TAXPAYER-FUNDED ELECTION INVESTIGATION A legislative subpoena issued as part of a taxpayer-funded election investigation — specifically its request for the personal information of 9 million Pennsylvania voters — went before Commonwealth Court Wednesday, with arguments surrounding its purpose and intragovernmental sharing of information. A panel of five judges heard arguments in the now-consolidated case brought…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC. 15, 2021
2022 BUDGET HAS NO TAX INCREASE IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP No increase in real estate or other taxes in Loyalsock Township, according to the 2022 budget adopted by the Township Supervisors Tuesday. As reported by SUN Gazette, the tax rate remains at 0.5 mills. In other township news, sketch plans were presented to the Supervisors in…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC. 14, 2021
THEFTS OVERNIGHT Two trucks owned by the Asplundh Tree Service were broken into while they were parked overnight at the Flying J Gas Station. The trucks, according to police, were there December 8 at 5:30 pm to December 9 at 7 am and multiple items were taken from the trucks included a Husk 572 chainsaw,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC. 13, 2021
LOCAL COVID-19 CASES UPDATED The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday reported new COVID-19 cases. Clinton County reported 33 new cases. In Centre County 110 new cases were recorded Lycoming County added 76. There were 34 in Union, 27 in Snyder and 18 in Montour County. Tioga had 25 new cases yesterday. NURSING HOME…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS WEEKEND DEC. 11, 12, 2021
MASK MANDATE THROWN OUT BY STATE SUPREME COURT A statewide mask mandate for Pennsylvania schoolchildren was thrown out by the state Supreme Court on Friday, raising the prospect that at least some students in the state may soon be allowed to attend classes without a face covering. The practical impact of the decision will depend…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS, DECEMBER 10, 2021
COLD STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE First Lady Frances Wolf joined members of the General Assembly and representatives from the charitable food network today at Mary’s Shelter in Reading to announce an $11.4 million investment in cold storage infrastructure for food banks serving every county of Pennsylvania. The COVID-19 Food Bank Cold Storage Infrastructure Program, funded by the American Rescue Plan, is a grant program that will allow Pennsylvania’s…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC 9, 2021
ANOTHER PURSUIT IN THE CITY A high-speed police pursuit ended with a crash on Grampian Boulevard, according to Williamsport Bureau of Police. It was Wednesday around 5:15 pm, when the only known occupant, fled the scene of the crash. According to the SUN Gazette, unknown driver committed multiple traffic violations, including high speeds and stop…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC 8, 2021
GRANT MONEY FOR EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) announced today that Evangelical Community Hospital received a $500,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to modernize its campus in Union County. The Union County Hospital Authority will use the funding to buy and install an 850-ton high-efficiency chiller that will cool a new four-story…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC 7, 2021
ASSAULT IN PRISON It took pepper spray to separate the women, after a woman from Greencastle, Franklin County, launched an attack on another at the state Correctional Institution at Muncy. Holly Shaffer allegedly struck Nicole Lilley multiple times in an attack on Sept. 27. When the women didn’t stop, pepper spray was utilized and Lilley…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC 6, 2021
MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR MAN WHO DAMAGED PROPERTY AND RESISTED ARREST A McClure man damaged property inside the Snyder County Courthouse, as he resisted arrest during his arraignment. Jesse Rowles of McClure fought with police and damaged the magistrate’s courtroom as he attempted to resist arrest and detention. According to an online news outlet, Rowles…… more »