Williamsport – The Lycoming County Commissioners’ key action item Thursday morning was lowering the county’s required general fund balance from $15 million to $8 million, allowing them to invest $7 million and bring in roughly $1.4 million in revenue. They also voted on new personnel and a n…
Williamsport – Why spend the money on repairs for a rental, when becoming a building owner will save money in the long run?
Children are some of the most vulnerable within a community, and for many the holidays can be a hard time. If money for gifts is sparse and there is not enough food to go around, it’s often up to community members to fill the need.
Williamsport – The city’s Shop Small Passport Program highlights the need for putting resources into the community you live in.
The Christmas season is in full swing with holiday festivals, carriage rides and candlelight services. The week starts with some rain and highs in the 40s and 50s, then dips down to the 30s as the sun starts to pop out.
Williamsport – The Lycoming County commissioners passed a number of personnel actions during their first official public meeting after the Thanksgiving break, including in increased pay rate for a new Adult Probation supervisor at the courthouse. On the PULSE publishes a list of county actio…
Williamsport – Since the 1970s, the city police department has been in desperate need of more space than City Hall allows it, according to its chief. It may soon get the chance, thanks to a partnership with Lycoming County and UPMC Susquehanna that looks to construct a new building to house …
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Food pantries, community shelters and churches are providing Thanksgiving meals to community members in need of fellowship, food, and friends over the holiday. Check out our list of local meals below:
Montoursville – Meeting someone on the worst day of their life is never easy, and for Life Flight crew members who bring the emergency room to the patient, they’re presence often means the difference between life and death.
Williamsport – An Austrialian native and world-renowned pop painter, Johnny Romeo first brought his art to Williamsport in 2013.
Lycoming County’s 2020 budget proposal went public on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in conjunction with the county’s new OpenGov software.
Uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the Lycoming County chief clerk’s contract spurred row officers, past employees, and one commissioner-elect to speak on his behalf during the commissioner’s public meeting Thursday.
State funds for Lycoming County’s homeless programs have steadily declined over the past 10 years, and as area non-profits also receive fewer donations, caring for the area’s unsheltered is getting harder and harder.
Living with her grandma in their home outside the city, 13-year-old Victoria joined the Big Brother/Big Sister program and found freedom she couldn’t find anywhere else.
The unofficial results for Lycoming County’s municipal election show that just over 38% of the county’s 67,854 registered voters turned out to the polls on Tuesday. Nearly 70% voted Republican, 26.5% voted Democrat and about 3% were Independent.
South Williamsport – A grant of over $176,000 in federal funds was awarded to the Williamsport Water Authority for repairs to the Frank E. Heller Dam above South Side.
EDITOR’S NOTE: On the PULSE asked the Lycoming County commissioner candidates three questions pertaining to the county deficit, the drug epidemic, and local opportunities for youth. We have published their responses to one of the questions each week leading up to Election Day. This is the fi…
An appellate judge’s last-minute decision has placed uncertainty on the validity of the Victim’s Rights Amendment, or Marsy’s Law, a ballot question to be considered on Election Day. But officials with Lycoming County Voter Services say, for now, nothing has changed.
A lack of women on Lycoming County boards has raised allegations of discrimination and a “good ol’ boys” environment in county government, a claim that two of the county commissioners adamantly reject.
Williamsport – The Lycoming County commissioners approved an annual renewal for software used by the Adult Probation Office and the county prison. In addition they approved PHARE funds to community organizations and transferred Plunkett’s Creek Township zoning to the county’s zoning departme…
