FORMER OFFICERS ASK FOR A DELAY IN THEIR FEDERAL TRIAL

An attorney for three former police officers from Mount Carmel is asking that the federal trial set to begin on November 6^th be delayed for 90 days.  According to the Daily Item, Former officers Kyle Schauer and Jonathan McHugh and retired Lt. David Donkochik were indicted in July for using excessive force against citizens who they were arresting from 2018 through 2021.  A defense attorney filed a motion to delay, but US District Judge Matthew Brann has not ruled on it.  Authorities say the officers allegedly made sure video of the arrests was not captured by police cameras and failed to take steps to ensure that footage involving the incidents was preserved.

ANOTHER GUILTY PLEA FOR MAN FROM LEMONT

A man from Lemont this week pleaded guilty in Clinton County Court for charges connected to an armed robbery from earlier this year.   According to North Central PA dot com, 36 year old Craig Steven Hauke-Miller was arrested after a high speed chase following the robbery at a convenience store in February, and has  been sentenced to 3 to 14 years for that crime, in addition to more time for attempting to escape from the Clearfield County Jail in May.  The most recent case of fleeing, reckless endangerment and possession of drug parphrenalia could earn Hauke-Miller a maximum of 31 years in prison.  His sentencing is next month.

MAN ASSAULTS VICTIM WITH A CANE

A Sunbury man accused of assault is facing felony charges from an incident in September.  According to the Daily Item, 65-year-old Edwin Alequin-Martinez Sr allegedly hit the victim in the head with a cane at the 300 block of South Fourth Street in Sunbury.  The victim sustained cuts and bruises fromteh incident.  Police say they identified Alequin-Martinez through sureviellance footage in the area and will have a court date in the near future. 

LOCAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS USING DONATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Thanks to money donated by local businesses, student athletes on the Montoursville football team now have protective coverings provided for their helmets to help make practices safer.  According to the Sun Gazette, varsity and junior high students were recently given Guardian Caps, the same that NFL required players to use for a time during training camp which reduced the rate of head injuries for linemen, linebackers and tight ends. In the wake of losing varsity football player,  Max Engel, recently to a fatal head injury, Montoursville Warriors Head Coach Joe Hanna said he plans to have his players continue to wear the extra protection to reduce impact to their heads through the hard shells of the helmets striking each other.

SHOOTING IN SUNBURY

There was police activity because of a shooting in Sunbury last night.  According to the Daily Item, multiple agencies responded to reports of shots fired near 438 Market St and a witness told emergency communications that they heard about 6 shots and that a person was lying in the street across from the former Sunbury Police Department building.  Police shut down Market Street from Fourth Street to Fifth Street to conduct an investigation last night, and the Northumberland County Deputy Coroner was on the scene before midnight, but no other information has been released at this time.

PARENTS OF ABANDONED BOY BEING SOUGHT BY POLICE

Two people from Northumberland County are missing after police say they left a 4 year old boy behind at a McDonalds in Danville in September.  According to State police, 40 year old Tristan McGill and Nicolle Ierley allegedly left their child in a play area at the Montour County fast food restaurant and he wandered in the drive thru line and outside the facility before the employees got him to safety.  McGill and Ierley are missing and arrest warrants have been issued for the pair.  If you have information, call state police.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DENOUNCES SYMBOL FOUND AT BUCKNELL

The President of Bucknell has issued a social media statement after a swastika was found recently on a wall in a residence hall on campus.  Dr John Bravman said he is outraged and disappointed about the vandalism and took swift action, quickly concluding the conduct process.  Bravman went on to say that hateful speech, acts or symbols — directed toward any individual or group — have no place at Bucknell and that they are subject to prosecution by law enforcement.  Any student, faculty or staff member who experiences hate speech or discrimination should report the incident according to  Bucknell’s Bias Incident Policy.

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY IN WILKES-BARRE

There will be a Veterans Day ceremony next week at the Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center.  According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the program will take place on November 8^th, and will include key note speaker, Retired United States Air Force Colonel Carmen Perone who served with both the United States Strategic Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.. The event will take place in the Recreation room of the Wilkes-Barre VA facility on East End Avenue next Wednesday at 10am.

SPORTS

PIAA D4 Boys Soccer Championships
Class A Benton 1                    East Juniata 0
Class 2A Midd-West 1  Cntrl Columbia 0
PIAA D4 Girls Soccer Championships
Class A  S. Wmsprt 3    Mdowbrk Christ. 2
Class 2A Cntrl Columbia 3  Montoursville 0
District II/IV Class 4A Semifinals
Williamsport 2     Wyoming Valley W.  1
D4 Volleyball
Class A  S. Wmsprt 3  Cowansque Valley 2
Williamsport plays Delaware Valley Tomorrow 1pm in Milford

PIAA HS Football Playoffs Tonight 7pm
Class A Northwest vs Bucktail
AA Quarterfinal
Towanda vs Line Mountain
AAA Quarterfinals
Athens vs Danville
Warrior Run vs Mifflinburg
Backyard Broadcasting Game of the Week
Cowanesque Valley vs Loyalsock

NFL Thursday Night Football
Steelers 20 Titans 16

NFL Sunday
Miami vs Kansas City / Frankfurt 9:30am NFL Net
Seattle @ Baltimore 1pm CBS
Dallas @ Philadelphia 4:25pm FOX
NY Giants @ Las Vegas 4:25pm
Buffalo @ Cincinnati 8:20pm NBC

NCAA Football
Notre Dame @ Clemson 12pm ABC
Navy @ Temple 2pm ESPN+
Florida State @ Pitt 3:30pm ESPN
Penn State @ Maryland 3:30pm FOX

NBA
76’ers 114  Raptors 99
Pelicans 125 Pistons 116
Magic 115 Jazz 113
Spurs 132  Suns 121
NBA Tonight
Knicks vs Bucks 7:30pm ESPN
Mavericks vs Nuggets 10pm ESPN

NASCAR Cup Series Championship Sunday
Phoenix Raceway
Pre Race coverage 2pm Green Flag racing 3pm
Twin Valley’s Talk Radio Network WILQ’s HD3

CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH FRAUD

A Unityville man is facing charges for failing to complete a construction project on Roderick Road last year.  According to the Sun Gazette, 28 year old contractor Brandon Lee O’Connell, faces the felony charges after he allegedly failed to complete a $65,000 home-improvement project in April 2022. Court records say O’Connell and the victim signed a contract in which the work was to be completed in three to four months.  After almost that amount was invested and the work was not done over repeated visits to the site,O’Connell was charged with home improvement fraud, theft by deception and fraudulent business practices, O’Connell has waived his preliminary hearing and is free on $50,000 bail.

TWO WOMEN CHARGED FOR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS

Two young women from Lock Haven are facing intimidation of a witness charges for threatening a pregnant teenage girl who had provided a statement to police about an incident in which they were allegedly involved in August.  According to North Central PA dot com, Natia Caris and Jasmine Crissman, both 18, yelled at the victim as they drove past her near the 100 block of Bellefonte Avenue.  Police say Crissman, prior to confronting the victim, jumped from the moving car that she was riding in. No bail was listed for either woman.

DRUG CHARGES DROPPED

Drug charges against a Williamsport couple have been thrown out by a Lycoming County District Judge.  According to the Sun Gazette, 62 year old Jack Larue Howlett, and his wife, 54 year old Barbara Lynn Howlett were facing charges of an alleged sale of almost 4 grams of methamphetamine , but there was no evidence presented in court to support the charges, and each of the counts of possession and conspiracy were dropped.  Original charges were filed in March of 2023.

UPTOWN MUSIC COLLECTIVE FUNDRAISING TO START

The Uptown Music collective has begun their annual campaign for the nonprofit school of music for it’s 23^rd year and has announced that tuition fees have remained the same.  According to Assistant Executive director, Jared Mondell, the goal for 2023-24 is 40 thousand dollars and the school’s programming wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of its donors.  First in this year’s performance line-up includes It Came From the ‘80s: New Wave to Pop Rock at the Community Arts Center Stage 7:30 p.m. on Friday November 10 and Saturday November 11^th. Get tickets at caclive.com and information about the school and the shows at uptown music dot org.

HOME HEALTH WORKER CHARGED WITH EXPLOITING PATIENT

A home health worker is now free on bail after she was accused of exploiting the elderly patient for whom she was caring, by using her credit cards to pay her utility bill.  According to North Central PA dot com, Mill Hall police say 45 year old Shannon Marie Schenck of Lock Haven had permission to use the victim’s card one time to pay a one thousand dollar electric bill in September, but she continued to pay bills with the card.  Police say Schenk negotiated with them, confessing to some offenses and later not appearing for an interview about the incident with law enforcement.  She has now been charged with felony financial exploitation of care of a dependent person and access device fraud, and has a preliminary hearing in December.

ELDERLY WOMAN ROBBED

An elderly woman from Beaver Springs recently told police she was the victim of a robbery.  According to North Central PA dot com, Pennsylvania State police at Selinsgrove responded to the home of the 82 year old woman on Deerfield street in Spring Township, who said 17 hundred dollars in cash and her checkbook were missing.  She told officers the theft occurred sometime between 9am on October 24th and 9:30pm on October 27^th.  If you have information call PA State Police at 570 374-8145. 

EV COURSES EXPANDED AT PENN COLLEGE

Penn College has added more new technology to its curriculum and adapted their education offerings in the field of Electrical Vehicle systems after only offering a one-credit course in a Hybrid Vehicles for 10 previous years.  According to Penn College, with the rapid expansion of the EV market, this semester was the first to offer the new three-credit course for Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology. The two faculty members in the emphasis, Christopher Holley, and Charles Probst were both recently credentialed as EV Pro+ certified instructors.  Two 2023 all-electric vehicles, were also recently donated by Blaise Alexander Hyundai in State College.

FFA FRUIT FUNDRAISER ON MIFFLINBURG

The annual fruit fundraiser with the Mifflinburg FFA has begun and this year!  According to the Daily Item, the MFFA has teamed up with Pee Jay’s Fresh Fruit to offer peck and half-peck fruit baskets that are hand-packed by the students themselves. Contact any Mifflinburg FFA member or order online at http://FreshFruitOrder.org/MifflinburgFFA or email Jarod Armstrong at [email protected]. Orders are being taken until Nov. 19 and will be delivered Dec. 5.  Funds raised help support FFA members for field trips, conferences and competitions.

SPORTS

PIAA D4 HS Soccer Tonight
3A Girls Finals
Selinsgrove vs Shikellamy @ Midd-West HS 6pm
3A Boys Finals
Mifflinburg vs. Selinsgrove @ Midd-West HS – 8pm
(tickets @ piaad4.net)
HS Volleyball Finals Tomorrow 11/2
CV vs South Williamsport @ Athens HS  – 5pm

MLB
World Series Game 4
Rangers 11           Diamondbacks 7  TEX leads 3-1
MLB Tonight
World Series Game 5
Rangers vs Diamondbacks Game 5 8:03pm FOX

NBA
Knicks 109                     Cavaliers 91
Spurs 115            Suns 114
Clippers 118        Magic 102

NHL
Kings 4                 Maple Leafs 1
Canucks 5            Predators  2

NFL Tomorrow/Thursday
Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15pm Prime Video
NFL Sunday
Miami vs Kansas City / Frankfurt 9:30am NFL Net
Seattle @ Baltimore 1pm CBS
Dallas @ Philadelphia 4:25pm FOX
NY Giants @ Las Vegas 4:25pm
Buffalo @ Cincinnati 8:20pm NBC

NCAA Football Saturday
Notre Dame @ Clemson 12pm ABC
Navy @ Temple 2pm ESPN+
Florida State @ Pitt 3:30pm ESPN
Penn State @ Maryland 3:30pm FOX

FATAL ACCIDENT IN ELYSBURG

A two vehicle crash resulted in one fatality Sunday morning near Elysburg. According to Ralpho Township police the accident involved a pick up and a car on Route 54 at Yucha Road around 8:30am.  Both drivers were injured and taken to Geisinger Medical Center and one was pronounced dead at the hospital. According to the Press Enterprise, 69 year old William Hopkins, of Summit Station, died from his injuries, according to Montour County Coroner.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER USING CHAINSAW TO CUT INTO HOME

Woodward Township police took a Lock Haven man into custody after he vandalized a home that he had been asked to leave last Saturday evening. According to North Central PA dot com, 41 year old William Lewis Dale threatened officers and negotiated with them for 30 minutes outside a home at the 30 block of Crist Lane after he had stalked the home and then finally attempted to cut a window out of the structure with a chainsaw because the occupants wouldn’t buy him alcohol.  Dale also allegedly fought with police and kicked the seats of the police cruiser after he had been taken into custody.  Dale has been charged with criminal trespassing, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and more, and is being held at the Lycoming County Prison on 25 thousand dollars bail.

OLD LYCO TOWNSHIP SEEKS TO HIRE A FORENSIC AUDITOR

In an effort to discover why there are discrepancies in the books from 2018 through present day in Old Lycoming Township, the supervisors there are now actively seeking a firm to perform a forensic audit.  According to the Sun Gazette, the newly appointed township Open records Officer, Ann Marie Brown, says the discrepancies have to do with missing Act 13 funds or natural gas impact fees.  The evaluation of a company’s records through a forensic audit can be for several investigative reasons such as a search for embezzlement or fraud, but can also uncover non-fraudulent reasons for missing funds on the books.  The next scheduled supervisor’s meeting is November 14th at 6:30pm at the township building on Green Avenue.

RAILROAD REPAIR NEXT WEEK IN MONTANDON

There will be a closure next week on Route 45 or Main Street in Montandon, West Chillisquaque Township, for emergency repairs. According to PennDOT, next Monday, November 6^th through Friday the 10^th,  Main Street will be closed between Railroad Street and Atlantic Avenue, while Norfolk Southern performs emergency repairs on the railroad tracks crossing the roadway.  Residents can expect a detour using Route 147, Ridge Road, and Route 405 while work is being performed. between the hours of 7am and  4pm, weather permitting.

WOMAN IN CUSTODY AFTER THREATENING FAMILY

A Lewisburg woman was taken into custody after assaulting family members and threatening a dog at a South Front Street home on October 12^th.  According to North Central PA dot com, 44 year old Heidi Fonda Gesselman cam to her mother’s house after work and Buffalo Valley Regional Police were told that family members said the woman seemed impaired and started a fight after she was asked to leave for threatening the animal.  When police arrived on the scene Gesselman had fled and was later found outside laying on the ground near the home. Gesselman was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, and summary harassment with bail was set at $5,000 and a preliminary hearing November 9^th.

FORMER POLICE CHIEF HEARING DELAYED

The former Sunbury Police Chief charged with theft will not have his preliminary hearing today as expected.  According to the Daily item, the hearing was continued for 47 year old Brad Hare until November 14^th.  Hare who  was with the Americus Hose Company for  22 years, is free on  $15,000 unsecured bail following his arraignment, and allegedly stole over six thousand dollars when he served as secretary of the fire department.  Hare submitted his retirement to the Sunbury City council October 9^th.

TRAIL CAMERA THEFT IN MANSFIELD

Mansfield State police are seeking information about a suspect who stole a trail camera from property in Ward Township in Tioga County.  According to North Central PA dot com, the theft occurred around October 19^th near Old Mine Road and the victim reported the theft to police and also reported the theft of a 55 gallon drum filled with a liquid.  Police say the total value of the items comes to 250 dollars, and if you have information please call State police.  570 662-2151. 

PA SENATORS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM JUDICIAL CANDIDATES

Democratic US Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey are accepting applications for those who may be considered for an appointment to be a Federal District Court Judge for the Eastern District and Middle District of Pennsylvania.  According to the Sun Gazette, Bob Casey said the cooperation between himself and Fetterman continues a tradition of PA Senators seeking to identify and recommend highly qualified judicial candidates; who possess the necessary experience, character, and temperament for lifetime appointments to the federal judiciary.  District Commissions in the two districts will be formed to review applications and interview applicants.  Interested candidates must fill out an application by November 27^th.   https://casey.senate.gov/federal-judgeships

SPORTS

MLB
World Series Game 3
Texas Rangers 3  Arizona Diamondbacks 1 /TEX up 2-1
MLB Tonight
World Series Game 4
Rangers vs Diamondbacks 8:03pm FOX in Phoenix, AZ

NBA

Nets 133               Hornets 121
Bulls 112              Pacers 105
Celtics 126          Wizards 107
Hawks  127          Timberwolves 113
Trail Blazers 99    Raptors 91
Mavericks 125     Grizzlies  110
Bucks  122           Heat 114
Warriors 130        Pelicans 102
Thunder  124       Pistons 112
Nuggets 110         Jazz 102
Lakers 106             Magic 103

NBA News
The LA Clippers acquired 10-time All-Star guard James Harden in a huge trade with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. The 76ers sent Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev to the Clippers for Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, KJ Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 pick swap and an additional first-round pick that’ll be routed from a third team.  The Clippers and a third team were still finalizing those details late last night.

NHL
Hurricanes 3             Flyers 2
Ducks 4                     Penguins 3
Red Wings 4             Islanders 3
Rangers 3                 Jets 2

MAN JAILED FOR TERRORISTIC THREATS TOWARD NURSE

A man who threatened a nurse at a Geisinger Jersey Shore facility was charged with terroristic threats and imprisoned.  According to the Sun Gazette, 68 year old David Allen Deuel was allegedly frustrated about getting a  prescription refilled and when the nurse was unable to refill the medicine he wanted after he had also tried earlier in the day, he said he would get his gun and blow up the CVS pharmacy.  Lycoming Regional police responded to the store on Allegheny Street Thursday after 11am and found Deuell there in his vehicle, where they took him into custody.  He was arraigned and taken to Lycoming County Prison in lieu of 25 thousand dollars bail.

FORENSIC AUDIT PLAN WILL MOVE FORWARD IN OLD LYCO TOWNSHIP

There was a motion to hire a new a Right to Know officer  in Old Lycoming Township during a special meeting called Thursday morning, and at the same meeting Old Lycoming Township Officers also voted to continue the plan to complete a forensic audit  from 2018 to the present.  According to North Central PA dot com, the township believes they should have over a million dollars of Act 13 funds, but only have just over 130 thousand in their accounts and cannot track the whereabouts of the missing money.  Amy Hammaker, who was relieved of her position as the previous Right to Know officer was replaced by Ann Marie Brown, and Bethany Jones, has been hired to serve the township as treasurer, township manager, and accountant.  The next Old Lycomgin Township Board of Supervisors meeting is November 14 at 6:30pm.

PENNDOT TO WORK ON MIFFLINVILLE BRIDGE MONDAY

There will be maintenance work next Monday on the Mifflinville Bridge in Mifflinville Borough in Columbia County.  According to PennDOT their maintenance crew will be removing light poles on the Mifflinville Bridge. You can expect single lane conditions with flagging at the work site between the hours of 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM, weather permitting.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES APPLICATION FOR GRANT

Over 600 thousand dollars in funds that were previously allocated for potential upgrades and additions to Newberry Park are available to be the matching funds for a competitive grant that the City of Williamsport will attempt to acquire.  According to the Sun Gazette, the approval of a grant proposal for the Keystone Communities Program was completed yesterday, which will be submitted to the state Department of Community and Economic Development.  The matching funds come from the city’s Community Development Block Grant funds, and if the grant comes through, ideas for the park include pickleball courts, a soccer field and restrooms.

RAPIST SKIPS WILLIAMSPORT TRIAL, FOUND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

A man accused of raping a child who was expected in court Monday morning for jury selection was taken into custody Wednesday morning in a Concord, New Hampshire hotel by U.S. Marshals after a warrant was issued for his arrest.  According to North Central PA dot com, 37 year old Marcus McDaniel, who was absent from court, was tried through absentia and found guilty for the charges that occurred with the consent of the victim’s mother, Michelle Strayer.  McDaniel was found guilty on 11 counts of sexual assault, as well as criminal solicitation, and intimidation.  Strayer who testified in court this week is charged with conspiracy to committee rape of a child, endangering the welfare of children.

REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN SUNBURY MINK RELEASE CASE

A reward has been established to help catch the person or persons who were responsible for the releasing of hundreds of minks from Richard Stahl Fur Farm on route 890, just outside of Sunbury.  According to the Daily Item, the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania is offering the $1,000 reward to support the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Game Commission who continue the investigation into the release of the animals September 17^th.  Police say an anonymous letter was posted on the website, animal liberation press office dot org, claiming responsibility for the alleged attack.

DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY SATURDAY IN PA

The City of Williamsport and the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Department are included locations for a drug take-back Day that is being held tomorrow at facilities across Pennsylvania.  According to officials for Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Programs, the  DEA has offered National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day since 2010 and most recently collected more than 29,000 pounds of unused medication in Pennsylvania alone across nearly 260 collection sites.  Susquehanna Health Pharmacy is also a Willaimsport location to return unused medication on Saturday during business hours.  Go to ddap.pa.gov to find other locations across the state that accept old and unused prescriptions. 

DEER CRASHES THROUGH BERWICK SCHOOL WINDOW

A deer crashed through a window at Berwick Middle School Wednesday, and ran through the school before wildlife officials captured it and removed it from the building.  According to school officials the deer went through a fifth and sixth-grade classroom window around 9:30am, and only a small group of teachers and students were affected.  PA Game Commission officers were called to the scene to recover the deer and Berwick and Salem Township police officers covered its head with a blanket while they safely walked it outdoors.

SPORTS

PIAA District IV Field Hockey Playoffs
Class 1A
Lewisburg 2                             Line Mountain 0
Northwest Area 3           Mifflinburg 2
Central Columbia 4       Bloomsburg 0
Midd-West 3                  Muncy 1

PIAA HS Football Friday
BYB Game of the Week
Loyalsock vs Montoursville
6:30 pre-game/7pm kickoff
On the Twin Valley’s Talk Radio Network or WILQ’s HD3

PIAA HS Football Saturday 1pm
Montgomery @ CMVT
PIAA D4 Soccer Playoffs Saturday
Class 1A Boys
Montgomery vs East Juniata
@ Midd-West 4pm
South Williamsport vs Southern Columbia @ Midd-West HS 6pm
Class 2A Boys
Midd-West vs Milton
 @ Bloomsburg HS 2pm
Montoursville vs Lewisburg
@ BallsMills Complex 6pm

NFL Thursday Night Football
Buffalo Bills 24           Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18

NBA
Bucks 118           76’ers 117
Lakers 100          Suns 95

MLB
World Series Game 1 Tonight
Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers 8:03pm FOX

NASCAR Sunday
Xfinity 400 @ Martinsville Speedway
1pm Pre-Race Coverage/2pm Green Flag Racing on the Twin Valley’s Talk Radio Network or WILQ’s HD3

MAN FALLS ASLEEP, DRIVES INTO PINE CREEK

A man escaped serious injury after he told police he thinks he fell asleep behind the wheel and ended up driving his Cadillac into Pine Creek yesterday morning around 3am.  According to police scanner reports, emergency responders from Citizens Hose Company arrived at Route 220 Southbound and Railroad Street bridges near the Clinton-Lycoming County line where the driver was able to get out of the car and walkout of the water.  According to the Sun Gazette, the man who seemed uninjured at the scene, was taken to Geisinger Jersey Shore for evaluation .

FORMER PRINCIPAL CHARGED WITH ABUSE, IN COURT THIS WEEK

Court proceedings went on yesterday in Lycoming County as former principal, 35 year old Roger Weaver Freed of Cogan Station sat for motions focused on discovery of evidence for an upcoming trial.  According to North Central PA dot com,  Freed’s defense attorney presented evidence that shows the victim was allegedly asked to exaggerate the charges against Freed, but state police presented statements and interviews with the victim and Judge Nancy Butts allowed them to be admitted for trial.  Freed faces 30 counts of corruption of minors, sell or furnish liquor to a minor, sexual assault, and other assault charges.  He is free on 175 thousand dollars bail.

REWARD FOR INFO ON DEATH OF 19 YEAR MAN FOUND ALONG I-80

Police are seeking additional information and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information on the shooting death of 19 year old Kevin Cagle, who was found deceased along I-80 on October 13^th.  According to Pennsylvania State Police in Milton, Cagle was allegedly shot in Williamsport then his tampered-with body thrown from an overpass over Creek and Mexico Roads near Mooresburg in Liberty Township in Montour County. Cagle’s body was discovered in a garbage bag at the scene by a woman walking her dog nearby.  Anyone with information is asked to call state police at Milton 570-524-2662 or Montoursville 570-368-5700 or Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 800-472-8477.

WHISKEY LOTTERY FRIDAY

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will hold an online whiskey lottery this Friday for over 44-hundred bottles of rare liquor.  According to fine wine and good spirits dot com,  PA residents and licensees can opt into the lottery at the website before Friday at 5pm, for the whiskey; including  bottles of Eagle Rare Straight Bourbon 17-Year-Old 2022 Release, Heaven Hill Heritage Collection Straight Corn Whiskey 20-Year-Old 2023 Edition and others.  Winners will be selected randomly by computer and witnessed by an independent third party, and successful candidates will be notified by email.

MOTORCYCLE CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED

A 21 year old man from Williamsport was identified as the victim in the fatal crash at the West Fourth Street entrance to the Route 15 South on-ramp Monday evening that stopped traffic for a few hours while police investigated.  According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling Jr., said Maddyx Vollmer was the driver of the motorcycle who was killed instantly after he collided with a pickup truck just after 6pm.  Vollmer’s cause of death was multiple blunt-force traumatic injuries.  The driver of the truck was not identified and there were no reports of any other injuries in the crash.

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO BURN VICTIMS TRUCK

A Lycoming County woman who police arrested this month for theft in Lycoming Township, was taken into custody October 18^th for pouring gas on a man’s truck and threatening to ignite it with a lit cigarette.  According to the Lycoming Regional Police Department, a victim called police to an address along a Lycoming Creek Road where Lindsay Bliss had made the threat before she fled the scene.  Police stopped Bliss after the incident while she was walking along Linn Street and she resisted arrest before elbowing an officer in the face.  She is in custody at Lycoming County Prison in lieu of 10 thousand dollars. 

SHAMOKIN MARIJUANA OPERATION LEADS TO CHARGES

Charges have yet to be filed by Shamokin and Coal Township police after they obtained a search warrant and found two people growing marijuana who also had drug paraphernalia as well as firearms and ammunition.  According to police, 51-year-old Rafael Vigo Jr. and 37-year-old Sheri Stock are facing numerous felony drug and child endangerment charges after four children were at the home where the marijuana operation was taking place.  A third person who was present was released by police and are not facing the charges that police are expected to file jointly between Shamokin and Coal Township police departments.

MONTOUR PRESERVE RECEIVES FUNDING

The Montour Preserve has secured an additional $100,000 per year in funding for Montour Area Recreation Commission (MARC), after Montour County commissioners completed a three-organization change to the county hotel tax yesterday to create the Vernal School Environmental Education Partnership.  According to The Daily Item, the educational partnership will include more than 20 groups willing to conduct programs, donate, or lend equipment or other resources for environmental/STEM education.  The partners will also help develop sustainable long-term support for the preserve. Get details at middlesusquehannariverkeeper.org

SPORTS

PIAA District 4 HS Soccer
Boys Playoffs Class 2A
Montoursville 6           NP Liberty  0
Midd-West  6               Lourdes Regional 0
Danville 6                     Warrior Run  0

Girls Playoffs Today Class 2A
Midd-West @ Troy  4pm
Williamson @ Milton  5pm
Towanda @ Hughesville  6pm
Shamokin  @ Warrior Run  6pm
Danville @ Bloomsburg  6pm

MLB NLCS Game 7
Diamondbacks 4          Phillies 2  Arizona wins the series 4-3
World Series starts Friday, October 27
Game 1 – Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers 8:03pm FOX

NBA Season Opener
Denver Nuggets 119    LA Lakers 107
Phoenix Suns 108       Golden State Warriors 104

NBA Tonight
Celtics vs Knicks 7pm  ESPN
Cleveland vs Brooklyn 7:30pmNBA Thursday
76’ers @ Milwaukee Bucks 7:30 TNT

NFL Thursday Night Football Tomorrow
Tampa Bay @ Buffalo 8:15pm Prime Video