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  • A Look Back at Popular Halloween Costumes And Ideas For This Year, Too0

    Webb Weekly

    Lavish costumes are one of the hallmarks of Halloween. Some people plan their costumes months in advance, and each year inspiration comes from some of the popular memes, movies and conversations that have helped shape people’s lives. New research from the National Retail Federation says social media has been the biggest influence on costume lists

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  • Going for Two0

    Scott Lowery

    You’re familiar with the term and its implications. The baseball team that intentionally walks an opposing batter with first base open, in hopes of turning a double play; the basketball team choosing to pass up the three-point shot to feed the ball to its big man closer to the basket; or the football team deciding

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  • Can Hunters Set a New Bear Harvest Record?0

    Ken Hunter

    Pennsylvania has a chance to break last year’s record bear harvest of 4,653 in the coming bear seasons. At first glance, it seems an unlikely possibility given so many bears were taken last fall. But even with last fall’s phenomenal harvest, there’s still about 20,000 black bears roaming Penn’s Woods. And those new and extended

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  • Self-Exams Save Lives0

    Family Features

    Health has always been a priority for Daneen Zaleski, age 53, of Lewisburg. “Supporting breast cancer awareness, whether hosting charity events or encouraging screening, was always the right thing to do. Last year it became so much more personal when I was found to have a cancerous lump. The care and support that I received

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  • Christian’s Band-Aid Bonanza

    Christian’s Band-Aid Bonanza0

    Dave Bellomo

    In 2017 Christian Houghtaling was diagnosed with a rare subtype of Leukemia called Hypodiploid ALL. Although he was treated at Geisinger, Johns Hopkins, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and bravely battled his illness for two years, Christian passed away on May 16th, 2019, at the age of 17. “Christian was an amazing, talented,

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  • Fundraiser at Hatchet House: To Benefit Suicide Awareness – This Saturday, October 40

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    For most 13-year-old, eighth grade boys, life is filled with various types of diversions, things such as sports. According to his mom, Amber, Brayden Seasholtz is currently on the football team and he loves sports! He takes after his dad and loves the Pittsburgh Pirates, Penn State football and wrestling, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the

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  • PBS’s WVIA To Broadcast “Remember Honor 9/11 Memorial Ride Documentary September 11, 12, 13 and 140

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    A documentary that was put together jointly by local resident Alivia Tagliaferri and members of the 9/11 Memorial Ride Coalition three years ago will be broadcast by the local Public Broadcasting System affiliate, WVIA TV in Pittston, on September 11, 12, 13, and 14. This broadcast takes place in time for the 19th anniversary of

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  • All Fore Folds Charity Golf Tournament To Be Held September 180

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    There are many various charity golf tournaments that are held all over. But one area charity golf tournament is connected with a group that honors and aids our deceased and wounded veterans as the “Folds of Honor” Golf Tournament to be held on September 18 at Wynding Brook Golf Club in Milton. Chad Anthony is

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  • Some August 23 Good News0

    Scott Lowery

    On the day our treasured Bowman Field was to be filled with happy Little Leaguers and excited fans about to witness the fourth annual MLB/Little League Classic game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the revered city landmark on West Fourth Street stood silent. The same condition existed at LLB’s Lamade and

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  • County Hall Corner: Voting By Mail – The Real Story1

    Larry Stout

    Director of Voter Services, Forrest Lehman, has been receiving dozens of telephone calls daily concerning the upcoming election. Much of it stems from the latest outrage or scandal or rage or whatever it is called over the US Postal Service and its ability or inability to handle mail-in ballots in a timely manner. This all

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Gun Ownership Today0

    Jon Pries

    Today’s gun owners vary widely in their interests in firearms. Some are collectors, admiring the workmanship and artistry of a finely engraved piece that is enhanced with a beautifully grained wooden stock. Some are hunters, looking for a working tool that will aid in their quest for all kinds of wild game and birds. Yet

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  • Protecting Innocence – Part I0

    Steph Nordstrom

    **Warning** What I am about to talk about is ugly. It’s scary, and it’s graphic. It’s not an easy subject to talk, or write about, but ignoring the issue, or pretending that it isn’t as bad, isn’t protecting innocent kids from one side of the world to the other. What I am talking about is

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  • The Old Fashion Way to Shop Modern

    The Old Fashion Way to Shop Modern0

    Jeffrey Allen Federowicz

    Victoria’s Secret is out and its bye-bye Lycoming Mall. The boudoir style lingerie retailer recently announced that it is closing 235 stores across the country, including the Pennsdale location. Women banishing bras or passing on peignoirs is not the reason for the closures. The reason? Online shopping. Bath & Body Works will also be shuttering

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  • Pennsylvania, a Leading Elk Destination?0

    Ken Hunter

    It’s true. Pennsylvania’s elk herd attracts plenty of attention however not just from those who travel to central Pennsylvania to see and photograph them but hunters from all over are also in pursuit of a Pennsylvania elk. While around 400,000 visitors travel to the Winslow Hill area each year to see the elk there were

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  • Sports’ Shaky Return0

    Scott Lowery

    Decision time is fast approaching (if it hasn’t already hit prior to this Webb Weekly publication date). Major League Baseball is scheduled to ‘open’ their 2020 season this week, the NBA hopes to conclude their 2019-20 season under a bubble in Florida, the NFL is nervously approaching the opening of its training camps and the

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  • Robert C. Grier: Williamsport’s U.S. Supreme Court Justice0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The 2019-2020 term of the United States Supreme Court has been one of the most controversial and memorable in the history of the Court. These developments shine the light of the public’s interest on the Supreme Court, but almost no one knows that there was once a Lycoming County resident on the nation’s highest tribunal

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  • CWD Areas Expand – More than 200 additional whitetails have tested positive in the past year0

    Press Release

    The battle to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Pennsylvania is expanding into new areas.  The Pennsylvania Game Commission maintains three Disease Management Areas across the state to control CWD. They are geographic regions featuring special rules for hunters and the general public meant to slow the disease’s spread while increasing chances of detecting it.

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  • Put Your Best Home Facial Face Forward0

    Family Features

    Facials can bring about the best in your skin and help treat various conditions. Few things beat the pampering of a professional facial spa treatment — a luxury that many men and women afford themselves when possible. However, lately people have had to look elsewhere for popular beauty services. Data from the Simmons National Consumer

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  • A Buyer’s Guide to Home Air Conditioning Systems

    A Buyer’s Guide to Home Air Conditioning Systems0

    Family Features
    • June 17, 2020

    Few experiences provide as much relief as walking into a cool room on a hot summer day. Air conditioning systems make such experiences possible, and homeowners’ decision in regard to which one to install in their homes is significant. Homeowners may not know where to begin in regard to finding the right air conditioning system

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  • It Has Been a Memorable and Outstanding Year For the Jersey Shore FBLA0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The Jersey Shore Future Business Leaders Association chapter at Jersey Shore High School has had a memorable year, not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic but something more positive and outstanding. They have built a record of excellence for themselves not only locally but at the national and statewide levels as well. Dolly Oden, a

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  • Celebrating the Class of 2020

    Celebrating the Class of 20200

    Steph Nordstrom

    This week we are celebrating the senior classes of 2020! Congratulations to all the graduates! I know that none of you expected your senior year to end this way. No one could have really seen that coming. No prom, senior skip day, none of the lasts that you were looking forward to celebrating. But, that

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  • Graduation and COVID0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    and Dave Bellomo High school graduation has always been an anticipated and nostalgically regarded rite of passage for students and their families, but this year this has been turned on its head because of the restrictions produced by the COVID-19 health crisis. We at Webb Weekly have contacted the high schools in the area to

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  • This Week’s LION: Dairy Maid Princess Katelyn Taylor

    This Week’s LION: Dairy Maid Princess Katelyn Taylor0

    Larry Stout

    In a recent LION featuring the under-appreciated, one of those cited were farmers. A major story concerning farmers that happened this time last year somehow flew under the radar. Severe storms in Nebraska caused a massive hardship to farmers in that state that became so desperate the state authorities set up a livestock shelter at

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  • Montoursville Area School District Foundation Establishes Distinguished Alumni Award0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The Montoursville Area School District through the years has graduated many students who have contributed greatly to the greater good of not only this area but the wider world beyond it. In view of this fact the Montoursville Area School District has established an award that will recognize the achievements of some of these Warrior

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “This Book is Cute!” by Sarah Wassner Flynn0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    Awwwwwwwwww! The second you see a puppy or kitten, that’s probably what you say. Aww, how adorable! Awww, you just want to cuddle it. Wow, it must be so soft and sweet. You want one now but awww, “This Book is Cute!” by Sarah Wassner Flynn might be a great temporary substitute. It happened again:

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  • Alex Reed – Loyalsock High School Class of 2020

    Alex Reed – Loyalsock High School Class of 20202

    Steph Nordstrom

    When I graduated from high school in approximately 1872, South Williamsport High School was doing construction on the football field, so instead of graduating at Rodney K. Morgans Stadium, we graduated in right field at Lamade Stadium. I imagine that it took a lot of finagling for SWASD to get that done, and up until

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  • Going for the Gold0

    Ken Hunter

    As we all know trout season got an early surprise start and in spite of less than ideal weather and water conditions a fair number of trout fishermen are in pursuit of Pennsylvania’s trout species. I usually hit the special regulated trout stretches early but this year with the early opening we have a lot

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  • 2019-2020 Edition of Loyalsock Lancer Marching Band Called One of the Best in School History0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    During the 2019-2020 competition season, the current edition of the Loyalsock Lancers Marching Band has earned the right to be called “one of the best, if not the best in the history of Loyalsock Township High School,” that is the opinion of their hard-working director, Ryan Bulgarelli. According to Director Bulgarelli, the band has broken

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  • Why is My House So Dusty and What Can I Do?

    Why is My House So Dusty and What Can I Do?0

    Family Features
    • April 8, 2020

    Spring is a season of rebirth and renewal. As trees and flowers bloom anew, many people get renewed vigor to tackle projects in and around the house. Spring cleaning projects can take on many forms, from garage overhauls to washing the interiors and exteriors of windows. According to the 2019 American Cleaning Institute National Cleaning

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  • The Salvation Army Williamsport Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic0

    Press Release
    • April 1, 2020

    Organization adapts service as situation progresses in order to support our community’s most vulnerable Williamsport, PA (3/26/20) — The Salvation Army of Williamsport continues to feed and assist those in need in the community despite many new challenges due to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic. With shelter-in-place mandates from the Governors of Pennsylvania. The

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  • Local Voices from the Front Lines0

    Tim Hartzell

    Last week, I reached out to people I know who are working and serving faithfully in the midst of the pandemic. My desire was to gain a local perspective of how Covid-19 is affecting people in our valley so I could share their stories. The national news outlets have an important role to play, but

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  • A Lot Going On0

    Steph Nordstrom

    Whew. There is a lot going on in the world right now. I’m not going to go into all the rights and wrongs of it. But I am going to encourage common sense. I’m going to give you the basics straight from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), so please follow what they are telling

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Great Unexpected: A Novel” by Dan Mooney0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    You had your reasons. That’s what you tell people after you’ve made a decision. Things were left up to you, you looked at the possibilities, and there was no need for discussion. You had your reasons, and because is a good enough one. But, as in the new book, “The Great Unexpected” by Dan Mooney,

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