From a distance the Lewis County Courthouse looks in pretty good shape, but just ask staff from past and present who work there and they will probably tell you the old building is in drastic need of a make-over with termites being one problem but above all the leaking roof, which in heavy rains and winds such as last month, leaks like a sieve.

Into the breach steps County Mayor Jonah Keltner with the "2020 Courthouse Roof Project" But how much was this project going to cost the County ? County Mayor Keltner said, "Actually, it has cost the County nothing. There was a grant called The Governors...