LOGANTON MAN MAKES BAIL AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE
A Loganton man charged with sexual assault has been released on bail.  According to the Lock Haven Express, 31 year old Gideon L. Miller, was charged with 42 felonies stemming from an alleged sexual assault of a minor that occurred in his Greene Township home, and had been in the Clinton County Jail since Feb. 27 in lieu of $50,000 monetary bail set by Magisterial District Judge Frank P. Mills. State police at Lamar arrested Miller on Feb. 27 for the alleged criminal incidents that happened around May 1st, 2019.  Gideon Miller’s next scheduled court date is a preliminary hearing before Mills on March 16.

US MARSHALS MAKE A DRUG ARREST
In a raid on a Lycoming Creek Road residence, members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and Old Lycoming Township Police arrested three adults after they were found to be running a drug operation.  According to the Sun Gazette, 20 year old Jordan Artley, of Williamsport, 20 year old Demetria Tennison, of Palmyra, and 21 year old Jacob Bauer, of  Zuni Lane were charged multiple felonies after police found drugs and at least one firearm. Artley faced previous  fugitive charges as well, but all three were arraigned and later committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail each.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER SUCCESSFUL FOR AREA NON-PROFITS
Raise the Region 2021 was a huge success this year after generous support by over 7300 donors in the area helped 273 non-profit organizations.  According to the raise the region dot org website, in addition to increasing awareness for many important causes in north central Pennsylvania, First Community Partnership and Backyard Broadcasting helped raise 1,949,769 dollars this year.  Thank you to all those donors who helped make a difference in our region.

MAN WHO ALLGEDLY CAUSED SCHOOL LOCKDOWN IN CUSTODY
A man is in custody after making a threatening phone call that caused the Shikellamy School District to be on restrictive movement for most of the day yesterday.  According to the Daily Item, Northumberland Borough Police arrested Jeremy Good, of South Carbon Street, Shamokin who faces felony terroristic threat charges for calling the school and making the threats.  According to Superintendent Dr. Jason Bendle, a high school receptionist reported the call immediately after it came into the school.  Students were not permitted to go outside for recess, and police were on the scene when they dismissed yesterday as a precaution.  Today will be a normal day at the school.

DRUG FORFEITURE USED FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOLS
$14,000 to $20,000 of  drug-related forfeiture money will be used for equipment for the South Williamsport Police.  According to the South Williamsport council administration, the latest tools purchased include a camera system used to scan vehicle license plate numbers to check registration status, to see if a vehicle has been stolen or up for repossession. The release of the funds is through the Lycoming County District Attorney Ryan Gardner’s office.

LOCAL COVID UPDATE
Lycoming County has 30 new coronavirus cases reported as of midnight yesterday, Northumberland has 18 new today Clinton County has 11, Tioga County 4.  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health  there were 2,652 additional positive cases of COVID-19 , and 51 new deaths.  COVID-19 cases are starting to trend up in the Commonwealth, with the current total reaching approaching a million cases in Pennsylvania.

MEW GEISINGER FACILITY IN CLINTON COUNTY TO OPEN THIS MONTH
Clinton’s County is on track to open their newest medical facility. According to Geisinger Medical Clinic Lock Haven is set to open March 22, making it easier to get care closer to home. The two-story facility will house primary and specialty care facility is located at 68 Spring St. in Lock Haven, and will be  a walk-in care clinic and a pharmacy. The medical services at the Geisinger Lock Haven and Geisinger Tiadaghton Health Center facilities will also relocate to this new location. The location is equipped with telemedicine technology to make it easier for patients to connect with other medical specialists without needing to travel to a larger medical facility.

AGENCIES HOLD EVENT TO KICK OFF ANTI-DRINKING AND DRIVING CAMPAIGN
PennDOT, the Highway Safety Network, the Lycoming County DUI Advisory Council, and the Lycoming County DUI Task Force along with local law enforcement will hold a press event this morning at B & C Auto Wreckers in Montgomery to highlight highway safety and urge sober driving during a national Saint Patrick’s Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. A crashed car and banner will be on display B & C Auto Wreckers, 4867 Route 15 Highway, Montgomery.  The program will be from 11am til 11:30.

SPORTS
HS Varsity Boys Basketball
* St. John Neumann, impressive all-around, crushed North Penn-Liberty in the Magicdome, 82-53 and captured its second straight District 4 Boys Class A championship and their 7th title in 9 years.  Williamsport native Alize Johnson was at the game to watch his younger brothers play.
* Shikellamy boys basketball made history last night by winning its first district title since 1979.  The Braves defeated Central Mountain 59-42 in the District 4 and 6, Class 5A championship game at Bald Eagle Area High School. Shikellamy advances to the state 5A Tournament.
NBA
The76ers beat the Bulls 127 to 105, Hornets beat the Pistons 105 to 102, Nets beat the Celtics 121 to 109, Hawks beat the Raptors 121 to 120, Heat over Magic 111 to 103, Bucks over the Knicks 134 to 101, Timberwolves beat the Pelicans 135 to 105, Thunder beat Mavericks 116 to 108, Clippers beat the Warriors 130 to 104, Suns over the Trailblazers 127 to 121, Kings beat the Rockets 125 to 105
NBA
Philly goes to Washington at 8 PM
NHL
Penguins beat the Sabres 5 to 2, capitals over the Flyers 53, Bruins beat the Rangers for nothing, islanders over the devils 53, hurricanes beat the predators 51, Panthers beat the blue jackets 54, maple leafs beat the Jets 43, Red Wings be lightning 64, Blackhawks beat the stars for two, flames over the Canadiens 21

SUSPECTED SUICIDAL FLORIDA MAN STOPPED BY TROOPERS
A man from Florida who family members say was suicidal and possibly homicidal, was taken into custody after Selinsgrove state police were alerted that he was traveling through the state on routes 11/15 headed to New York state.  According to media outlets 23 year-old Edwin Dean of Naples, Florida was stopped in Snyder County, by Selinsgrove troopers who sent him to Geisinger for a mental health evaluation.  A search warrant was obtained for Dean’s car  and when drugs and paraphernalia were found, he allegedly attempted to flee the state.  Dean will now be charged with felony drug charges and is in the Snyder County Jail in lieu of bail.

SCIU TEACHERS TO RECEIVE VACCINATIONS
Teachers affiliated with the Central Susquehanna Intermediate unit will start to get their COVID-19 vaccines this Friday. According to media outlets there is a one day delay of the administration of the vaccine originally planned  to start tomorrow.  The Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinic will now run Friday from 2-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Monday 2-9 p.m.

SOME STATE PARKS AVAILABLE FOR TROUT FISHING OPENING DAY
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced campsites will be available at an additional 16 state parks to accommodate overnight stays on April 2 for the new statewide trout opener the 3^rd.   A total of 34 parks throughout the state will provide camping at this time including Little Pine, Lycoming County, R.B. Winter*, Union County and Worlds End* in Sullivan County.  CNR’s Bureau of State Parks is offering a one-time waiver of the transfer or cancellation fees so customers can move reservations to the new statewide trout opening weekend. This year the  Statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day will occur Saturday, March 27.

FLAMING FOLIAGE FESTIVAL IS ON FOR 2021
The Renovo Flaming Foliage Festival is still on for October 2021, but the plan will give the community only one day of festivities on Saturday October 9^th with an option to reassess plans by the first week of July.  There will be fundraising in the next few months for the event including a soup and pot pie sale this Saturday at 11:30 at the Flaming Foliage Information Center in Renovo.

PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANNED FOR SOUTHSIDE
A public safety building has been authorized to be built in South Williamsport after members of the borough said they are seeking up to 5 million dollars in state and federal grants. According to the Sun Gazette, the borough has been authorized to apply for $2.6 million in a state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant from the state Office of Budget and has funds in perpetuity that were set aside a year ago.  Use of land for the facility is awaiting the grant funding and will provide modern space for police and borough administration according to borough officials

LOCAL COVID UPDATE
Lycoming County has 33 new cases of the coronavirus today, Northumberland has  22, Clinton County has 8, Tioga County  has 4.According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health as of midnight yesterday, there were 2,975 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and 40 new deaths. Lycoming County has 19 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, 7 in the ICU and 2 on ventilators

LEAD TESTING AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS
There is a Voluntary Lead in Child Care and School Drinking Water Testing Program available in Pennsylvania.  According to the Wolf Administration this is another component of the lead free initative he started in 2019.   All schools and child care programs in Pennsylvania are eligible to benefit from a $1.74 million  federal grant for testing and related training.  PENNVEST launched the program  and information about registering for testing is available at leadfree.pa.gov.

RAISE THE REGION STARTS TODAY
Raise the Region stars this afternoon with a live broadcast  on Backyard broadcasting stations kicking off a 30 hour fundraising campaign with the First Community Partnership of Pennsylvania  and Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships Over 270 local non-profit organizations are involved in the online fundraiser meant to increase individual funding across the Susquehanna Valley.  All donations through the online portal at raise the region dot org are tax deductible.

SPORTS
HS Varsity District 2-4 Class 6A Sub Regional
Williamsport beat Wilkes-Barre 58-43
District 4 Class AAAA Semi Finals
Mifflinburg beat Montoursville 70 to 64, Danville be Athens 8639,

Girls Varsity Basketball District 4 Class AAA
Loyalsock over Towanda 65-48, Bloomsburg over Warrior Run 62-44

NBA Tonight
Wizards and Grizzlies play in Memphis @8 , Spurs and Mavericks are in Dallas @8:30
NHL
Penguins beat the Rangers 4-2, Flyers beat the Sabres 5-4, Islanders beat the Bruins 2-1, Capitals over the Devils 5-4, Hurricanes beat the Predators 3-2, Panthers over the Blue Jackets 4-2, Jets over Maple Leafs 4-3, Lightning over Red Wings 4-3, Stars beat the Blackhawks 6-1.

MUNCY WOMAN FILES FALSE POLICE REPORT FOR ALLEGED ABDUCTION
A Muncy woman is charged with several misdemeanors after she brandished a gun following her confronting a man she thought to be inappropriately speaking with a juvenile in a Pennsdale convenience store parking lot.  According to North Central PA dot com, State police in Montoursville said 28 year old Alyssa Mae Fuller of Muncy reportedly called in an attempted child abduction.  But police say it was a false report and the man allegedly accused, 24 year old Michael Kula of Pennsdale, was allegedly assaulted by an unidentified man while in the parking area.  Kula later did tell police that he was speaking with a juvenile through social media.  Fuller was charged with six second-degree misdemeanors and is scheduled to appear before Judge Jon Edward Kemp on April 9.

BIDEN HARRIS BARN BURNED IN MIFFLIN COUNTY
A barn in Reedsville that served as a backdrop for the 2020 Biden presidential campaign has burned down and Mifflin County Regional Police have not said they are investigating any cases of arson at this time.  According to WGAL-tv, the barn that was painted in support of Biden and Harris, belonged to Robin and Lawrence Herst, but at 1 a.m. on Saturday morning multiple fire companies were called to the Tea Creek Road property to fight the blaze that destroyed the structure.  A GoFundMe page has been set up for the barn’s restoration, with a $10,000 goal.

GEISINGER RESUMING MORE SERVICES
Some hospital services are getting back to normal.  According to a press release, Geisinger Medical Center says they have been able to resume near normal levels of service using operating rooms and are reaching out again to patients for scheduling of non-emergency surgeries.  As far as appointments for COVID-19 vaccines, Geisinger says scheduling for new first dose appointments remain suspended as they work to reschedule 40,000 disrupted appointments due to weather and supply problems last month.

FINES FOR DUBOISTOWN RESIDENTS WHO DON’T CLEAR CARS FROM ROAD
At the Duboistown Borough Council meeting last Thursday, officials resolved that they will enforce cases of negligence when residents fail to move their vehicles from the street near their property and clearing sidewalks during snowstorms.  According to the Sun Gazette, moving forward this year, a resident will get one warning and then will charge a fifty dollar penalty.  During recent winter weather cars were not moved in a timely manner and it became an issue to replow roads that had already been done.   In other Duboistown business, the borough announced its yearly community yard sale will happen on May 1^st.

SHOTS FIRED IN WILLIAMSPORT SATURDAY
Three separate incidents in Williamsport resulted in reports of shots fired Saturday night. According to Williamsport bureau of Police, a call came in about 8pm for gunfire around the 1100 block of Almond St.  Later around 10pm there was another report of gunshots at the 1200 block of Vine Avenue and then 30 minutes later another report of shots fired came from that same area of Vine Ave.  Police responded to these incidents but no details have been released on whether an active investigation is underway.

13 YEAR-OLD THREATENS ANOTHER WITH A KNIFE
A juvenile threatened another person in Watsontown on Saturday afternoon with a knife. According to media outlets police say a 13-year-old male was charged after he allegedly made terroristic threats and recklessly endangered another person according to police. The unidentified juvenile was turned over to the Northumberland County juvenile probation department

PROGRAM TO ASSIST WITH CRIME INVESTIGATIONS
Williamsport city Council has approved a new tool for Williamsport police.   According to media outlets, in an effort to assist the department with evidence collection for crimes, accidents, and missing persons cases, Crimewatch was approved to be used as a digital site and interactive tool for law-enforcement so they can connect with residential or commercial surveillance cameras and  register them with the department. The program will also able be linked to mobile devices for ease of officer use and gathering additional information during investigations.

LOCAL MAN TAPPED FOR AMERICAN IDOL
23-year-old Brennan “Beane” Hepler a Montoursville native impressed the judges last night on American Idol and has  had his ticket punched to got to Hollywood and continue on through the program this season.  According to ABC, Hepler received a yes vote from judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, but a no from judge Luke Bryan .  Hepler was a member of Williamsport’s Uptown Music Collective and graduated from Berkley College of Music in 2019.

SPORTS

Boys HS Varsity Basketball from Saturday
North Penn Liberty over Lourdes 44-36, Wyalusing beat Northeast Bradford 60-54 Girls HS Varsity Basketball
Lourdes beat Sullivan County to 43-27, Southern Columbia beat Northeast Bradford 77-62

Boys HS Wrestling
P I-AA class AAA West Super Regional Williamsport’s Riley Bauer and Cael Nasdeao placed third and fourth respectively, and  in the AAA Central Mountain’s Luke Simcox placed second.  In the PIAA AA East SuperRegional Muncy’s Scott Johnson had a top four finish.  All four are now qualified for next week’s State Tournament in Hershey

NASCAR
Kyle Larson won Sunday driving for Hendrick Motorsports  at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in his first NASCAR Cup race since his suspension
Brad Keselowski was third followed by Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney in fifth

NBA All Star Game

Team LeBron beat team Durant 170 to 150

NHL

Capitals beat the Flyers 3-1, Penguins over the Rangers 5-1, Islanders beat the Sabre 5-2, Lightning beat the Blackhawks 6-3, Hurricanes over the Panthers 4-2, Devils beat the Bruins 1-nothing, Predators over the Stars 4-3, Senators over the Flames 4-3

RENOVO LOCKED DOWN WITH ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT
An active shooter who was taken into custody yesterday morning in Renovo has been taken into custody and is being treated at Lock Haven Hospital.  According to the Record Online, Gene Eaton of Sullivan Acres in Renovo is the alleged suspect and other media outlets report he shot a gun while walking through the borough at least ten times according to witnesses.  An emergency alert for residents to shelter in place came across broadcasting outlets about 8:25 yesterday morning, but police had the man in custody and the shelter in place order was lifted around 8:45 am.  Eaton is not a Renovo native but has lived in the borough for a few years.

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WILL TRANSITION TO POLICE DEPARTMENT
The school resource officer at South Williamsport Area School will transition to a new position there due to a new arrangement approved by the school board to have a school police officer at the school.  According to the Sun Gazette, Officer Michael Samar has served as the SRO at South Williamsport for three years and transitions under the new program July 1^st.  Dr. Mark Stamm, district superintendent said an agreement with the borough for a school police officer expands services and jurisdiction over students to include all student and school activities regardless of location.

ENERGY COMPANY PROMISES GREENER ACTIONS
The energy company that disposes of coal ash near Lake Chillisquaque and the surrounding land, called the Montour Preserve, says they will phase out coal-fired energy, halt the use of the disposal basin near the preserve and hand over the Montour Preserve to a group to be chosen by the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association.  According to the Sun Gazette, he move is in response to Talen Energy’s responsibility of the groundwater pollution from an ash dump next to Talen’s coal-fired power plant, not quite 2 miles south of the lake. Talen has plans to drain the coal disposal basin by October of 2028 and to donate funds for future owners of the Montour preserve for clean water programs.

MONTOURSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL DETAILS
Montoursville borough has approved a design for disc golf in Indian park.  According to the Sun Gazette, private fundraising is taking place to add the 18 hole course after interested parties asked the borough to consider it at the council meeting in January.  And in other business, council approved opening of the Montoursville brush pile for residents April 5^th to be open 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday.

MISSING TEEN’S BODY  FOUND IN SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
Police have identified the body found in the Susquehanna River on Saturday as Maverick Wilton, the 16 year old who has been missing from Williamsport since December.  According to the Northumberland County Coroner, dental x-rays were used in the identification process and the cause and manner of death is pending further testing following an autopsy. According to North CVetnral PA dot com, Maverick’s family have confirmed to State police that the body found is their son.  A G fund me account has been established to help the family.

GOP VOTES TO NOT CENSURE FELLOW REPUBLICAN
The Pennsylvania GOP stopped short of issuing a censure of Senator Pat Toomey Monday night during a virtual meeting that was continued from last week due to technical issues.  According to state committee members, the vote count was 128-124, with 13 abstaining, to approve a statement only expressing disappointment with Toomey. Locally Toomey is under fire from the Lycoming County Commissioners over not doing enough to help return air service to Williamsport after American Airline flights to Philadelphia are being lost later this month.

LOCAL COVID UPDATE
Lycoming County has 40 new cases of the virus, Northumberland County has 9,  Snyder has 11 new cases, Montour has three.  According to the PA Department of Health Statewide, new case numbers and   hospitalizations are coming down in North Central Pennsylvania. 2,564 new cases have been confirmed, and 74 new deaths have also reported.  Tuesday, there were  1,600 people hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide and 190 are on ventilators.

HOSPITALITY COMPANIES CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS
Governor Tom Wolf has announced a $145 million grant program for restaurants and other hospitality businesses in  all 67 counties in Pennsylvania based on population.  Grants will range from $5,000 to $50,000.You must sign up online by March 15. There is information about the COVID-19 Hospitality industry recovery program online HERE

SPORTS
HS Girls Varsity Basketball
District 4 Class AA Playoffs
South Williamsport beat Millville 29-23, Southern Columbia beat Muncy 58-24, Northeast Bradford beat Wyalusing 55-36

Tonight District 4 class AA HS Boys Basketball Playoffs
No. 8 Sayre takes on No.1 Muncy @7, Montgomery goes to Northeast Bradford at 7:30
Girls District 4 Class A Playoffs
Montgomery plays  Lourde’s at 6 PM, and North Penn-Liberty takes on Meadowbrook Christian a@7
HS Swimming D4 Championships @ Williamsport at 6 PM

Men’s Collegiate Basketball tonight
Minnesota comes to Penn State at  7pm

NBA
Grizzlies beat the Wizards 125 to 111, Celtics over at the Clippers 117 to 112, Hawks beat Heat 94 to 80, Spurs over the Knicks 119 to 93, Nuggets beat the Bucks 128-97, Suns beat the Lakers 114 to 104, Pistons and Raptors were postponed.
NBA Tonight
Jazz comes to Philly tonight for a 7 PM tip off with the 76ers,  Nets and the Rockets play in Houston at 7:30.

NHL
Penguins beat the Flyers 5-2, Islanders over the Devils 2-1, Rangers beat the Sabres 3-2, Blue Jackets over  Red Wings 4-1, Canadiens over the Senators 3-1, Jets beat the Canucks 5-2, Hurricanes beat the Predators 4-2, Lightning over Stars 2-nothing

MAN’S BODY FOUND IN SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
An unidentified body of a man was found in the Susquehanna River in Upper Augusta Township on Saturday afternoon during a call that originally began as a water rescue for first responders.  According to the Daily Item, State police from Milton and Stonington answered the call that came in about 3pm Saturday about the incident at the Shady Nook Boat Launch in Snyder County.  Shamokin Dam police, Selinsgrove Boat Rescue and the Northumberland County Chief Deputy Coroner were on the scene, no other information has been released about the victim or the circumstances.

ONE MAN SHOT, ANOTHER GOES TO JAIL
A Woodward township man has been taken into custody and charged with criminal homicide after a shooting that left a Beech Creek man dead Friday night.  According to the Sun Gazette, the Clinton County Coroner pronounced 21 year old Jakob Lee Haines dead at the scene, and police took 19 year old Brian St. John, III into custody following the shooting at his residence on Brewery Hollow Road.  An autopsy was performed Saturday in State College and determined the shooting to be a homicide.  At his arraignment Saturday morning, St John  was denied bail and will be in Clinton County Court on Tuesday.  Lamar State police and the Clinton COUnty DA are asking for information about the incident, contact ClintonDA.org to give information.

NEW QUARANTINE GUIDELINES
New quarantine guidance was announced Friday from the State Department of Health for people exposed to COVID-19 but who have been already fully vaccinated. They have said that if someone is fully vaccinated, they do not need to quarantine after an exposure to the virus. But if it’s been three months after you’ve been fully vaccinated, you should quarantine if you’ve been exposed and find you are symptomatic., the CDC is limiting quarantine guidance to 90 days while additional research is conducted.

LOCAL BANK TO BUILD IN SOUTH WILLIAMPSORT
The Muncy Bank and Trust Company is planning a new location to be built in South Williamsport on land purchased there on the site of the former Seventh-Day Adventist Church.  According to the Sun Gazette, administrators from the bank say the headquarters and operations center for the company will remain in Muncy but a four-story banking center is planned to be a full-service bank and administrative offices.  According to officials of South Williamsport borough, the bank could spark future development around Market and Hastings Street.  Seventh-Day Adventist Church announced they were selling the property for  a new church and school at the site of their current school on Fleming Street.  Bank Construction should be complete in 2022.

PHILLY MEN CHARGED WITH ROBBING LOCAL PHARMACY
Two Southeastern Pennsylvania men were charged recently for a burglary that occurred in January in Mount Pleasant Mills.  According to State police, this isn’t he first time  28-year old Derick Haines and 38-year old Christopher Welch have been charged with pharmacy burglaries, but this incident happened at the Shade Mountain Pharmacy.  After an investigation, state police discovered the two Philadelphia men were their suspects with help from New Jersey police. They have been charged with charged with burglary, criminal trespass, attempted theft, and criminal mischief.

MAN WHO THREATENED EMPLOYEE BEING SOUGHT
A man with a face tattoo is being sought by Selinsgrove State police after an incident at the Ulta Beauty store in which he was asked to wear a mask and began screaming obscenities inside the store.  The unknown male is in his thirties and was captured on surveillance cameras.  The man left the area in a dark red SUV.  Witnesses say he used a threatening hand motion toward the manager of the store as welkl.  If you h ave information for police call them in Selinsgrove  570- 374-8145.

LAWMAKERS PROPOSE A BILL ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO OPT-OUT OF VACCINE
There was a public hearing last Thursday in Harrisburg that about a proposed Pennsylvania House bill would give workers the right to refuse to get a vaccination or invasive medical test required by an employer.  According to PennLive, House Bill 262 would make it illegal for employers to fire, threaten, retaliate against or discriminate against employees who opt out of a vaccine or invasive medical test. Employers could be sued for violating the law, Rep. Russ Diamond of Lebanon County is sponsoring the bill and said it’s a matter of sticking up for personal liberties.

DOH COVID TOOL UPDATED
The Department of Health has announced new updates for the PA COVID Alert App and the  new ‘Your Turn’ tool.  According to the Department of Health, users can now access the ‘Your Turn’ tool to track state and county level COVID-19 vaccine metrics,  set a reminder for when it’s time to receive a second dose if necessary and also a link to the CDC’s vaccine side affects tracker tool. Now that the Johnson and Johnson one-dose vaccine was approved over the weekend, the DOH is awaiting guidance from the FDA and CDC, on next steps for vaccination of Pennsylvanians.

SPORTS
HS Boys Basketball from Saturday
Williamsport beat Susquehanna Township 60 to 57, Danville beat Saint John Neumann 80 to 57, N. Penn liberty beat Canton 54-48, Wellsboro beat Towanda 68-39, Loyalsock beat Athens 94-57 and Selinsgrove beat Mifflin County 45-39
HS Girls Basketball from Saturday
Millville beat Muncy 27-26, Towanda beat North Penn Mansfield 59-28, South Williamsport beat Canton 36-32

The D4 basketball playoffs kick off tomorrow –For the girls,  Lewisburg is the top seed in Class AAAA, with South Williamsport and Loyalsock number 3 seeds in Class AA and AAA tournaments, and on the Boys side, North Penn Liberty, Muncy and Loyalsock are top seeds in their respective classes with defending champion Montoursville at 3rd in AAAA, Saint John Neumann is 2^nd seed for the Class A teams.

NASCAR
At the Dixie vodka 400 in Homestead-Miami, William Byron got the checkered flag followed by Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex, Jr., Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick in fifth

NHL
Flyers beat the Sabres 3-three nothing, Islanders meet the Penguins 2-nothing, Bruins over the Rangers 4-1, Predators beat the Blue Jackets 3-1, Capitals beat the Devils 3-2, Blackhawks beat the Red Wings 7-2

NBA
Bucks beat the Clippers 105 to 100, Celtics beat the Wizards 111 to 110, the Knicks beat the Pistons 109 to 90, the Heat beat Hawks 109 to 99, Grizzlies over the Rockets 133 to 84, Lakers beat the Warriors 117 to 91, Suns beat Timberwolves 118 to 99, Hornets beat the Kings 127 to 126, the Bulls and Raptors were postponed
NBA tonight
The Pacers come to Philadelphia at 7pm and Brooklyn’s in Texas to play San Antonio at 8:30