nominations Sought for WAHS 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards0

    The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) is seeking nominations for the district’s 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The 2023 recipients will be celebrated and recognized during the return of the education foundation’s Donor & Alumni Appreciation Event on Thursday, Sept. 21. Up to four individuals can be recognized in the following categories: Outstanding Young

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  • West Branch Bulletin: July 8, 1865 – The Fourth of July Grand Celebration Soldiers Welcomed Home0

    The national anniversary was eminently successful in Williamsport. The preparations for the soldiers’ dinner had been admirably carried out thanks to the energy and efficiency of the committee of arrangement, especially the ladies, who were indefatigable in their efforts to procure donations from citizens for the grand picnic dinner. The morning was beautiful, and the

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  • Tears0

    You won’t find it written in any rule book, but the hard facts of life for any team sport played, unless you are able to win the ultimate game at the conclusion of each season — your season is going to end with a loss. It matters little how hard your team works, how many

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  • Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers0

    Be sure you are buying tickets DIRECTLY from the Williamsport Crosscutters. There are literally dozens of resale sites online that try to make you think you are actually buying from the Cutters when you are not. If you purchase your tickets through a third-party resale site, you will not only pay more money for tickets

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  • A Prideful Team, a Supportive Community0

    Four years ago, an enthusiastic group of parents, fans, and supporters gathered in the parking lot of South Williamsport’s AAA office to send off an excited team of pre-teens to the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon. The wide-eyed youngsters were members of the Little Mountaineer Softball All-Star team, which was about to

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  • Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers

    Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers0

    Be sure you are buying tickets DIRECTLY from the Williamsport Crosscutters. There are literally dozens of resale sites online that try to make you think you are actually buying from the Cutters when you are not. If you purchase your tickets through a third-party resale site, you will not only pay more money for tickets

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  • County Hall Corner: Appreciating Appreciation0

    The Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting on June 1st began as usual, with Commissioner Scott Metzger beginning the meeting with a prayer and then the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. As everyone was taking their seat, Metzger stated, “We’ll convene the commissioners meeting at this time, and we welcome back Larry Stout from the state

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  • 75th parkrun Held Recently on Susquehanna River Walk0

    The Susquehanna River Walk is a fitness treasure that runs along the Susquehanna River through several area municipalities. It is a great place for people who enjoy walking for fitness or just the idea of enjoying our environment at a leisurely pace. One activity that helps to highlight this is the program parkrun. According to

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  • This Week’s LION: A Generous Judge: Federal District Magistrate William “Skip” Arbuckle

    This Week’s LION: A Generous Judge: Federal District Magistrate William “Skip” Arbuckle0

    The heading does not mean that Judge Arbuckle will lend you money, but what he does lend is his very valuable time — and of all places, in prisons. Federal District Magistrate William “Skip” Arbuckle was the guest speaker at the annual Volunteers Appreciation Dinner at the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex on April 4th of

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  • Is Fitness Tech Making Us Less Healthy?0

    In a recent article by Fitt Insider, an online newsletter and community for fitness professionals, the idea is that health optimization through the use of fitness technology such as apps, Oura Smart Ring, Fitbit, or even your average smartphone may be making us less healthy as a society. According to the article, the global fitness

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  • Aaron, Harold, and CDC0

    My lifetime association with Little League Baseball, which has encompassed playing, coaching, broadcasting, writing, and fourteen years as the organization’s Central Region Director, has provided a myriad of memories, some humorous, some stressful, and some very personally rewarding. Next week Little League’s International Hall will be filled with volunteers and supporters as the pairings for

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  • Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers

    Beware of Third-Party Ticket Sellers0

    Be sure you are buying tickets DIRECTLY from the Williamsport Crosscutters. There are literally dozens of resale sites online that try to make you think you are actually buying from the Cutters when you are not. If you purchase your tickets through a third-party resale site, you will not only pay more money for tickets

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  • The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

    The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker0

    As an avid outdoorsman and a wildlife artist, I am obviously very interested in our surrounding wildlife, and I like to keep tabs on what’s happening in the wildlife community. Recently a story on the possible sightings of Ivory-billed woodpeckers caught my attention. Understand that Ivory-billed woodpeckers were never a part of Pennsylvania’s wildlife, but

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