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  • Taber Museum Displays Rare Quilt With Anti-Slavery Sentiments0

    Webb Weekly

    In celebration of Black History Month, the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society has placed on display a rare signature quilt from the 1840s for the month of February 2023. The quilt assembled by the Society of Friends (Quakers) of Kennett Square, contains a number of anti-slavery sentiments written in ink

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  • Staying Active in the New Year0

    Dave Bellomo

    As we move through February and New Year’s resolutions begin to wane, I decided to reach out to River Valley Regional YMCA Senior Program Director Rachel Bryant for ideas on how people can get and stay active. Dave: Rachel, first of all, why is it important for everyone to stay active and exercise? Rachel: Good

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  • Are You Ready for Some Football?0

    Steph Nordstrom

    As another NFL season comes to a close, it’s time for our yearly rundown of Super Bowl picks and predictions! Mike Rafferty started this tradition over a decade ago, and it has been so much fun to continue the tradition each year! Let’s start around the office. Jaime is up first with an Eagles win

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  • Habalar’s Moment0

    Scott Lowery

    It wouldn’t be a stretch to think that anyone who has played basketball with a sense of proficiency hasn’t at one time or another conjured up thoughts about becoming a 1,000-point scorer, hearing the roar of the crowd, and having his/her name go up on the gymnasium wall. Visit any area gym, and you’ll find

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  • County Hall Corner: The Unflinchable Jamie Flick0

    Larry Stout

    There is a systemic change in our local politics with the recent loss of former 83rd District Pennsylvania Assemblyman Garth Everett and former President of the Williamsport/Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce and Lycoming County Republican Party President Dr. Vincent J. Matteo. They were very knowledgeable and dedicated public servants. They were also two men that

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  • Timing Is Everything0

    Jim Webb

    Before I get to my thoughts on how much time remains for our 46th President to call the White House his home, I’ll begin with some positive light. The cover of the Webb Weekly reads February the 1st, and that’s great news. January is in the rear-view mirror; the groundhog will soon be coming out

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  • Oliveri Leads Lycoming’s Baseball Revival0

    Scott Lowery

    Although the calendar read January 29, for Lycoming College baseball coach Rick Oliveri and his inaugural Warrior team, it felt like Christmas morning. After a 52-year hiatus, baseball was back on the Lycoming campus under the tutelage of Oliveri as the blue & gold began practice for the 2023 season. After a national search, Oliveri

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  • Hurdle, Kurkjian, and Rhashan / Wow Hot Stove League Audience0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    For a few short hours last week, it seemed like summer as the “summer game,” baseball, was celebrated at the Williamsport Crosscutters Hot Stove League banquet held at the Genetti Hotel. The banquet was highlighted by appearances by former Pittsburgh Pirate manager and former Williamsport Bills manager Clint Hurdle, ESPN’s Hall of Fame announcer and

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  • Library to host SABR meeting about Negro Leagues and MLB0

    Press Release

    The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., will host the next Williamsport chapter meeting of the Society for American Baseball Research at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. The program, “The Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball,” will be presented by Jack Houston, Lou Hunsinger. Marc Pompeo and Ted Knorr, and will focus on

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  • Twenty Years in the Books and Moving Right Along

    Twenty Years in the Books and Moving Right Along0

    Jim Webb

    It is great to see my Dad’s picture back on page 2. Beginning with his words “Hello Lycoming County,” the Webb Weekly was launched two decades ago this week. As I read his first column below and looked through the issues from over the years, it brought back a lot of memories. Many made me

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  • Happy Anniversary!0

    Steph Nordstrom

    January 22, 2003, we published the first issue of Webb Weekly. As you can see on the cover, our cover story that was about the upcoming Super Bowl. Man, have we covered a lot since then. Going back through and looking at past issues this week has been a trip, to say the least. The

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  • Remembering 20 Years of My Webb Weekly Stories with Pride0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    I could scarcely have imagined that 20 years after writing my first story for Webb Weekly, I would now be looking back at my stories and that it would still be something that people continue to receive and enjoy today. It gives me a great sense of pride and satisfaction to have been a part

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  • The Bookworm Sez: Best of 20220

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    It happens every year. The decorations come down. The last of the Christmas leftovers have been eaten. Errant bits of ripped wrapping are found and discarded. You have no more holiday candy or cookies, you look around at your empty hands, and you wonder — now what? Now it’s time to settle in and read

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  • Fasting for Metabolic Health0

    Dave Bellomo

    Fasting has been used throughout history as a means of purifying the body physically and spiritually. While there is some debate concerning the effectiveness of fasting over other methods for reducing body weight, there is an abundance of evidence supporting the benefits of fasting beyond just weight loss. Fasting is typically defined as the abstinence

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd” by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

    The Bookworm Sez: “The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd” by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    X marks the spot. The map is clear: that’s where the treasure was buried. It’s up to you to figure out which island it’s on, what landmarks match the clues, and who owns the piece of property that supposedly contains wealth and riches. You have your shovel, your GPS, your courage, and this map but

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  • Are Grouse Going the Way of the Pheasant?

    Are Grouse Going the Way of the Pheasant?0

    Ken Hunter

    Like a lot of other hunters, my hunting season is winding down fast; I may get out for a little flintlock hunting and a little rabbit hunting, but my time in the woods will be pretty limited. I managed to get out at least a half dozen times during this past deer season, but something

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