Pennsylvania is still undecided for it’s choice for President, Where incumbent Donald Trump leads over Former VP Joe Biden in the commonwealth by. a slim margin with more legal ballots to count this week. Governor Tom Wolf condemned the Trump campaign for filing a lawsuit to stop the counting of ballots in Pennsylvania. In a…… more »
Category Archives: Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 4, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA: BATTLEGROUND STATE Our state is the battleground for the presidential election with President Donald Trump and Former Vice president Joe Biden locked in a race here that is right now (at 6am) separated by just under a million votes with over 2 million left to count from mostly mail-in ballots legally cast before the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 3, 2020
TWO CAR CRASH SENDS FOUR TO THE HOSPITAL A Pickup truck overturned following a crash with a Nissan Rogue Monday around 8am on Lycoming Mall Drive. According to the Sun Gazette, Montoursville volunteer firefighters worked to free the unidentified driver from the truck and then took him to UPMC Williamsport. A woman driving the Rogue…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 2, 2020
SUPPORTERS GATHER FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP IN MONTOURSVILLE President Trump was in Montoursville Saturday night at the Williamsport Regional Airport speaking to a throng of supporters as he works to get in the final push before Election Day. The President began around 9pm after Air Force One landed about an hour late. He will now continue…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 30, 2020
NO STRIKE IN DANVILLE |A tentative agreement has been reached between the Danville Area Education Association and the Danville Area School District after a mediation session between the two parties and a state mediator last night. According to media outlets, the deal is scheduled to be ratified by both sides at the November 18 board…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 29, 2020
MONTOURSVILLE TO RESUME CLASS FRIDAY With the reversal of the decision to cancel extracurricular activities at Montoursville Area Schools after two students tested positive for COVID-19, the school board also voted early Wednesday after a marathon meeting Tuesday night to revise the health and safety plan for the school. According to the Sun Gazette, the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 28, 2020
WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOLS TO OFFER 5-DAY IN PERSON INSTRUCTION The Williamsport Area School Board has reversed a decision about hybrid learning in a 7-2 vote yesterday. According to the Sun Gazette, Dr. Timothy Bowers made a case during the special meeting yesterday to discuss the issue at which some parents protested the decision by the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 27, 2020
SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR A WEEK Due to a confirmed Covid-19 case within the Sullivan County School community, the School District campus will be closed until Monday, November 2. According to the Sullivan County School District website, classes were dismissed at noon Monday, and students are to continue schoolwork and follow the guidance…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 26, 2020
PA COURT RULES ON ACCEPTING VOTER SIGNATURES ON BALLOTS There was a ruling on Friday in Pennsylvania Court prohibiting counties from rejecting ballots based on signature comparison, supporting the state’s top election official’s legal argument with the President Donald Trump Campaign and Republican legislators. According to PennLive, Kathy Boockvar said any rejection of a ballot…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 25, 2020
In Person City Council Meetings Many people in government and private sectors are beginning to move past the initial panic of the covid crisis. Many are starting to ponder how to go about balancing safety with the publics right to address local government, and assemble. According to the sun gazette, the Williamsport school district has…… more »