The Kiwanis Club of Williamsport is celebrating 100 years of service to our community with a Century of Service Gala on Thursday, April 4th at 6pm at the Historic Genetti Hotel in Downtown Williamsport. The evening will include special recognitions, historical presentations, music and a fund-raising auction to support the outreach efforts of the Kiwanis
Four times a year there is a very special meeting held on the 6th Floor of the Third Street Plaza Building in Williamsport. It has representatives from the Lycoming County’s district attorney’s office, adult and juvenile probation departments, the department of public safety, the prison, re-entry service, and Clinton-Lycoming Mental Health Joinder, among others. Chairing
This series has featured two very special judges and a very talented editor. To complete the series, it seems appropriate to highlight another special woman who is a rather unusual editor. Her name is Anne Reiner, and she is the creator of the online magazine, On the Pulse (onthepulsenews.com). Its goal is to find people
Lycoming County is now just seven weeks away from the May 21st primary. Those with decades of political background in this area claim that this might be one of the most important primary elections in many years. Consider that all three county commissioners, the county row officers, the district attorney, Court of Common Pleas judges,
I walked in the office a few weeks back, and standing at the counter was a very special person in my life. It’s hard to even fathom that it’s been over four decades since we first met. He exemplifies the importance of having a great person as a coach when you first begin playing sports.
When you think of individuals who excel in rodeo riding and events such as bareback riding, you usually think of them as hailing from western states such as Texas, Oklahoma or Wyoming. But right here in our own backyard a Jersey Shore area man, 28-year old Tyler Waltz, was recently named the 2018 World Champion
TEDxWilliamsport is slated for Saturday, April 6th at the Pajama Factory in Williamsport. The venue at 1307 Park Avenue will open its doors at 11:00 a.m. for a Community Meet and Greet with speakers beginning at 12PM. The event is open to the public, and tickets will be on sale the week of February 18th.
Rick Mirabito has announced that he is running for a second term as County Commissioner for Lycoming County. Running under the Democratic ticket is a bonus for him, as the Republican side is so crowded, the Voter Services Department may have to use a reduced font size to get all the candidates on one ballot.
At the Lycoming County Commissioners’ work session on Tuesday, March 12th, the commissioners announced that they were making a proclamation on the coming Thursday regular session declaring that particular week “Sunshine Week.” This highly alert feature writer could not help but ask, “Isn’t it a little late to recognize a special week when the week
Celebrating significant women in Lycoming County comes very close to home in this week’s feature. Putting together a weekly newspaper that has a circulation of 58,000 such as Webb Weekly requires enormous skills in planning, organizing, and managing. Jim Webb Jr. found the perfect person for the job, years before he knew it. Her name
A new outdoor theater, estimated to cost $85,000 may be constructed soon about two miles west of Linden on the Williamsport to Jersey Shore road. If the theater is constructed, it will be known as the “Harvest Moon.” At present five residents of the Bellefonte area have made a payment on about 150 acres of
Continuing with significant women who have influenced Lycoming County, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Joy Reynolds McCoy certainly deserves recognition. Her ten years of service have brought some significant changes, particularly in the county’s Family Court Division. Born and raised in Old Lycoming Township, and graduating from Williamsport Area High School, she attended
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