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  • Williamsport Sun: August 23, 1932 – City Unemployed Registered for Basis of Relief0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Unemployed and needy persons who registered yesterday as family heads totaled 3,147. They registered yesterday at the city’s grade schools.  Information those persons gave in their registration showed that they had 1,700 dependents.  The figure 3,147 does not represent that number of wholly unemployed persons in the city as the total also includes men and

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  • Local Grange Celebrates Sesquicentennial0

    Press Release

    After two years of preparation, which included a complete renovation of its facilities built in 1887, Eagle Grange #1 will hold its official 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, August 7, 2021, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Grange Hall, located at the intersection of Route 15 and East Blind Road, Montgomery. The event begins with

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  • County Hall Corner: War on Words0

    Larry Stout

    Throughout the day, every single one of us is sending and receiving messages: our lives and society function on the ability to communicate effectively. There was a day, not so very, very long ago, when communication focused on seeking clarity between the sender and receiver of information. To communicate well meant that both parties sought

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  • County Hall Corner: Change for Gain without Pain0

    Larry Stout

    Since childhood, I have been a quote collector, and one that I have used in recent years more than any other has been by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who said, “Every organization is either living out the birth of a new vision or the death of an old one.” A more succinct quote in the same

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  • 75 Years Strong Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Company0

    Larry Stout

    Anniversaries traditionally are celebrations of the past, but the 75th Anniversary event of the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Company on June 25th was that and more — it was a vision for the future. The fire company was formed immediately after World War II, as thousands of veterans returned to the United States with a

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  • This Week’s LION: Jack McGee-100 Years Strong!0

    Larry Stout

    The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners Meetings could be described as 99% mundane matters and 1% wow moments. The ‘wows’ generally catch me by surprise, such as line item 1.6, “Proclamation: Jack McKee 100th Birthday,” listed on the Tuesday, June 22nd agenda. OK, I guess it is great that a guy hits the century mark,

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  • County Hall Corner: Jury Duty – A Special Privilege0

    Larry Stout

    The Lycoming County Commissioners designated the first week of June as Jury Appreciation Week. This is not exactly earth-shattering news as hardly a week goes by that there is not something or another being appreciated, but this one is a bit different. Commissioner Mirabito noted at that June 1st meeting that as much as Americans

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  • County Hall Corner: The Emerging Census Scandal0

    Larry Stout

    Our census, mandated by the United States Constitution and held every ten years since 1790, has tremendous importance and significance. It is far, far more important than a national headcount. The census sets the amount of federal assistance in some 130 different programs and state allocations as well. The Lycoming County commissioners have publicly emphasized

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  • County Hall Corner: Sheriff Lusk and His Super Supporters0

    Larry Stout

    There is a saying — some people make things happen, some watch what happens, and the rest wonder what happened. Sheriff Mark Lusk makes things happen, but he does not do so alone. At the April 20th Lycoming County Commissioners’ Meeting, there was a glowing example of Sheriff Lusk’s initiative and active community support. For

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  • Community Woodshop Honors Local Veteran0

    Dave Bellomo

    On Saturday, May 8th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Williamsport Community Woodshop Veterans Program, located in the Pajama Factory, will be honoring Army veteran Donald Koons for his courageous military service and will also be helping him celebrate his 100th birthday. The Veterans Program (a project of Factory Works, a 501(c) 3 non-profit

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  • Jeff Hutchins: Giant Man for the Job

    Jeff Hutchins: Giant Man for the Job1

    Larry Stout

    Jeff Hutchins, better known by his peers as simply ‘Hutch,’ is a giant of a man with a truly giant of a job — Director of Public Safety for Lycoming County. This entire article could be filled up with just describing the responsibilities that fall under his watch. His vast area of responsibility is absolutely

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  • County Hall Corner: Reining in Recycling Renegades0

    Larry Stout

    To be honest, attending the weekly Lycoming County Commissioners Meetings is a little bit like panning for gold. The prospector might pan for weeks before a shiny nugget suddenly appears. Such was a moment on Tuesday, April 6th, when after an hour of various routine matters had been discussed and voted on, the commissioners’ comments

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  • Emergency Rental Assistance Program for Lycoming County1

    Press Release

    Renters in need of assistance can now apply for a new program. For Lycoming County residents, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) will be administered by Lycoming-Clinton Counties Commission for Community Action (STEP), Inc. ERAP was established and signed into law on February 5, 2021 and gives the Department of Human Services the authority to

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  • County Hall Corner: Let the Sunshine in Both Ways0

    Larry Stout

    Every year in March, the United States News Media Association sponsors a Sunshine Week to highlight the importance of transparency in our government at all levels, be it national, state, county, or even local school boards, township supervisor, or city council meetings. At the Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday, March 16th, the commissioners read

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  • County Hall Corner: An Unhappy Anniversary0

    Larry Stout

    It was on Monday, March 16, 2020, that Governor Wolf told all “non-essential” businesses in Pennsylvania to close for the next two weeks. He stated that without it, Pennsylvania’s health care system would be at risk of being overwhelmed with people sick with the coronavirus. The mandate rollout specified what was considered essential and what

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  • Notable and Remarkable Women in Lycoming County History0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    March is “Women’s History Month,” so it seems altogether fitting and proper to note and recognize some of the remarkable and notable women who have contributed in various ways to the life and history of Lycoming County through the past 200 plus years. Much of the information for this article is taken from Lycoming College’s

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