One of the sensations of the current college football season has been the performance of the Colorado Buffalos team, which has had several poor seasons lately. This year, they have jumped out to a 3-0 start. Their head coach is the flamboyant Deion Sanders, who may have been one of the best and most versatile
Williamsport Area High School senior Sam Radulski has been named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), which conducts the program, was presented by Head Principal Dr. Justin Ross to this scholastically talented senior. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout
Ever notice how drivers automatically slow down when they see a police car, even if it is on the opposite side of the road? Or how we barely notice people who walk by us on the street, but when a police officer walks by, we become very aware that they are there. Engaging a police
Councilman Charles E. Steiger declared war on Brandon Park’s bird colony last night and peppered their meeting places with “shot” in unheralded “raid.” Declaring the thousands of birds that make the park’s trees their home a “nuisance,” Mr. Steiger and two police officers swooped down on the park and fired away. Councilman Steiger went to
What happens when a horse or other large animal is abused, or the owner can no longer take care of it? What happens in the event a traveler is transporting large animals, and the trailer or towing vehicle is disabled? The answer most often lies with the folks at Appalachian Horse Help Rescue at 1201
The Williamsport Grays captured the 1934 New York-Pennsylvania League pennant last night in Binghamton by taking their fourth game in the post-season title season with the Binghamton Triplets, winning 7-2. Six hits bunched in the first two frames off Kemp Wicker and Floyd Olds, including homers by George Miner and Bill Baker, were sufficient to
The cost of life-saving and safety equipment by local government entities can often be burdensome for them, so when public-spirited companies opt to donate money toward the costs of these items, it proves to be a welcome thing. That was the case when Pennsylvania Gas and Electric Company recently donated $1,000 toward the costs of
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project (PA TIPP) are encouraging drivers to take advantage of free car seat checks across the state as the agencies mark National Child Passenger Safety Week (CPSW) from September 17 through September 23. Additionally, Saturday, September 23 has been designated
As a member of the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Company, I help out on the 9/11 Ride each year, doing whatever needs to be done. The ride actually begins at 6:00 p.m., but our volunteer members are there as early as 7:00 a.m. to set up the barricades, prepare for the vendors, etc. The riders
As most of you who read my column regularly know — I love to use musical references and lyrics occasionally. As we have quietly been celebrating our 20th year of publishing the Webb Weekly, The Steve Miller Band seemed to hit it right on the nose with the words — time keeps on slipping, slipping,
If you are a car enthusiast, then Saturday, September 16 is just the day for you, for on that day, three major car shows will take place not more than a few miles from each other in the Muncy area. These are the “Corvettes on Main Street” that takes place in Muncy, put on by
Many missionaries over the past centuries have gone to Africa, but sometimes it works the other way around. Raphael Mnkandhla was born in 1983 in Zimbabwe, a former British colony that became one of the most troubled countries in Africa. AIDS was rampant at that time, taking the life of Raphael’s mother and sister, and
