MOTORIST SENTENCED FOR CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT
A driver who seriously injured another motorist in March of 2018 is heading to jail this week.  43 year old Jason Wilson was sentenced to 9 to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to 3^rd degree felony accident involving injury charges on December 6^th and will begin serving this Friday. According to North Central PA dot com, Wilson crossed a double yellow line at 7:30 am March 2^nd 2018, after exiting a downhill curve on Route 87 just north of Carey Hill Road in Montoursville. Wilson’s vehicle slammed into the driver’s side of Alison B. Landgrebe’s Jeep. Both drivers sustained serious injuries.  Wilson was alSo charged with driving under a suspended license.  He must serve jail time, pay restitution, fines, attend an impact panel and perform 100 hours of community service.

NEW BOARD MEMBER AT JERSEY SHORE SCHOOLS
The Jersey Shore Area School board approved a new board member last night.  According to the Sun Gazette, David Becker was voted in by a 6-2 vote after answering questions from board members about their opinions and qualifications surrounding school curriculum and working with taxpayer dollars.  Becker, from Piatt Township, fills the seat available after Kelly Wasson resigned last month to take a full time position at the school district.  Becker is a former district teacher, currently instructing IT at Penn College.  The next Jersey Shore Area School Board meeting is January 13^th.

INMATES RAISE MONEY FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
An inmate organization at SCI Coal Township has donated to the Northumberland-Snyder County Special Olympics.  Inmate members of the Triumph organization, coordinated a fund drive in November and presented a check for 5 thousand dollars to representatives of the group last week.  Another inmate group at SCI Coal Township, The Lifeline Organization, donated $1000 to the Mount Carmel Food Pantry.

OFFICIALS WARN OF DOG LICENSE SCAM
Officials from the Commonwealth of PA have caught certain websites offering fraudulent Pennsylvania dog licenses, according to the PA Department of Agriculture.  WKOK reports that the general rule about purchasing a license for your dog when searching the internet is to only use addresses that end in dot gov.  Dot com websites offering dog licenses have a more likely potential to be a scam. Lycoming County residents can start a search at license your dog pa.pa.gov.   All dogs three months or older must be licensed by Jan. 1 of each year. An annual license is $8.50  and if the animal is spayed or neutered, the annual fee is $6.50.

HEROIN DEALER SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON
A city man who sold heroin to a confidential informant in Williamsport has been sentenced to 2 years in State Prison.  According to North Central PA dot com, the incident occurred on Tinsman Avenue in Williamsport on January 2, 2019.  Court reports say 27 year old Savoy J. Jennings, also known as “Vortex,” pleaded guilty to one ungraded felony count of possession with intent to deliver heroin on December 3 in Lycoming County Court .

FUNERAL CAN MOVE FORWARD IN TREVORTON ABUSE CASE
A judge has ruled in the case of Arabella Parker’s funeral arrangements.  The 3 year old girl who is the victim in the alleged Trevorton abuse case that sent parker’s mother Samantha Delcamp and the boyfriend Jahrid Brugess to prison on abuse charges.  A Northumberland County judge ruled in favor of Parker’s Aunt and legal guardian, Mandy Kegler and her wishes to have the child cremated and a funeral proceed.  That ruling will supersede the wishes of Parker’s jailed father, Karl Parker, who at SCI Coal Township on a DUI charge.  Arabella Parker died of her injuries November 22^nd of this year

REGIONALIZATION APPROVED FOR SOUTHSIDE, DUBOISTOWN
An agreement has been reached and approved between South Williamsport and DuBoistown providing police protection for both communities and the promise of more hours of patrol availability.  The South Williamsport and DuBoistown Borough Councils say the boroughs will share 10 officers and use the DuBoistown police station as a sub-station.  A law enforcement contract makes DuBoistown Chief Norman Hager a borough community resource officer on probationary status for 6 months.  DuBoistown will pay about 118 thousand dollars a year with 3 percent salary increases over 5 years.  South Williamsport’s costs will not change. The agreement is in place for the start of 2020.

PRESIDENT TRUMP COMES TO HERSHEY TONIGHT
President Donald Trump will be at Hershey’s Giant Center tonight in one of multiple campaign stops in battleground states as the impeachment inquiry moves forward. According to the York Daily Record, President Trump will be accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence during a “Keep America Great” rally at 7pm., the first time the president and vice president have appeared together in Hershey since they came for the “Thank You” tour on Dec. 15, 2016.  This will be the president’s 35th visit to Pennsylvania since announcing his candidacy during the 2016 election.

INJURY ACCIDENT IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP
An accident involving injuries has occurred in Loyalsock township that shut down a major roadway around 7:45 this morning.  According to scanner reports, the crash blocked the 2100 block of Northway Road.  Emergency medical crews arrived on the scene and treated at least one patient who was reportedly unconscious from the wreck.  Northway Road was blocked south of the accident at 4 mile drive and north of the accident at Northway Road and Northway Road Extension, however the road reopened around 8:30am.

Sports
NFL – Monday Night Football – Eagles came back in the second half to beat the Giants 23 to 17 in OT
NBA
LA clippers beat the Pacers 110 to 99, Celtics beat the Cavaliers 110 to 88, Kings beat the Rockets 119 to 118, Bucks beat Magic 110 to 101, Pistons over the Pelicans 105 to 103, Raptors beat the Bulls 93 to 92, Suns beat the Timberwolves 125 to 109, Thunder over Jazz 104 to 90, and Grizzlies beat the Warriors 110 to 102
NHL
NY Islanders beat Lightning 5 to 1, Blue Jackets beat Capitals 5 to 2, Senators beat Bruins 5 to 2 and Flames over Avalanche 5 to 4
HS Girls Basketball
Hughesville beat Jersey shore 42-16, Lourdes beat Sullivan County 41 to 40, Loyalsock over Mifflinburg 58 to 44, Montgomery beat Troy 44 to 17, Mount Carmel over Lewisburg 61 to 29, South Williamsport beat Saint John Neumann 77 to 8, and Central Mountain beat Milton 43 to 36.
HS Boys Basketball
Montoursville over Warrior Run 46 to 30, Old Forge beat South Williamsport 63 to 51, and Hughesville beat Troy 64 to 40

WOMAN THROWS BRICK THROUGH CAR WINDOW
A Williamsport woman went to jail last week for throwing a brick through a window of a car and injuring a child inside.  According to the North Central PA dot com, police say 31 year old, Jessica N. Lane, was intoxicated and shattered the driver’s side window of a vehicle in Williamsport around 8:45 pm on November 28^th and later admitted to police that she struck the child  with a closed fist twice.  Emergency service treated the child at the scene and Lane was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child.  She was unable to make the 25,000 straight bail and was taken to Lycoming County prison.

LOCAL HOSPITAL CLOSING NEXT YEAR
UPMC Susquehanna Community Hospital Sunbury will be closing its doors by March 31^st 2020 according to an announcement yesterday by UPMC Susquehanna President Steven Johnson.  The Daily Item reports that the closing will eliminate 150 local jobs and could leave Sunbury without a local hospital for the first time in 120 years.   According to 2017 tax filings, the hospital reported a $2 million deficit.  According to Johnson, citing market data, patients are utilizing facilities other than UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury for their care prompting the closing.

CITY BUDGET APPROVED WITH A TAX-HIKE
A proposed budget for the City of Williamsport was passed by City Council on the first reading at a meeting last night but, it included a tax-hike, counter to the no-tax hike proposal Mayor Campana submitted last month.  The Council voted 6-1 to approve the budget as read but added a tax increase.  It amounts to .25 mills, bringing real estate taxes to 15 dollars and 72 cents per one thousand dollars of assessed property value.  Mayor-elect and Councilman Derek Slaughter, was the dissenting vote.  According to the Sun Gazette, personnel costs are 85 percent of the overall spending plan.

SO. CO. TIGERS COULD MAKE PA HISTORY
The Southern Columbia High School football team is heading to Hershey Stadium today at 1pm to hopefully make state history. It could be their 10^th PIAA Class 2A state title and third in a row, when the Tigers face Avonworth out of District 7. According to WKOK, head coach Jim Roth wants to see victory for his five seniors on a team with a record breaking win for most championships in the state. The team earned their state appearance today by beating Richland last Friday 49-27.

TWO INMATES CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Incidents have taken place in the Northumberland County Prison that have led to the arrest of two inmates.  According to the Daily Item Brett Landau was charged with simple assault and harassment there after a planned and unprovoked attack that injured another inmate November 2^nd, and 27 year old Kyle McDaniel was also charged with simple assault for an attack of an inmate November 27^th.  The local magistrate handle the cases according to the Northumberland county District Atrtorney.

SUNBURY MAYOR REACTS TO HOSPITAL CLOSING
Sunbury Mayor Kurt Karlovich made a statement yesterday addressing information he received about UPMC Sunbury closing the Community Hospital next year.  Karlovich confirmed that he only learned that the hospital entity was closing it’s doors through media channels.  He made note of the recent request by UPMC to become tax exempt as a non-profit system, but noted that the group stated publicly on their website that they provided 1.2 billion dollars of IRS-defined community benefits in 2019.. The mayor also told WKOK that he is committed to bring another medical facility to step in where UPMC has now decided to step away. Sunbury City Administrator Jody Ocker said the city did receive a courtesy call from UPMC President Bob Cane later Thursday morning.

COMMISSIONERS APPROVE REFINANCING
Refinancing of bonds for capital projects for water and sewage was approved by the Lycoming County Commissioners at Thursday’s meeting, according to the Sun Gazette.  Taking advantage of the lower interest rates were the motivation behind the refinancing The approval is expected to bring a cost savings of at least $150,000 for the Lycoming County Water & Sewage Authority.

PENNDOT WILL DEDICATE BRIDGES TO FALLEN COWORKERS
PennDOT announced yesterday a statewide effort to memorialize fallen employees with bridge dedications for employees who died while on duty since 1970.  PennDOT will work with the General Assembly to pass a naming authorization bill in the spring 2020 legislative session.  PennDOT’s intent, with the involvement the family, is to honor each fallen PennDOT worker as an acknowledgement of their service to Pennsylvania. .  The initiative was inspired by the naming of a bridge in Northumberland County for PennDOT District 3 employee Harold “Don” Whipple, who was killed in the line of duty in 2016.

SEDA-COG NAMES NEW OFFICERS
Board officers for SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) were elected at Wednesday’s public meeting. Columbia County Commissioner Rich Ridgway, was elected president; Juniata County Commissioner Mark Partner, first vice president; Mifflin County Commissioner Kevin Kodish, second vice president, Larry Reisinger of Perry County, secretary; and Dennis Van Benthuysen of Snyder County, treasurer.  The SEDA-COG board is a 22-member, county-based policy board representing both public and private sectors. Appointments and reappointments for SEDA-COG board members will take place in January.

Sports

NFL Thursday night football the Bears beat the Cowboys 31-20
NBA – Wizards beat the 76ers 119 to 113, Rockets beat the Raptors 119 to 109, Nuggets beat the Knicks 129 to 92, Suns beat the Pelicans 139 to 132.
NHL – Blackhawks beat the Bruins 4-3, Avalanche over the Canadians 3-2, Wild beat Lightning 5-4, Islanders over the Golden Knights 3-2, Coyotes beat the Flyers 3-1, Hurricanes over the Sharks 3-2, Rangers beat the Blue Jackets 3-2, Stars over the Jets 3-2, and the Flames beat the Sabres 4-3
College Wrestling – Bucknell beat Bloomsburg 24 to 13
HS Football P I-AA Class AAAA Championship – Thomas Jefferson beat Dallas 46-7 winning their fourth title last night in Hershey, PA.
In NASCAR Chase Elliot has been named most popular driver  in the sport by racing fans for the second consecutive year. His father, Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, held the record for the award, winning 15 consecutive years until he removed his name from consideration in 2002.