Bigfoot Legends NY | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: May 11, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/11/26          PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE MONTOURSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL LIKELY FACE A TAX HIKE AS OFFICIALS GRAPPLE WITH A 1.3-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS WEIGHING A 3.3-PERCENT INCREASE, WHICH WOULD COST THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER AN EXTRA 68 DOLLARS NEXT YEAR. BUSINESS MANAGER JESSICA REICH SAYS RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE SHORTFALL.           WHILE SOME RESIDENTS ARE CALLING FOR SPENDING CUTS, BOARD MEMBERS SAY AN INCREASE IS INEVITABLE TO PROTECT THE DISTRICT’S FUND BALANCE. A VOTE ON THE PRELIMINARY PROPOSED BUDGET IS SET FOR TOMORROW EVENING.            AUTHORITIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN FOUND DEAD IN A MUNCY CREEK TOWNSHIP POND LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.            77-YEAR-OLD JAMES L. FREY WAS DISCOVERED FACE DOWN IN THE WATER ALONG MUSSER LANE. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE FREY WAS USING A WEED EATER AROUND THE POND WHEN HE COLLAPSED. STATE POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.            RAIN COULDN’T DAMPEN THE SPIRITS OF THE GRADUATES AT LYCOMING COLLEGE’S 178TH COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY. MOVING THE CEREMONY INDOORS, THE CLASS OF 2026 CELEBRATED THE FIRST GRADUATION LED BY NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT DR. CHARLES EDMONDS. KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND 1972 ALUMNA DR. LYNN KRAMER URGED THE NEW GRADS TO TAKE RISKS AS THEY BEGIN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.