SENATE BILL 465 Legislation creating a new agricultural conservation assistance program was unanimously approved yesterday by the senate agriculture and rural affairs committee according to sen gene yaw, who sponsored the bill. If funded, senate bill 465 would provide additional tech support to expand on farm conservation practices throughout pa including high priority areas such…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 8, 2021
WILLIAMSPORT SOAP BOX DERBY Eight “celebrity” racers representing the events’ sponsors will take a downhill dive as they race their own scaled-up go-carts at the Williamsport Soap Box Derby Race on Saturday. According to the SUN Gazette, the celebrity participants include; John Sanders, city engineer; Tanya Weber, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Williamsport; Jason Fink,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 7, 2021
EDGEWOOD BRIDGE DuBoistown Borough Council discussed Edgewood Bridge. The Edgewood Bridge in the borough had ranked a five on the county’s scale for the bridge bundling project; meaning it was not eligible for repair or replacement. After speaking to county commissions and the county planning commission, Baker said there may be funding opportunities to…… more »
PROWLING AT NIGHT CHARGES IN LEWISBURG A Milton man was charged for allegedly peeping into windows of female students at Bucknell University’s off campus housing on S. Seventh Street during the evening hours of May 16 and 17. According to Buffalo Valley Regional Police, they found Brandon Miller, 35, lurking in the trees along the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 3, 2021
TRAFFIC STOP DRIVER COMBATIVE On May 18, a white Ford F250 was tailgating another vehicle in the 1700 block of West Fourth Street, when it was observed by Williamsport police, who stopped it in the 100 block of West Fourth Street. The driver, identified as Daniel Scott Bozochovic, Williamsport, reportedly became combative, as he was…… more »
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Jade Michael Brennan was charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault after he became involved in an argument wijth another person over a vehicle. During the argument Brennan pulled out a knife and threatened the individual before throwing at him. Brennan then threw a rock at the residence of the victim, damaging a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 1, 2021
CHARGES FILED IN SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT Multiple rounds were fired into the side of a home with two people inside, according to the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit . Police report, Kiam L. Alford, had a firearm in his hand when he walked onto the front porch of a home in the 1100 block of Isabella St.…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 31, 2021
ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN A Williamsport woman recently was sentenced in Lycoming County Court for drug use near children. Williamsport Police accuse Cayleigh M. Jean of methamphetamines use with a three year old child present on Jan. 15. Jean was sentenced on May 27 by Lycoming County Common Pleas Judge Marc Lovecchio and after…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING MAY 27, 2021
SHOTS FIRED A Williamsport man threatened another with a firearm, yesterday morning in the 2200 block of Lincoln Street in the Newberry section of Williamsport. According to Williamsport Police, Bryce Zimmerman, faces multiple felonies when he verbally threatened a male before leaving and returning with a shotgun. He proceeded to threaten the male with the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 26, 2021
SATURDAY SHOOTING ON ISABELLA STREET A man, a woman and a baby were inside a home in the 1100 block of Isabella Street when unknown gunmen fired multiple shots into their house early Saturday morning, according to SUN Gazette. No one was injured in the shooting that was believed to have occurred between 1 am…… more »