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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

COAL TOWNSHIP BOARD TO APPEAL JUDGE’S DECISION The Coal Township Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to appeal a county judge’s decision that forces the township to pay back more than $267,000 in disputed prison permit fees to Northumberland County. As reported by the Daily Item, the township has argued that the county’s lawsuit was premature,…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS, AUGUST 18, 2021

HOUSE MAJORITY POLICY COMMITTEE HEARING  It was a House Majority Policy Committee hearing in Williamsport yesterday, where business leaders gathered to consider the complications of  not enough people willing to fill the available jobs in the workforce. Dave Lanzer, site director, West Pharmaceuticals, noted the struggle to recruit new workers and considered generous unemployment benefits…more »