ROUTE 220 SHUT DOWN SATURDAY AFTER FATAL WRECK
There was a fatal truck crash that shut down Route 220 in Muncy Township Saturday around noon, that involved an elderly man from Montoursville. According to the Lycoming County Coroner’s Office, 87 year old William E. Messersmith was traveling on Rt. 220 when his vehicle suddenly left the roadway and struck a tree east of Oak Run Lane. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and sustained no lethal traumatic injuries and may have suffered a medical episode before the accident. Messersmith was pronounced dead at the scene and Route 220 was closed for several hours. State police, Muncy Township and Hughesville firefighters were on the scene and PennDOT reopened Route 220 after 2:30pm.
EASEMENTS APPROVED FOR RIVERWALK CONSTRUCTION
Williamsport City Council, at their meeting Thursday, approved easement rights to properties on West Third Street, Rose Street, parcels on Elm Street and Berger Alley with the county so that the planned extension of the Susquehanna River Walk construction can continue. According to North Central PA dot com, the easement agreements were needed between the city and Lycoming County that had gotten initial approval late last year. Zoning officials say the additional segment broadens access to the River Walk, a key recreational amenity of the greater Williamsport community, and will cost over 100 thousand dollars. The costs will be covered by grants through Lycoming County and DCNR.
SPRING REGATTA PLANNED IN LOCK HAVEN
The Delaware Valley Outboard Racing Association has planned a Spring regatta next weekend in Lock Haven. In the spirit of the annual Jaycees Labor Day regatta that will still be held on Aug. 31, the spring event the first of its kind in the city, starts Saturday May 11th at 7am and will continue through Sunday at 5pm. Find information about registration form for the event can be found here: form.jotform.com/241155697646164, of Google “Delaware Valley Outboard Racing Association”
PA’S PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FROM BELLEFONTE
The principal of Bellefonte Area High School has been named Principal of the year for 2024 by the Pennsylvania Principals Association. According to the Lock Haven Express, Michael Fedisson was chosen by a committee of his peers for his leadership and extraordinary contributions to his school, students and community. As a graduate of Bellefonte Area High School himself, he started his career at Bellefonte Middle as a 7th grade English Language Arts teacher in 2003. Fedisson is now a candidate for the National Secondary Principal of the Year.
WOMAN ARRESTED TRYING TO VISIT INMATE
A Philadelphia woman who was trying to visit an inmate at SCI Coal Township, was arrested last month after a K-9 officer alerted staff to the presence of drugs. According to state police at Stonington, 31 year old Bahtia Greene was signing in when staff called state police to conduct a search of her and her vehicle which turned up narcotics and paraphernalia. She faces two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct obscene language and has a preliminary hearing June 11th.
UPGRADES PLANNED FOR WATER METERS IN CITY
A grant has been given to the Lycoming Water and Sewer Authority that will upgrade customer meters with an advanced system and smart meters that will allow the authority to get meter information in real time. According to the Sun Gazette, during the authority’s monthly meeting, the grant totaling 360 thousand dollars was approved from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s Consumptive Use Mitigation program and will be able to use the new technology to read meters monthly instead of quarterly, allowing them to detect leaks sooner within the Limestone water system, while also using new system pressure and flow monitoring devices.
PA LEGISLATORS ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER SENIOR CARE
Legislators in Harrisburg are considering their response to the concerns from those who care for seniors, that there is underfunding of nursing homes and long term care facilities as the elderly population in Pennsylvania continues to grow. According to statistics on aging, by 2030, 1-in-5 Pennsylvanians will be 65 or older, and advocates for the elderly say Medicare reimbursement rates don’t match what it actually costs to provide care with the funding gap allegedly more than a billion dollars. Those who are 85 and older is the fastest growing population in the Commonwealth.
LOW FLYING DRILL PROPOSAL CANCELLED
The proposal to use the PA Wilds Region by the Maryland Air National Guard so they could conduct training drills at a minimum of 170 days out of the year at low altitude has been rescinded. According to the Lock Haven Express, the proposal has faced opposition from Senator John Fetterman, Senator Bob Casey as well as the Clinton County Commissioners, who held a webinar last May to encourage public comment, for or against the Duke Military Operating Area. The 13-county Pennsylvania Wilds region contains the greatest concentration of public lands in PA and accounts for $1.8 billion in tourism.
SPORTS
MLB
Guardians 4 Angels 1
Pirates 5 Rockies 3
Yankees 5 Tigers 2
Nationals 11 Blue Jays 8
Rays 7 Mets 6
Red Sox 9 Twins 2
Dodgers 5 Braves 1
Orioles 11 Reds 1
MLB Today
Giants vs Phillies 4:05pm
Detroit vs Cleveland 6:10pm FS1
LA Angels vs Pirates 6:40pm
NBA Playoffs
Cavaliers 106 Magic 94 CLE wins series 4-3
NBA Tonight
Pacers vs Knicks 7:30pm TNT East Semi-finals Game 1
Timberwolves vs Nuggets 10pm TNT West Semi-finals Game 2 MIN leads 1-0
NHL Playoffs
Stars 2 Golden Knights 1 West 1st Round Game 7 DAL wins series 4-3
Rangers 4 Hurricanes 3 East 2nd Round Game 1 NYR leads 1-0
NHL Tonight
Bruins vs Panthers 8pm ESPN East 2nd Round Game 1
NASCAR
Kyle Larson got the photo finish at Kansas Speedway Sunday finishing a thousandth of a second before Chris Buescher at the Advent Health 400. Chase Elliot was 3rd Martin Truex Jr 4th and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top 5
Horse Racing
* At the 150th Kentucky Derby Satruday, Mystik Dan was first to the wire in front of 156,710 at Churchill Downs, the largest Derby crowd since 2018.
* Sierra Leone took 2nd by a nose, with Forever Young was another nose back in third. It was the closest three-horse photo finish since 1947
