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A major legal setback for Parkersburg’s recycling program has city leaders scrambling to adjust. A Wood County Circuit Court judge ruled that the city’s subscription-based curbside recycling program with Rumpke fails to meet state law requirements. City Council committees will meet Wednesday evening to evaluate options, which could include mandating recycling fees for all residents across the city to come into full compliance.

In local education, Wood County Schools recently wrapped up a series of intense, real-time active shooter training exercises. School officials joined forces with the Parkersburg Police Department, the Sheriff’s Office, and Camden Clark Emergency Medical Services at Hamilton Middle School to practice rapid response, victim triage, and multi-agency communication during a mass casualty event.

And legal warfare continues over the former Pleasants Power Plant following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in federal court. New leadership at Omnis Pleasants alleges millions in state loan funds were misused by former management under speculative hydrogen and cryptocurrency projects, while previous executives claim the bankruptcy was filed in bad faith.

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RNN STROUDSBURG 08/03/26

           CREWS RESPONDED TO A LARGE MOBILE HOME FIRE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.  OFFICIALS SAID THE ROOF OF THE HOME WAS UP IN FLAMES WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE ON TRIBE LANE IN WIND GAP SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  AUTHORITIES SAID THE BLAZE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

          THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES IN MONROE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED A ONE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE KIRK CAMERON SHOW AND AMERICA'S CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT LOCAL YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, FAITH-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CHARACTER-BUILDING INITIATIVES—INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL JERICHO PRAYER WALK.

          PENNSYLVANIA HAS ONE OF THE BETTER EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE U.S.  THAT'S ACCORDING TO WALLETHUB, WHICH HAS PENNSYLVANIA 17TH ON ITS LIST OF THE BEST AND WORST EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. 
          
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RNN LEWISTOWN 08/03/26


          THE MIFFLIN COUNTY BABE RUTH 15-TO-16-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS ARE HEADING TO BRANSON, MISSOURI, TO REPRESENT PENNSYLVANIA IN THE BABE RUTH WORLD SERIES. AFTER CAPTURING THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THE TEAM KICKS OFF TOURNAMENT PLAY AGAINST SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA, THIS WEDNESDAY. LOCAL SUPPORTERS HAVE ALREADY RAISED OVER 22-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP COVER THE TEAM'S TRAVEL EXPENSES........... BUT THEY'RE HOPING TO RAISE 40-THOSAND, IN TOTAL, TO COVER NOT ONLY TRAVEL, BUT LODGING, FOOD AND OTHER EXPENSES.  IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE, HEAD TO THE MIFFLIN COUNTY BABE RUTH FACEBOOK PAGE FOR A LINK.   


         A LEWISTOWN WOMAN FACES LEGAL TROUBLE AFTER POLICE FOUND HER LIVING IN A CONDEMNED HOME. OFFICERS WITH THE LEWISTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATED THIRTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD MICHELLE VALENTIN INSIDE A CONDEMNED PROPERTY ON CHESTNUT STREET EXTENDED WITH HER CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. POLICE SAY VALENTIN ADMITTED TO REMOVING POSTED NOTICES AND CHARGED HER WITH DEFIANT TRESPASS.

RNN FRANKFORT 08/03/26


          FRANKFORT IS EXPANDING ITS LIQUOR OPTIONS TO KEEP PACE WITH LOCAL GROWTH. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED INCREASING THE CITY'S QUOTA RETAIL LICENSES FROM THE EXISTING ONE LICENSE TO FOUR, ALLOWING NEW BUSINESSES IN DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THE PADDOCKS TO SELL PACKAGED ALCOHOL.

          AT&T AND HUMAN-I-T DONATED FIFTY REFURBISHED LAPTOPS TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF FRANKFORT.  THE DISTRIBUTION WAS PART OF A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE AIMED AT BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR LOCAL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

          FLYERS PROMOTING AN ALLEGED KU KLUX KLAN RALLY IN KENTUCKY’S DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST NEXT MONTH HAVE SURFACED ACROSS SEVERAL MIDWESTERN COMMUNITIES. THE LEAFLETS CLAIM AN AUGUST 8TH EVENT WILL FEATURE A CROSS-LIGHTING CEREMONY. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE GROUP ACTUALLY PLANS TO GATHER OR IS SIMPLY SPREADING PROPAGANDA TO RECRUIT AND INCITE FEAR.

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/03/26

          A 34-YEAR-OLD DRIVER WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING AN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CRASH IN STATE COLLEGE. POLICE SAY THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TRAFFIC POLE AND A BUILDING ALONG THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTH ATHERTON STREET AROUND 3AM. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT STATE COLLEGE POLICE.

          STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH IS ADVANCING A MAJOR REWRITE OF ITS ZONING ORDINANCE, REPLACING RULES IN PLACE SINCE 1959. THE PROPOSAL CONSOLIDATES ZONING DISTRICTS FROM TWENTY TO SIXTEEN, OPENS THE DOOR FOR TRIPLEXES AND BACKYARD DWELLING UNITS, AND RAISES HOME OCCUPANCY LIMITS FROM THREE TO FOUR UNRELATED RESIDENTS. BOROUGH COUNCIL WILL REVIEW PUBLIC FEEDBACK AUGUST 17TH.

          CENTRE COUNTY CHEESEMAKER GOOT ESSA IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL RECOGNITION. THE AMISH FARMSTEAD OPERATION IN HOWARD EARNED THIRD PLACE AT THE AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY COMPETITION FOR ITS AGED SHEEP'S MILK CHEESE, FELSA YEHR. THE AWARD CAPS A STANDOUT YEAR FOR FOUNDER JOHN ESH, WHO WAS ALSO NAMED WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S RURAL SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR.

RNN ALTOONA 08/03/26

          MORE THAN SIXTY ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKERS FACE CHARGES FOLLOWING A MULTI-AGENCY SWEEP IN BLAIR AND CAMBRIA COUNTIES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVE SUNDAY ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY THAT FIFTY SUSPECTS ARE ALREADY IN CUSTODY UNDER "OPERATION SUMMER STREET SWEEPER." 
          AUTHORITIES SAY THE JOINT OPERATION TARGETED DEALERS OPERATING AROUND ALTOONA AND JOHNSTOWN, MANY WHO MIGRATED FROM LARGER CITIES LIKE PHILADELPHIA.

          A SUNDAY AFTERNOON FIRE DESTROYED A TWO-CAR GARAGE ON BEYERS ROAD IN CROYLE TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY. EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED AROUND 5:45PM TO FIND THE DETACHED STRUCTURE COMPLETELY LOST AND NEARBY HOME SIDING DAMAGED BY HEAT. OFFICIALS REPORT EVERYONE INSIDE THE HOME WAS SAFE AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

          FAMILIES GATHERED IN ALTOONA OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL LAPS FOR LIAM AT PEOPLES NATURAL GAS FIELD. HOSTED BY THE ORGANIZATION LOVE FROM LIAM, THE CHARITY WALK SUPPORTS LOCAL FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SPINA BIFIDA. EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY THE MAIN GOAL IS RAISING AWARENESS AND SHOWING AFFECTED CHILDREN THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS.

RNN JOHNSTOWN 08/03/26

          MORE THAN SIXTY ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKERS FACE CHARGES FOLLOWING A MULTI-AGENCY SWEEP IN BLAIR AND CAMBRIA COUNTIES OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. ATTORNEY GENERAL DAVE SUNDAY ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY THAT FIFTY SUSPECTS ARE ALREADY IN CUSTODY UNDER "OPERATION SUMMER STREET SWEEPER." 
          AUTHORITIES SAY THE JOINT OPERATION TARGETED DEALERS OPERATING AROUND ALTOONA AND JOHNSTOWN, MANY WHO MIGRATED FROM LARGER CITIES LIKE PHILADELPHIA.

          A WORLD WAR ONE SOLDIER FROM CAMBRIA COUNTY WILL POSTHUMOUSLY RECEIVE A PURPLE HEART MORE THAN A CENTURY AFTER HIS DEATH. PRIVATE JOHN J. ANDREWS DIED IN FRANCE IN 1918 FOLLOWING INJURIES SUSTAINED IN COMBAT. AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT UNCOVERED MILITARY RECORDS PROVING HIS ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD. THE PURPLE HEART WILL BE PRESENTED TO ANDREWS' SURVIVING FAMILY DURING AN AUGUST 8TH CEREMONY IN LILLY.

          MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE GATHERED IN CAMBRIA COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE INAUGURAL RUN THE RUNWAY FIVE-K AT THE JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNTY AIRPORT. PARTICIPANTS RAN AND WALKED ACROSS THE AIRFIELD DURING THE UNIQUE EVENT, WHICH FAR EXCEEDED ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS. PROCEEDS FROM THE RACE BENEFIT AERIUM, THE AIRPORT'S NON-PROFIT AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/03/26

          HEAVY DOWNPOURS TRIGGERED WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING ACROSS LYCOMING COUNTY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FIRST RESPONDERS AND BOAT CREWS ANSWERED DOZENS OF EMERGENCY CALLS, INCLUDING RESCUING A DRIVER TRAPPED IN HIGH WATER ON NORTHWAY ROAD EXTENSION IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP. TORRENTIAL RAIN INUNDATED SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES, FLOODING HOMES AND ROADS WHILE CAUSING A MUDSLIDE IN ELDRED TOWNSHIP.

          COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE IS ONCE AGAIN ON HOLD AT WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT. SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS HAS SUSPENDED ALL FLIGHTS BETWEEN MONTOURSVILLE AND WASHINGTON DULLES, CITING UNPAID SUBSIDY BALANCES FROM THE LOCAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THE AIRLINE SAYS ALL PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY THE SUDDEN CANCELLATIONS WILL RECEIVE FULL REFUNDS.

          THE 62-MILE STRETCH OF U.S. ROUTE 15 BETWEEN WILLIAMSPORT AND THE NEW YORK STATE LINE OFFICIALLY BECAME INTERSTATE 99 LAST THURSDAY.  STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE LONG-AWAITED UPGRADE WILL IMPROVE SAFETY, STRENGTHEN FREIGHT TRANSPORT, AND BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE REGION.  

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