SHOTS FIRED ON WEST EDWIN STREET, WILLIAMSPORT “In reviewing the affidavit, these are serious allegations, firing multiple shots into a densely-populated building. You are a real danger to the community,” District Judge Christian Frey told Ukashah Ford, 18 years old from Williamsport. According to the police affidavit, the shooting took place about 1:10 a.m. Thursday when…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2021
HALL OF FAME ADDITIONS Muncy announced its Class of 2021 for the Muncy High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The class consists of Bill Hughes (1959), Jordan Rishel Sarginger (2008), Galen Miller (1972) and Justin Grenoble (2001). They will be inducted at halftime of Friday’s football game against South Williamsport. They will be the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2021
HALL OF FAME ADDITIONS Muncy announced its Class of 2021 for the Muncy High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The class consists of Bill Hughes (1959), Jordan Rishel Sarginger (2008), Galen Miller (1972) and Justin Grenoble (2001). They will be inducted at halftime of Friday’s football game against South Williamsport. They will be the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2021
HALL OF FAME ADDITIONS Muncy announced its Class of 2021 for the Muncy High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The class consists of Bill Hughes (1959), Jordan Rishel Sarginger (2008), Galen Miller (1972) and Justin Grenoble (2001). They will be inducted at halftime of Friday’s football game against South Williamsport. They will be the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 6, 2021
A FACE LIFT FOR A PIECE OF HISTORY IN BRANDON PARK The Brandon Park band shell, the half-moon-shaped amphitheater and stage for outdoor music concerts, holiday performances and the annual Arbor Day celebrations of the past, is being eyed for rehabilitation. City Council’s finance committee passed a resolution to hire Gannett Fleming as the design…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 2, 2021
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION WALK IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Lycoming County residents can join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to day at South Williamsport Park with opening ceremonies starting at 10 am. The CDC, state and local guidelines will be followed to ensure walk events are safe for attendees. Options will…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 5, 2021
LYCOMING COUNTY RANKED HIGH LEVEL OF COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION Lycoming County is ranked among U.S. Counties currently experiencing high levels of COVID-19 community transmission. According to SUN Gazette, the current vaccination rate in Lycoming County currently is at 63.2% of residents over the age of 18 with at least one dose of the vaccine. According to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 4, 2021
TROUT RUN MAN CONVICTED OF SEX CRIMES WITH A CHILD A jury recently convicted a Trout Run man of sexually abusing a child in an investigation that began last July. According to a criminal complaint written by former county detective William Weber, the seven-year-old child’s grandparents discovered a rash on her thigh when giving her…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2021
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE At the most recent school board meeting for the East Lycoming School District, officials provided much needed answers with suggestions on the masking issue to parents while offering an update on state legislation that may address the matter. Donna Gavitt, the board’s legislative representative, prompted parents to contact state Sen. Gene…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FROM WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT … FOR NOW As the last commercial flight is slated to leave the Williamsport Regional Airport this afternoon, Richard Howell, executive director says he remains “cautiously optimisitic” for a new carrier by spring. Howell went on to remind residents the airport is not closing with the ending of…… more »