Williamsport

YEAR IN REVIEW: Community News. Coverage of five hard-hitting news stories that were most popular out of Lycoming County.

Williamsport City Council voted last Thursday for a tax increase along with their 2025 budget.

Mayor Derek Slaughter proposes a 2% increase, which would mean two straight years of higher taxes. Whether the City Council approves remains unclear.

Williamsport's first German Christmas Market is a partnership between Lycoming College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Lycoming Arts and downtown businesses. It will have authentic food, drinks and craft vendors.

UPMC Williamsport joins growing use of ion robotic bronchoscopy in hospitals in northeast and north-central Pennsylvania. The tool more precisely pinpoints potentially cancerous lesions.

Signs of the season are evident with the return of Santa Claus at area malls and holiday events around the region.

The festival includes home tours, artisan vendors, horse-drawn carriages and more.

Brad Siedlecki, owner of Pillar Design Studios, held a public workshop for input on Shaw Place Park's soon-to-be BMX park in Williamsport.

Maria Daniele cooks her special eggs purgatory the way her mother, Joanna Danielle, once did.

Kent Trachte will retire in June after heading the school for 12 years, one of the longest tenures in its history.