radioNOVO News for Williamsport: September 2, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 09/02/26          WHILE CURAçAO CAPTURED THE 2026 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES TITLE ON SUNDAY, THE CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ALSO SCORED BIG. THE LYCOMING COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU ESTIMATES OVER 70-THOUSAND PLAYERS, COACHES, AND FANS FLOODED WILLIAMSPORT FOR THE TWO-WEEK TOURNAMENT, PUMPING ROUGHLY 40-MILLION DOLLARS INTO PENNSYLVANIA’S LOCAL ECONOMY.          WILLIAMSPORT’S WILLOW STREET IS GETTING A MAJOR UPGRADE AFTER THE CITY SECURED ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE GRANT FUNDING. THE PROJECT WILL TRANSFORM THE STRETCH BETWEEN MARKET AND BASIN STREETS INTO A SAFER, SHARED-USE CORRIDOR. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH PENNDOT, PAVING THE WAY FOR STREET RESURFACING, NEW LIGHTING, AND IMPROVED ACCESS FOR BOTH PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS IN THE HISTORIC OLD CITY SECTION.          CLINTON COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A 21-YEAR-OLD LOCK HAVEN MAN WANTED ON THREE ACTIVE WARRANTS. JACK LYLE WEIR JR. FACES CHARGES INVOLVING TERRORISTIC THREATS AND VIOLATIONS OF PROTECTION-FROM-ABUSE ORDERS, AS WELL AS A BENCH WARRANT FOR FAILING TO APPEAR IN COURT MONDAY. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON WEIR'S WHEREABOUTS IS URGED TO CONTACT CLINTON COUNTY 911.