SCHOOL DO OVER A bill that would allow parents to give their kids a do-over extra year of school to make up for the 2020-2021 year disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic closings and operating changes, passed unanimously in the state House on yesterday. The measure already passed the state Senate in May but the House amended…… more »
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INDECENT EXPOSURE AT BRANDON PARK Williamsport Police discovered a man, with his pants down, engaged in a public display inside a dugout at Brandon Park, as they patrolled the area. Ronald Stephen Wisor, 58, was charged with indecent exposure and defiant trespass after officers found him inside the dugout despite repeated warnings to stay away.…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 22, 2021
PROJECT LIFESAVER Local authorities have been working with the Hope Foundation for upwards of 15 years on Project Lifesaver, a system that provides life-sustaining protection to families and caregivers of those with special needs. The nonprofit operation supplies bracelets with small transmitters attached to them intended to find those with disabilities who have a tendency…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 21, 2021
LYCOMING COUNTY 9/11 RIDE It’s been a year since the roars of motorcycles announced the start of the Lycoming Co 9/11 memorial ride. The state senate passed the bill that avoids the regulatory process put into community participation in the annual event, according to SUN Gazette. The Bill, according to tank Baird ride coordinator, removes…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 18, 2021
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA Armed with a mobile education exhibit used to promote their nationwide cause, The “Wreaths Across America” ambassador bus recently visited the Montoursville American Legion. According to SUN Gazette, Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization that seeks to place a wreath on the grave of every military veteran in the nation. The Lycoming County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 17, 2021
LOCAL RESIDENT TO APPEAR ON HISTORY CHANNEL SURVIVAL SHOW Rose Anna Moore, 43, of Wellsboro, is a contestant on the History Channel’s survival show “Alone” this season. The show aims to see which contestant can survive the longest, alone in the wild, before they give up. Up for grabs is $500,000. According to a media source, an…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING 2021 JUNE 16, 2021
SELF-INFLICTED CAUSE OF DEATH FOR MALE FOUND IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP The SUN Gazette reported that the male body found in a parked vehicle, just off of Lycoming Creek Road and north of Hays Lane at 7:15 pm Monday evening has been ruled as self-inflicted, according to Jerold Ross, the county’s chief deputy coroner. A RALLY…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 15, 2021
BODY DISCOVERED IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP A man’s body was discovered in a vehicle, in the 2900 block of Lycoming Creek Rd, Loyalsock Township around 7:15 p.m. yesterday. According to northcentralpa.com, numerous state troopers and fire apparatus were on the scene, just north of Hays Lane. The death is under investigation and Lycoming County’s Chief Deputy…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 14, 2021
OFFICER INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING A state trooper first responded to the home just after 3 p.m. following a 911 hangup call. Outside a residence, just south of Watsontown, a 70-year-old Northumberland County man shot at police and was fatally wounded when state police returned gun fire, according to State Police in Stonington. William Michael Kradlak…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 11, 2021
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY MURDER SUSPECT ARRAIGNED YESTERDAY State Police in Stonington reported Matthew J Reed planned to steal a 1997 Toyota Camry from the victims and brought a gun to kill them if he needed to when he shot and killed three people inside a Snydertown home Wednesday, according to arrest papers. Reed confessed to murdering…… more »