Flaming Foliage committee holds annual Fall Frenzy

September 21, 2026

KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS With autumn weather starting to creep in, it’s starting to feel like fall which means the Flaming Foliage Festival 2026 Weekend is drawing near, as the committee held their annual Fall…

Lycoming County Planning Commission gets first look at draft data center amendment

WILLIAMSPORT — A draft of a curative amendment for data centers was introduced at the Lycoming County Planning Commission meeting…

Clearfield commissioners set to vote on contract extension for Moshannon detention center

CLEARFIELD — The Clearfield County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to sign a six-month contract…

Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up…

Federal Reserve rate hike reflects new world of sticky inflation and faster growth

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest…

Meeting a need: Faith Centre Food Bank works to support those in need year-round

BELLEFONTE — At the Faith Centre Food Bank in Bellefonte, hunger is not limited to the holiday season. Instead, the…

Local sports

H.S. football roundup: Raiders bounce back; Eagles suffer first loss; Rams progress

CLEARFIELD - After getting punched in the mouth last week, the Bellefonte football team…

After a week off, Lock Haven’s football team is back in action and has a very…

Lock Haven has tough test hosting No. 3-ranked Kutztown in football

Clutch red zone defense lifts Shamokin past Jersey Shore

No. 14 Penn State defeats Buffalo in a rout at home 55-13

Obituaries

Matilda (Tillie) A. Lockard

Matilda (Tillie) A. Lockard, 90, of Pleasant Gap, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at The Oaks in Pleasant Gap. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. in Bellefonte.

Charles A. Klump, Jr., 89, of Lock Haven, passed away Sept. 17, 2026 at his home.…

Charles A. Klump, Jr.

Jessie A. Lucas, 91, of Howard, died Sept. 17, 2026. Arrangements entrusted to Daughenbaugh Funeral Home,…

Jessie A. Lucas

Patrick M. Viehdorfer, 69, of Karthaus, died Sept. 18, 2026. Arrangements entrusted to Daughenbaugh Funeral Home,…

Patrick M. Viehdorfer

Police, court and fires

State police find $200k in gold bars; now they’re trying to find who owns them

MILTON —State police at Milton are trying to identify the owners of approximately $200,000 in gold bars that they believe came from unsuspecting scam victims. On Sept. 10, troopers said they stopped a 2025 Honda Accord with California registration 9TTS143 on Interstate 80 west of Route 15 in Union County. Gold and an identity-theft…

LOCK HAVEN — The following court proceedings were held before district judges: — Jason Michael Paulhamus,…

Proceedings from District Judges

LOCK HAVEN — The information in sentencings is obtained from public record. It is the policy…

Sentencings from Clinton County

MARRIAGE LICENSES — Hayley M. Berry to Brandon L. Kissell on Sept. 10. — Gennaro F.…

Courthouse Roundup

Our View

Another reminder that now is the time to build resilience

If your social media feed is anything like ours, odds are you have seen pictures and accounts of the floodwaters which surged through much of the Williamsport area on Sunday. Here’s a shocking fact that you might not have seen: according to the National Weather Service in State College, Sunday’s deluge was Williamsport’s 5th…

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