April 9 marks 160 years of the anniversary of when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. It was a pivotal moment in American history, and one of the soldiers who was there that day settled in Montgomery in the years after the war ...
EmpowerStride, 750 Susquehanna Trail Road, is a non-profit that promotes emotional healing and personal development through equine assisted learning. At the reins is president and CEO Suzy Foresman who founded her dream organization last year. “EmpowerStride’s mission is to provide ...
There’s a new student at LycoCTC (Lycoming Career and Technology Center) and he is fast becoming the most popular student in the building and yet he’s not quite six years old. Milo, a pit bull terrier mix, has joined the group at Lyco as a therapy dog. Along with his owner and handler, ...
Henry Decker was an American success story who built many houses in Montgomery, starting before the borough was officially founded. Over the course of his long life, he would build much more than houses. He would forge a legacy of kindness and compassion for his fellow man that would forever ...
hose in the Borough of Montgomery, Clinton Township and Lycoming County won’t soon forget the contributions of Leslie (Les) M. Gruver. Gruver, who passed away on Nov. 12 at the age of 79, devoted his life to public safety and community service - whether it was issuing alerts for the ...
LOCK HAVEN—A few feet separated Bishop Guilfoyle from a game-clinching, fourth quarter touchdown. Muncy guarded those feet like Atticus Finch on a sugar high. Victory hopes fading, Muncy offered one last valiant look at what exactly made it one of the state’s four best Class A football ...
The Somerset School was a one-room schoolhouse in Brady Township. The building’s history was outlined in a book entitled, “The One-Room School — Lycoming County’s Legacy” by The Junior League of Williamsport. The schoolhouse was one of three that once educated the children in ...
Virtuoso’s fall season offering was a wonderful revue titled, “From Broadway to Penn.” Montgomery’s musical theatre program gave the revue in the high school auditorium on Nov. 19 and 20. The audiences on both nights were quite impressed with the entertainment provided by the ...
Muncy Borough Council at its recent meeting approved a proposed 2025 budget that includes a 0.25 real estate tax millage hike. It would mark the borough’s first tax increase since 2018 to bring the overall millage rate to 5.55, according to municipal officials. Council voted 5-1 in ...
About the time the morning fog gave way to sunshine, patience gave way to chants of “cut the ribbon, cut the ribbon” as the students at Carl G. Renn Elementary School sat through a brief grand opening ceremony for a newly renovated playground at the school. After photos were taken, a ...
