MONTGOMERY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING FUNDS

A woman from Montgomery who served as the business director of a non-profit food pantry is facing felony theft charges after allegedly stealing over 40 thousand dollars from the organization.  According to the Sun Gazette, the treasurer of Footprints of Montgomery food Pantry reported irregularities in the bank account to state police which led to the discovery of the missing money.  Police allege that  50 year old Shawn Gawblick, who left the business director position in February, illegally withdrew over 30 thousand dollars from the businesses bank account and misappropriated another almost 10 thousand for her personal expenses.  Police said in court recently that Gawblick has an extensive criminal history including theft by deception and forgery.  She is free on 25 thousand dollars bail.

PA TROOPER TRIAL BRINGS GUILTY VERDICT

The jury in the week-long trial of the PA state trooper involved in the deadly crash in Tioga County that killed a 47 year old teacher from the Troy Area School District  returned a guilty verdict of vehicular homicide Friday.  According to the Sun Gazette, court records say Michael Brown illegally crossed a double yellow line along Route 6 last February 11, attempting to pass a car and struck Christine Woodward in an oncoming vehicle – she died at the scene. A judge in Columbia County has yet to set a sentencing date, Brown remains free on bail until then.

BRIDGE WORK IN WATSONTOWN

Work will close the Watsontown River Bridge for three weeks as part of a preservation project, starting today.  According to PennDOT, Brimmer Avenue will be closed Tuesday between Route 15 in White Deer Township, Union County and Elm/Canal streets in Watsontown.  There will be work including deck patching, placement of an epoxy overlay, and milling and paving of the bridge approaches. A detour using Main Street, Route 44, and Route 15 will be in place until approximately Wednesday, June 26^th.

BACTERIA LEVELS COULD LOWER THIS WEEK

The high coliform levels that closed swimming at Raymond B. Winter State Park Halfway Lake over the weekend could be at an acceptable level to return to swimming early this week.  According to the Daily Item, park officials say that during routine testing after the heavy rain last week, the bacteria levels were at 300 per 100 milliliter when it needs to be below 245.  The results of new samples from the lake are expected back today or tomorrow and officials are confident the bacteria levels will be back to normal, resulting in a potential announcement of the reopening of Halfway Lake at the Union County Park.

TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR DRUG DEALING

A Williamsport man was arrested after he delivered 10 bags of fentanyl, that later got into the hands of a confidential informant in February.  According to North Central PA dot com, 47 year old Kyiem Randy Bradshaw is known by police for alleged numerous fentanyl deals within Williamsport, and they say Bradshaw assisted a dealer named Stevie Sanso and the police informant over the phone, directing the two on the type of drugs available and where they could come to pick them up.  When they arrived at a residence near Third and Walnut Street, Sanso was given the fentanyl.  Both Bradshaw and Senso were later charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility.  Both men posted 50 thousand dollars bail.

POLICE SEEK TWO SUSPECTS WHO STOLE FROM VAPE SHOP

Police are seeking two suspects who police say stole cartons of cigarettes after they broke into the Muncy Puff Express store last Tuesday.  According to North Central PA dot com, the theft happened just before 3am at the East Water Street location after a rear door was forced open.  State Police at Montoursville said the suspects damaged the door and fled the scene after the theft.  Contact Muncy police at 570-546-8384 if you have information that would help the investigation. 

MORE RECYCLING OPTIONS IN UNION COUNTY

There are new recycling options for electronic waste in Union County.  According to the Daily Item, officials from the county say ReWorld and Goodwill Keystone Area recently announced they will provide free electronic waste recycling in 42 locations in 22 central and southeastern Pennsylvania counties, with the closest location in our region at the Goodwill Store & Donation Center, 175 International Drive, Lewisburg.  This will be the drop-off point for a wide variety of e-waste items from televisions and computers to other household electronics, with a goal to collect half a million pounds of electronic waste within the first year.  Officials from Goodwill say If the electronics cannot be repaired and sold, they will be responsibly recycled by ReWorld.

FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY NEXT WEEK

In in the spirit of the upcoming Flag Day observation in the US on June 14^th, there will be a flag retiring ceremony  hosted by the Coal Township VFW Post 317 on June 11^th.  According to the News Item, the public is encouraged to bring any old or tattered flags they want retired to the Coal Township Municipal Building, 801 W. Lynn Street next Tuesday at 6pm.  The dedicated drop-box for the proper disposal of tattered flags at the Coal Township VFW which was started in 2003 and has since collected more than 700,000 flags.

SPORTS

PIAA HS Softball  State Playoffs 1^st Round
Class A –      Old Forge 6                            Bucktail 3
Double A –   South Williamsport 15           Brandywine Heights 3
                     Bald Eagle Area 2                  Muncy 0
Triple A –    Midd-West 6                  Littlestown 2
                     Loyalsock  4                Mid Valley  2
Quad A –     Valley View 6               Jersey Shore 3
Class 5A –   Central Mountain 10     Penn Trafford 0
Class 6A –   Downingtown East 4     Williamsport 1
HS Baseball Playoffs 1^st Round
Class A –     MMI Prep 11                Millville 1
Double A –  Tri-Valley 10                 South Williamsport 9
                   Bald Eagle Area 9                   Lakeview 3
Quad A  –    Danville 6                      Scranton Prep 1
                   Indiana 3                        Bellefonte 0
Class 5A –   Selinsgrove 11               Lampeter-Strasburg 4

MLB
Phillies  3             Brewers  1
Mets  8                 Nationals 7
Orioles  7             Blue Jays  2
Angles 2               Padres  1
D’backs  4                     Giants 2
MLB Today
Dodgers vs  Pirates  6:40pm
Brewers  vs Phillies  6:40pm
Mets vs Nationals  6:45pm
Twins vs Yankees  7:05pm TBS
Orioles  vs Blue Jays   7:07pm

NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1
Oilers vs Panthers  8pm ABC Sat. June 8^th

NBA Finals Game 1 Thursday June 6, 2024
Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics  8:30pm ABC
Game 2 Sunday 6/9 8pm ABC