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Thunderstorms with damaging winds to hit Centre and Clinton counties Wednesday
On Wednesday at 7:02 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 7:45 p.m. for Centre and Clinton counties. Residents should prepare for wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 7:02 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Blanchard...
Memorial celebration planned after Clinton County plane crash
WOODWARD TOWNSHIP, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A memorial celebration is planned after a Williamsport teen pilot was killed in a Fourth of July plane crash. 17-year-old Maisie Bitler of Williamsport died when the plane she was flying went down in a wooded area near Lock Haven. The FAA and NTSB are investigating the deadly crash. […]
Teen pilot killed in Pennsylvania plane crash died "doing the thing she loved the most"
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The 17-year-old girl who was killed when the small plane she was piloting crashed in central Pennsylvania on the Fourth of July is being remembered by those who knew her. Maisie Bitler died when her plane crashed in Lock Haven, Clinton County, last week. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the single-engine Cessna 172 crashed in a wooded area around 10:30 a.m. on July 4. Bitler was pronounced dead at the scene. "She died pursuing her dream of being a pilot and doing the thing she loved the most," her obituary said.The teenager, known as "Bean," was a recent graduate...
Teen Was Piloting Second Solo Flight When She Fatally Crashed In PA: NTSB
A 17-year-old girl who died piloting a Cessna on Independence Day was only on her second-ever solo flight, authorities say. Maisie Bitler had taken off from Williamsport Regional Airport in a Cessna 172 owned by Quarter to Two Flying Club, Inc., Engines on Thursday morning, according to fight …
Officials: FAA speaking with witnesses to fatal Clinton County plane crash
CLINTON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Investigators in Clinton County announced Tuesday that the FAA has identified and is speaking with two women who reportedly witnessed last week's deadly plane crash near Lock Haven that claimed the life of a 17-year-old Williamsport girl. Authorities say Maisie Bitler was the only...
Victim In Fatal Plane Crash Identified
We’re learning new information on the tragic death of a 17-year-old who died in a plane crash in a neighborhood near Lock Haven on the 4th of July. The Clinton County Coroner confirmed the plane crash Thursday Morning took the life of 17-year-old Maisie Bitler of Williamsport. The Federal...
Ron Aurand Racing Special Guest Driver for Clinton County
With the 2024 racing season in full swing, some exciting news has come out of the Ron Aurand Racing camp recently. With the 2024 racing season being the final season for Ron Aurand Racing the team had some interesting news this past week to release to everyone regarding their plans to participate at the Clinton County Speedway 410 Sprint car event on July 19th at the Mackeyville, Pennsylvania fairgrounds. The team will have a special guest driver behind the wheel of the RAR #86 for the race…none other than multi time feature winner and track champion veteran sprint car driver Daryl Stimeling. When it came to Clinton County during the 90’s and through the 2000’s when 410 Sprint Cars were the weekly premier division you would always find the Daryl Stimeling #30 sprint car at the front of the field and in victory lane. Some of the car owners that Daryl Stimeling has driven for have been his family owned Stimeling #30 as well as Lucas Mining #98, Jeff Bingaman #72, Chiapelli #98, Mark Whitebread #30, Bolger #18, Harry Earnest #35, John Fraker #12, Dave Gus #72, Greenland Motorsports #32a and now the Ron Aurand Racing #86.
Clinton County Dems donate to LHFD
The Clinton County Democratic Committee recently held a water/sports drink drive for first responders in Lock Haven. The committee, along with candidates William McGill and Denise Maris, donated over 20 cases of water and hydration to the local fire departments last week. Lock Haven Fire Department replied, “We want to say a special thank you to the Clinton County PA Democratic Party for their generous donation of drinking water and sports drinks! These cases will be distributed to our Citizens Hose Station and our Eastside Station. It’s not uncommon for us to use multiple cases of drinking water in a single incident.” Pictured, from left are Denise Maris (State Rep, 76th District candidate), William McGill (PA 25th Senate District candidate) and Chief Tyler Wooding.
Pilot killed in Clinton County crash identified
CLINTON COUNTY, Pa. — The Clinton County coroner confirms Maisie Bitler, 17, was the pilot and the only person in the plane that crashed in Woodward Township, near Lock Haven last Thursday. The Piper Composite Squadron, PA Wing, Civil Air Patrol posted pictures of Bitler on Facebook, describing her...
Coroner IDs teenage pilot killed in plane crash near Lock Haven on Fourth of July
CLINTON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The Clinton County coroner's office has identified the teenage pilot who tragically lost her life last week in a single-engine plane crash near Lock Haven. Officials say 17-year-old Maisie Bitler, of Williamsport, was pronounced dead at the scene after the plane she was piloting...
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