radioNOVO News for Williamsport: August 18, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/18/26          THE LYCOMING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE EXTENDED AN AGREEMENT WITH DEVELOPER ILK FAMILY LP THROUGH DECEMBER 2027.          THE EXTENSION SUPPORTS A PROPOSED TWO-PHASE FAIR MARKET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN WOLF TOWNSHIP AND HUGHESVILLE BOROUGH, BACKED BY ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN COUNTY HOUSING INITIATIVE GRANTS.          THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLES WILL TAKE TO THE ROADS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH FOR THE ANNUAL 9/11 MEMORIAL RIDE, HONORING THE 2,977 LIVES LOST IN 2001.          GATES OPEN AT 10 AM AT THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIREHALL IN MONTGOMERY, FEATURING VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, AND A CHANCE TO WIN A HARLEY-DAVIDSON.          FOLLOWING A 5 PM MEMORIAL SERVICE WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER RETIRED ARMY SERGEANT MAJOR LOUIS JOHNSON, RIDERS EMBARK ON THE 42-MILE TRIBUTE ROUTE AT 6 PM. SHUTTLE SERVICE BEGINS AT 4 PM, WITH FIREWORKS CLOSING OUT THE EVENING AT 9.          THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES IS JUST ONE DAY AWAY.  THE 20 COMPETING TEAMS WILL BE WELCOMED TO WILLIAMSPORT TONIGHT WITH THE 20TH ANNUAL GRAND SLAM PARADE.  TENS-OF-THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE DOWN FOURTH STREET FROM MAYNARD TO MARKET.  THE PARADE BEGINS AT 5 P.M.