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  • Bogey Golf0

    Jamie Spencer

    The Lycoming County Commissioners have extended their agreement with Billy Casper. Casper will continue to oversee all operations of White Deer Golf Course until 2021. I have yet to see the new and improved contract as my Right to Know Request is currently in customs. I did hear that the County tweaked some wording, and

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  • County Hall Corner: A Good Looking Golf Course0

    Larry Stout

    Winston Churchill thought playing golf was dumb. He commented that it was a game designed to hit a very small ball into a very small hole with instruments ill-designed for the purpose. Many in Lycoming County would echo those sentiments. Why does the county need a municipal golf course anyway? Actually, Lycoming County is very

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  • County Hall Corner: A Meeting Minus One 0

    Larry Stout

    When I attend the County Commissioners Meetings, I see people from time to time that know me, and they ask, “Larry, why are you here?” My standard reply is, “I cover the county for Webb Weekly and write a column called, ‘County Hall Corner.’” Often people apologize that they read the column but miss the

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  • County Hall Corner: Getting Engaged0

    Larry Stout

    There are three reasons that the general public attends public municipal meetings — to engage, enrage, and enjoy. The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners meets twice weekly with occasional exceptions due to holidays or training events. The Tuesday meeting is a “work session,” meaning that the commissioners review the items that will be voted on

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  • County Hall Corner: Sleep Well, Little Baby0

    Larry Stout

    Few things in life are more precious and beautiful than a baby. And thus, few things are more tragic and horrible than the death of such a one. The county coroner is one who must see this over and over again, and even experiencing it once is once too often. It was with this past

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  • No More Politics0

    Jamie Spencer

    I had every intention of writing a great piece, but then I ran into a few distractions. I did the best I could to find something fast, but nothing came to mind. Politics man. I am extremely thankful that the midterm elections are over. And perhaps life will even get back to normal. I have

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  • County Hall Corner: Not the Last Laugh0

    Larry Stout

    It all started with Jason York, director of the Lycoming County Resource Recovery Facility, otherwise known as the County Landfill. As there are often expenditure items that need to be approved by the county commissioners, Jason is something of a regular at the weekly work and regular sessions of the Lycoming County Commissioner meetings. Jason

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  • County Hall Corner: Stop Domestic Violence0

    Larry Stout

    Marketing people know that the most difficult part of advertising is just getting attention. Cognitive science reveals that there are two kinds of attention — conscious and unconscious. Conscious attention is when we purposely pay attention to something because we feel we need this information. It could be anything from an ad for something we

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  • County Hall Corner: Taking Time for Training2

    Larry Stout

    When a person is elected to local office, they quickly realize that there is a lot they do not know. Very few residents of the county recognize how much time that municipal officials spend in training. It starts with the County Commissioners who actively participate in the programs of CCAP, the County Commissioners Association of

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  • County Hall Corner: EMS in Crisis0

    Larry Stout

    One feature of the current County Commissioner board is that they are not deaf to concerns of the community. Unfortunately, being willing to listen does not necessarily mean they can do much about the problem. One of these concerns is the ongoing problems of volunteer fire companies and EMS service. In July of 2017, the

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  • County Hall Corner: Hanging in There0

    Larry Stout

    At the regular Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting held on September 27th, three service recognition pins were awarded. Dave Bonus, from the Resource Management Services Department, received a 30-year service pin as did Karen Miller, from the Pre-Release Center. Carla Miller from the Department of Public Safety and Chris Shuck from the Prison received 20-year service

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  • County Hall Corner: Help for Housing – Part 10

    Larry Stout

    Homelessness in the United States is a big issue right now, but the term itself is a little misleading. Homelessness could refer to someone who lives on the streets, of course, but it also could be those who experience financial setbacks that make their housing costs unmanageable. Those who find themselves in that situation generally

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  • County Hall Corner: Here Comes da Flood0

    Larry Stout

    Psychologists tell us that our mind cannot hold two contrary thoughts in our mind and believe that both are true. But, unfortunately, many homeowners in our area must do just that very thing. Here it goes — a person knows they cannot afford flood insurance for their home, and they also know that there is

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  • County Hall Corner: Wet Weather Woes1

    Larry Stout

    If it seems that we have had a very wet summer, it is because we have. National Weather Service reports that 11.99 inches of rain (let’s call it 12 inches), fell in Williamsport in the month of July, with the normal amount being 4.34 inches. July 2018 ranks as the wettest July on record, shattering

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  • County Hall Corner: The Big “C”0

    Larry Stout

    I now have reached the Big C — the centennial article on my coverage of Lycoming County’s government in action. It has taken over 40 months, attendance in a couple of hundred meetings, engagement in hundreds more private meetings, and discussions with individuals and small groups, to ultimately produce these 100 articles for Webb Weekly’s

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  • County Hall Corner: Quiet Leadership0

    Larry Stout

    At the Webb Weekly Christmas Dinner in 2015, Jim Webb Jr. took me aside and said, “Larry, we really like your Leader in Our Neighborhood features, but we would love for you to write more.” I responded, “Sure, but what ‘more’ do you have in mind?” After a number of weeks exploring the pros and

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  • County Hall Corner: Two for the Show0

    Larry Stout

    This is the second half of the County Hall Corner series featuring the personal perspectives of the tenure of the three Lycoming County Commissioners. Last week I featured Jack McKernan, the chairman of the board of commissioners, and this week I will highlight the two remaining commissioners — Rick Mirabito and Tony Mussare. Next week

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  • 46th Clinton County Fair July 28 to August 40

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The summer fair season continues in high fashion when the 46th annual Clinton County Fair is held July 28 to August 4 at the fairgrounds, near Mackeyville. As with all county fairs there will be an ample variety of great food and craft vendors, agricultural exhibits, amusement rides, and popular events such as tractor pulls, figure

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  • County Hall Corner: Nothing Happened0

    Larry Stout

    A rule in the journalistic world is that if it bleeds, it leads. Truth be told, the more sensational, the more likely the public will want to hear it and read about it. Webb Weekly is a different kind of newspaper in that it actually believes that many people like to read about ‘good’ things

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  • A Lesson in Leadership0

    Larry Stout

    A very basic rule in business is that managers manage and leaders lead. Both are important. Every company, large or small, lives or dies on how well those in management are able to get the most out of whatever resource they manage. However, this is all based on maintaining a status quo. What happens, though,

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  • County Hall Corner: A Pledge and a Prayer0

    Larry Stout

    According to group psychologists, every organization has a certain number of habits, rituals, and practices that define it. These form the organization’s particular “culture.” In the most basic way, it says to those on the outside, “this is how we do things around here.” This culture becomes apparent when newcomers walk into the weekly meeting

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  • County Hall Corner: A Long Journey in the Right Direction0

    Larry Stout

    It was in mid-September of 2014 that Lycoming County Judge Nancy Butts held an open meeting for interested citizens at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport to talk about the drug problem Judge Butts had set up the Lycoming County Drug Court in 1998, but after a decade and a half of only seeing more

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  • Camp Cadet Marches On

    Camp Cadet Marches On0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.
    • June 20, 2018

    Law enforcement in this country has been taking it on the chin lately as the result of some high visibility, controversial incidents that have been taking place in various parts of the country. In Lycoming County, law enforcement owns a good reputation and the respect of the citizens, this may be the result in part,

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  • County Hall Corner: Drug Court: Healing Justice0

    Larry Stout

    Hardly a regular meeting of the Lycoming County Commissioners goes by without a declaration for “National Something Or Other Day, Week, or Month.” For the occasional visitor to these meetings, it might seem like Much Ado About Nothing, but actually these proclamations serve an important purpose. They call attention to vital services or programs that

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  • County Hall Corner: Goodbye to a Wonderful Warden0

    Larry Stout

    Retirement is often a bittersweet event. In one sense, it is joyous for an individual who has labored for decades in worthwhile service to an organization to be rewarded, but it is also sad for the colleagues to know that this individual will no longer be around. That emotion was in full swing at the

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  • A Lot of Work to be Done!0

    Jim Webb

    It’s great to see the bridge over Loyalsock Creek that connects Montoursville and Loyalsock is getting a makeover. Over 14,000 vehicles cross the bridge on a daily basis. That’s a pretty amazing amount of traffic crossing the old three-span truss bridge that was originally built in 1931. It was definitely due for some structural repair.

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  • County Hall Corner: Planting a Tree0

    Larry Stout

    Arbor Day, April 27th, came and went, and probably only one out of a hundred people knew of it, and probably only one out of that number celebrated the event. The idea of planting trees might not seem glamorous, but Williamsport built its reputation as the “Lumber Capital of the World,” and had not those

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  • County Hall Corner: Off the Record0

    Larry Stout

    I recently met a man who was reviewing all the County Commissioners Meetings through the previous year and he noted that my name often came up. To be able to write this column, I attend the weekly Tuesday morning County Commissioner Work Session and their Regular Meeting held on Thursday mornings. During the Public Comments

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  • Lycoming County Library System Kicks Off Advocacy Campaign0

    Press Release

    Libraries are part of a delicate ecosystem that support the transformation of communities and lives through education and lifelong learning. From the cradle to the grave, libraries provide invaluable resources that serve as a lifeline for billions of users for access to technology, early and digital literacy instruction, job-seeking resources, social services and small business

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  • County Hall Corner: The Need to Read0

    Larry Stout

    Baby Boomers came into a world that was completely different than their parents who suffered through the Great Depression and World War II. Travel became easier as automobiles became more affordable and the road system improved. Home entertainment became possible with television and radio. One of the unfortunate side effects of these new experiences was

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  • Ready Rosie Promotes Fun, Family Learning for Local Families

    Ready Rosie Promotes Fun, Family Learning for Local Families0

    Press Release
    • April 18, 2018

    Juggling work and family is hectic, especially for new parents. Through a new grant for local families, the “Ready Rosie” program aims to make pre-school readiness easy with entertaining educational videos and activities for both children and parents. Ready Rosie uses age-tailored videos to promote family interaction, problem-solving, and social, emotional, math, and motor skills

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  • County Hall Corner: Wild Dreams0

    Larry Stout

    I think I had an April Fool’s Day trick played on myself, as I dreamed about a meeting where the three commissioners; Jack McKernan, Tony Mussare, and Rick Mirabito (the 3 Ms, as I like to call them), were asking their department heads for ideas on better ways to promote Lycoming County. I saw Kim

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  • TOO SMART TO START: An Anti-Drug Education Initiative Through Water Bottles1

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    Barry Rake is a man on a mission. That mission is to educate young people to save them from the scourge and dangers of drug and opioid abuse. To do so, he has an initiated an educational program in which sport water bottles with the slogan “TOO SMART TO START” emblazoned on them, included is

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