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Lycoming County Commissioner reacts to comment on landfill agreement

WILLIAMSPORT — Reacting to a comment submitted virtually during the public comment portion of their meeting this week, the Lycoming County commissioners addressed the issues raised pertaining to the leadership at the county’s landfill. The person raised the question of why the commissioners had hired a management company run by the same family that heads the Clinton County Municipal Waste Authority, which the author of the comment claimed is the Wayne Township landfill, a competitor of the county’s landfill. “We hired a management firm, which you can say is Wayne Township landfill, but the agreement…

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Janet Day Andrus

Janet Day (“Jenny Wren”) Andrus, 95, of Mill Hall, Pa., passed away at home…

Roberta L. Bechdel, 91, of Beech Creek, passed away at Centre Care on Saturday, July 18,…

Roberta L. Bechdel

ABER — Amelia D. Aber, 76, of South Renovo, died June 28, 2026. Memorial services will…

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Police News - July 20

Harassment CENTRE HALL — A 20-year-old woman from Wilmerding Borough was charged with harassment after an incident at The Meadows Psychiatric Center on June 28, according to state police at Rockview. Police said they responded to the Potter Township facility just before 3 p.m. after receiving a report of harassment and determined the woman…

No injuries in one-vehicle crash MILL HALL — A teen driver of a 2019 Subaru Outback…

Police news - July 18

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Another round of smoke reminds us all: Nature does not respect man’s opinions

The year is 2023. Beginning in April and continuing through October, over 7,000 wildfires will burn 18.5 million hectares of Canadian wilderness. Locally, much of June would be dominated by repeated rounds of air quality issues as dangerous, particulate-heavy smoke would move through Pennsylvania. The year is 2026. Beginning in April and continuing through…

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Watch out for dangerously severe thunderstorms this afternoon

LOCK HAVEN — A potentially dangerous weather situation is developing this afternoon and evening. Forecasters at National Weather Service out of State College are concerned about the possibility of severe thunderstorms — some of which may reach supercell status. These supercells are expected to present threats which, according to forecasters, “we may only experience…