RNN BOWLING GREEN 08/04/26

          MED CENTER HEALTH CELEBRATED 100 YEARS OF SERVICE SUNDAY BY OPENING A LONG-FORGOTTEN TIME CAPSULE BURIED IN 1952. THAT'S TO VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE, CRISTI PRUITT DOING RESEARCH FOR THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY, THE METAL BOX WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED BEHIND 6 INCHES OF CONCRETE AT THE HOSPITAL. INSIDE, OFFICIALS UNCOVERED A 1952 NEWSPAPER, PHOTOS, AND LETTERS REFLECTING ON THE FACILITY'S LEGACY OF COMMUNITY CARE.
          MED CENTER HEALTH PRESIDENT AND CEO CONNIE SMITH SAID THE TIME CAPSULE REPRESENTED MORE THAN ARTIFACTS.
          IT WAS A REMINDER OF HOW MUCH MEDICINE HAS CHANGED.......... BUT THE MISSION OF THE MED CENTER HAS REMAINED THE SAME.  

         THE MAN WHO'S BEEN IN JAIL FOR OVER A WEEK IN CONNECTION TO THE DEATH OF A ONE YEAR OLD IN ALLEN COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER.  22-YEAR OLD DEAVAN WILLIAMS WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED JULY 27TH FOR THE CRIMINAL ABUSE OF MASON MOULDING, ALONGSIDE MASON'S MOTHER.......... AFTER FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED TO THE FILTHY HOME ON COTTAGE DRIVE AND WERE UNABLE TO REVIVE THE CHILD.  AUTHORITIES SAY THE HOME CONTAINED ROACHES, TRASH, NO FOOD, OVER A DOZEN ANIMALS, AND 2 AUTISTIC ADULTS.  MASON'S GRANDMOTHER HAS ALSO BEEN ARRESTED, RELATED TO THE NEGLECT HE SUFFERED.  THE INVESTIGATION INTO MASON'S DEATH IS ONGOING.  
          

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/04/26

          A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CONFIRMS AN E-F 2 TORNADO STRUCK NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY ON JULY 18TH. THE BRIEF, THREE MINUTE STORM PACKED 125 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS, FLATTENING A SWATH OF TREES WEST OF THE CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP RESERVOIR. AUTHORITIES REPORT NO INJURIES OR DEATHS FROM THE STORM.

          ORGANIZERS OF RUMBLE THROUGH THE VALLEY SAY THEIR 2026 FESTIVAL WAS THE BIGGEST AND BEST YET AFTER MOVING TO THE AMERICAN LEGION FAIRGROUNDS NEAR EBENSBURG. THE NEW 80-ACRE VENUE ALLOWED FOR LARGER CROWDS, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS, DRAG RACES, AND FREE PARKING, WITH ORGANIZERS CONFIRMING THE FESTIVAL WILL STAY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR FUTURE EVENTS.

          AND SOME 4000-PLUS PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 4TH ANNUAL SQUONKAPALOOZA THIS PAST SATURDAY AT THE BOTTLE WORKS IN JOHNSTOWN......... CELEBRATING THE SAD, MYTHICAL SQUONK CREATURE, WHICH IS SAID TO BE NATIVE TO PENNSYLVANIA'S HEMLOCK FORESTS.   THE EVENT DREW VENDORS TRAVELING FROM AS FAR AWAY AS IOWA, NEW YORK, OHIO AND VIRGINIA TO BE PART OF THE EVENT.  

RNN ALTOONA 08/04/26

          AN ALTOONA MAN IS IN BLAIR COUNTY PRISON AFTER STATE POLICE SAY HE WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ABUSING HIS DOG OUTSIDE A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE. 23-YEAR-OLD TAMLIN JAQUES RICHARDSON FACES FELONY ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES AFTER WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING HIM PUNCH, KICK, AND CHOKE A PIT BULL DOG THAT WAS ONLY A YEAR-AND-A-HALF OLD.  POLICE ALSO CHARGED RICHARDSON WITH DRUG OFFENSES AFTER FINDING FENTANYL PARAPHERNALIA DURING HIS ARREST.

          SHEETZ IS PREPARING TO REBUILD ITS LARGEST "SUPERSTORE" LOCATION AT 17TH STREET AND PLEASANT VALLEY BOULEVARD. THE CITY ZONING HEARING BOARD GRANTED ALL 9 REQUESTED VARIANCES FOR THE PROJECT, PAVING THE WAY FOR WHAT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES CALL THEIR MOST INNOVATIVE STORE EVER BUILT. AMONG ITS FEATURES, THE EXPANDED LAYOUT WILL HAVE A REVAMPED ONLINE-ONLY DRIVE-THRU SYSTEM AND AN UNDERGROUND TRASH VACUUM SYSTEM.
          

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/04/26

          CITING ITS FIRST OPERATING LOSS IN MORE THAN 10 YEARS, MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HAS LOWERED ITS WAGE PROPOSAL TO UNION WORKERS FOLLOWING A 5-DAY STRIKE. SEIU HEALTHCARE PENNSYLVANIA, REPRESENTING ABOUT 950 WORKERS, CALLED THE NEW OFFER OF 2% ANNUAL RAISES RETALIATORY.  FURTHERMORE, HOSPITAL OFFICIALS DECREASED ADDITIONAL INCREASES FOR NURSES AND ELIMINATED ALL PREVIOUSLY OFFERED UPGRADES, INCLUDING FOR NURSES.  MOUNT NITTANY HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY RISING EXPENSES AND THE COST OF THE STRIKE FORCED THEM TO REASSESS THEIR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. NO FURTHER BARGAINING SESSIONS ARE SCHEDULED.

           JURY SELECTION WAS DELAYED YESTERDAY IN THE FEDERAL SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL OF A CENTRE COUNTY MAN. 65-YEAR-OLD MORRIS REESE IS ONE OF FOUR MEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH AN ALLEGED CHILD SEX RING OPERATING OUT OF TAYLOR TOWNSHIP. REESE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES INCLUDING PRODUCING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT. THE COURT HAS NOT YET SCHEDULED A NEW DATE FOR JURY SELECTION.

RNN SELINSGROVE 08/04/26

          A CONFIRMED MEASLES CASE IN SNYDER COUNTY MAY HAVE EXPOSED SHOPPERS AT THE LOWE’S IN SELINSGROVE ON JULY 14TH. MEASLES CAN TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS TO INCUBATE BEFORE AN UNVACCINATED PERSON KNOWS THEY'RE INFECTED.  MEANTIME, GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL IS CURRENTLY TREATING A HANDFUL OF SUSPECTED MEASLES CASES.  DOCTORS SAY THE PATIENTS WERE UNVACCINATED.  STATE TESTING IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS.  PENNSYLVANIA HAS 142 CONFIRMED INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 31 REPORTED IN THE PAST WEEK.  IF YOU BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF FEVER AND RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, FOLLOWED BY THE ICONIC RED RASH, SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY.

          THE SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY WILL HAVE NEW PROMOTERS NEXT YEAR AFTER THE FAIR BOARD AND SNYDER COUNTY DIRT MANAGEMENT GROUP FAILED TO REACH A THREE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT. S-C-D HAS PROMOTED THE TRACK SINCE 2025. TWO PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN TAKING OVER, AND ARE WILLING TO SIGN THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS. THE FAIR BOARD SAYS NO DEAL CAN BE FINALIZED UNTIL S-C-D'S LEASE ENDS IN DECEMBER.

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/04/26

          DOCTORS AT GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL ARE TREATING A HANDFUL OF SUSPECTED MEASLES CASES AS PENNSYLVANIA’S OUTBREAK GROWS. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT 142 CONFIRMED CASES, INCLUDING 31 IN THE PAST WEEK. ONE IS IN SNYDER COUNTY, WHERE A RESIDENT MAY HAVE EXPOSED SHOPPERS AT THE SELINSGROVE LOWE’S JULY 14TH. STATE TESTING IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THE LOCAL CASES. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY ALL PATIENTS WERE UNVACCINATED.

          A PROPOSED DATA CENTER PROJECT IN GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP IS CURRENTLY AT A STANDSTILL. TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR FRED LIGHTY REJECTED THE DEVELOPERS' TRAFFIC IMPACT APPLICATION AND SAYS HE HASN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. IN THE MEANTIME, LIGHTY IS REVISING THE TOWNSHIP'S DATA CENTER ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS, NOTING THE DEVELOPERS MUST COMPLY WITH UPDATED REGULATIONS AND SECURE REQUIRED WATER AND POWER UTILITY LETTERS BEFORE REAPPLYING.

          

RNN STROUDSBURG 08/04/26

          A POCONO TOWNSHIP MAN FACES MULTIPLE CRIMINAL CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE SHOT INTO HIS NEIGHBOR’S HOME WHILE CELEBRATING THE FOURTH OF JULY. 53-YEAR-OLD SHANE SONNTAG INITIALLY DENIED OWNING GUNS, BUT LATER ADMITTED TO FIRING AN A-K 47 RIFLE TO CELEBRATE THE 4TH.  A STRAY BULLET PASSED THROUGH THE WOODS AND INTO AN OCCUPIED HOME, CAUSING OVER 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.  HOWEVER, THANKFULLY............... NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  

          POLICE IN POCONO MOUNTAIN ARE SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS AFTER A SHOOTING OUTSIDE A CIGAR LOUNGE IN COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO KINGDOM CIGAR LOUNGE ON ROUTE 196 AROUND 2:00 A.M. SUNDAY, FINDING OVER 50 SPENT SHELL CASINGS IN THE PARKING LOT. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHOOTERS FIRED INTO A LARGE CROWD, STRIKING SEVERAL VEHICLES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION OR FOOTAGE TO CALL 570-895-2400.

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RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/04/26

          COULD DISC GOLF BE COMING TO WILLIAMSPORT'S BRANDON PARK?  LAST WEEK, LOCAL RESIDENT NICK SARAMANDICH PITCHED A PROPOSAL TO WILLIAMSPORT CITY COUNCIL TO BUILD A FREE PUBLIC COURSE IN THE 43-ACRE PARK. SARAMANDICH SAYS HIS DESIGN PRIORITIZES SAFETY BY KEEPING PLAY CLEAR OF WALKING PATHS. COUNCIL TOOK NO FORMAL ACTION, INSTEAD DIRECTING HIM TO PRESENT THE IDEA TO THE BRANDON PARK COMMISSION.

          A WILLIAMSPORT MAN WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVE DRUG CASES IS BACK BEHIND BARS AFTER POLICE SAY HE SOLD FENTANYL TO A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT. SIXTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD KURTIS PITTINGER FACES NEW CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY ARRANGING A $40 DRUG DEAL ON EAST THIRD STREET ON JUNE 23. THIS IS PITTINGER'S FOURTH SET OF CHARGES THIS YEAR. HE IS CURRENTLY JAILED ON $100,000 BAIL AHEAD OF AN AUGUST 5 HEARING. [

             A CONFIRMED MEASLES CASE IN SNYDER COUNTY MAY HAVE EXPOSED SHOPPERS AT THE LOWE’S IN SELINSGROVE ON JULY 14TH. MEASLES CAN TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS TO INCUBATE BEFORE AN UNVACCINATED PERSON KNOWS THEY'RE INFECTED.   IF YOU BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF FEVER AND RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, FOLLOWED BY THE ICONIC RED RASH, SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY.

RNN FRANKFORT 08/04/26

          AS U.S. SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL’S HOSPITALIZATION PASSES THE 50-DAY MARK, THE DEMOCRAT SEEKING TO WIN MCCONNELL'S SEAT IN NOVEMBER IS DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE 84-YEAR-OLD’S HEALTH. CHARLES BOOKER SAYS KENTUCKIANS DESERVE FULL HONESTY ON MCCONNELL'S CONDITION AND ABILITY TO SERVE.  MCCONNELL HAS BEEN ABSENT FROM SENATE BUSINESS SINCE JUNE 14TH, CAUSING DELAYS ON KEY COMMITTEE VOTES.  REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR, RUNNING AGAINST BOOKER IN THE FALL, SAID HE'S SPOKEN WITH MCCONNELL, BUT HASN'T PRESSED FOR ANY HEALTH UPDATES.

          MORE BAD FINANCIAL NEWS FOR FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER KYNA KOCH TOLD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS LAST NIGHT THAT THE DISTRICT IS FACING A $12 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL AFTER DISCOVERING PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION ESTIMATES WERE CALCULATED INCORRECTLY. KOCH WARNED THE BOARD THAT FURTHER BUDGET CUTS COULD BE COMING AS A RESULT.

          PLANS ARE MOVING FORWARD FOR A NEW 30-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX ON HOLMES STREET IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. WINTERWOOD INCORPORATED PRESENTED SKETCHES TO THE FISCAL COURT LAST WEEK, OUTLINING PLANS TO APPLY FOR STATE HOUSING TAX CREDITS LATER THIS SUMMER. IF APPROVED IN JANUARY, THE PROJECT WOULD BRING 1, 2, AND 3-BEDROOM APARTMENTS WITH ESTIMATED RENTS STARTING AROUND $930.

radioNOVO News for Lebanon: August 4, 2026