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Rural education of the past | On The Pennsylvania Road
MONTOUR COUNTY, Pa. — In this On the Pennsylvania Road, Newswatch 16's Jon Meyer looks at the last standing one-room schoolhouse in the Danville area. This small building has a lot of history, but if you want to visit this one-room schoolhouse along with the WWII watch box in the last On the Pennsylvania Road, they are open to visitors this Sunday.
PPL helps Northumberland County children start the school year well prepared
Sunbury, Pa. — Through its new Backpack Builders program, PPL Electric Utilities recently helped students of Chief Shikellamy and Shamokin Area elementary schools start their school year with adequate supplies. According to PPL, the company delivered 600 packs of supplies to the students in Sunbury and Coal Township to help lighten the financial burden that parents face when having to buy new school supplies every year. Students received new notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, and other essential items. ...
The District Cinema to screen classic horror movies on Eerie Evenings
Pennsdale, Pa. — Once per month through February 2025, The District Cinema at Lycoming Valley will host Eerie Evenings, a time to look back at some quality horror films from the 1980s. The next screening will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and features "The Return of the Living Dead," a 1985 horror-comedy in which warehouse workers accidentally break a container of experimental chemicals that awakens brain-munching zombies. Featuring a punk-rock soundtrack and matching characters, the film is (very) loosely based on...
'Make mom happy': Wayland's Max Dresens chose Bucknell for academics 1st, D1 football 2nd
WAYLAND – Max Dresens stands 6-foot-1 and tips the scales at 210 pounds. He looks like a football player, and a big-time one at that. Yet when the Wayland senior went about choosing a college, playing football and the level of that football weighed less than the school side. Dresens wants to study...
Unemployment assistance available for those affected by Tropical Storm Debby
Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvanians living or working in Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, and Union counties who have been directly impacted by Tropical Storm Debby may now apply for temporary Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). Applications must be submitted by Nov. 12. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania received a federal major disaster declaration on Sept. 11, which makes affected Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, and Union County residents eligible for DUA benefits. The incident period for...
Weather alert for dense fog in part of Pennsylvania Friday morning
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 6:27 a.m. for dense fog until 9 a.m. for Southern Centre as well as Huntingdon, Union, Snyder, Montour, Northumberland, Columbia, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties. "Patches of dence fog have developed this morning....
Local museums and historical societies to receive funding: Rep. Flick
Harrisburg, Pa. – Preserving local history sometimes requires more than curating and promoting a new display or program. Sometimes it's as simple as fixing the roof so water doesn't damage the contents inside. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded funding to local museums and historical societies in Lycoming and Union counties for various projects to sustain operations. One of those projects supported, in part, from funding, is...
Lycoming League of Women Voters opens art and writing contest for high schoolers
Williamsport, Pa. — The League of Women Voters of Lycoming County is accepting submissions to an art and writing competition titled "The Power of Every Vote." Open to high school seniors within Lycoming County, this contest accepts visual and written work including but not limited to photography, mixed media, digital art, 3D art, essays, and poetry.
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