Elopement stinks: Yeah, yeah

April 11, 2026

With spring in the air, romance is certainly not far behind. No doubt reflections of love stories will come to mind. Even tales of two individuals being led by passion to run away forever will make the heart swoon. Sorry, but the “runaway lover” trope has been cliche long before a lonely teenage girl stood on a balcony, at night and asked “Wherefore art thou, Romeo?” (And how did that little slice of courtship work out for everyone?) A Lock Haven runaway romance made it to the newspapers in 1897 (just not in Clinton or Lycoming counties). Two people under the age of 23 ran ...

Masters in bloom: More than azaleas and dogwood make up golf’s most beautiful garden

April 11, 2026

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Azaleas and dogwoods are as synonymous with the Masters as Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, which is a little unfair — not to the other 55 Masters champions, but to the other 350 species of flora that make Augusta National a golf course unlike any other. The par-3 ...

In post-WWII America, the Levittown house was a house for all — as long as you weren’t Black

April 11, 2026

They weren’t the most impressive-looking houses: boxy and small, two bedrooms with a living room and kitchen, no basement, tossed up one after another in assembly-line fashion. For certain families in the years after WWII, though, they were perfect — a chance to have a home of one’s ...

Miniature art transforms an alley into a surrealist wonderland at ‘Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum’

April 11, 2026

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — In the cramped backroom of a theater, Vicki Taylor glues together tiny figurines that peer over electrical boxes, canoe down drainage pipes and hide in nooks and crannies waiting to be found by someone curious enough to get on their hands and knees to ...

Happenings from the Heisey

April 4, 2026

Welcome spring!! Mark your calendars for these fantastic events in April and May: — April 25: Wines, Shines and Brews in The Wilds will be at the Clinton County Fairgrounds from 2-6 p.m. Cost is $30 pre-sale and $35 at the door. Wines, shines, brews and cider tasting will be available ...

STEP celebrates 60th anniversary, recognizes board members

April 4, 2026

WILLIAMSPORT — When you spot STEP vans throughout Lycoming and Clinton counties, talk to a family with a Head Start child or see older adults gathering for activities or receiving meals, you might not see the full picture of the agency and its history. Founded in 1966 with just two ...