POLICE SEEK WANTED MAN WHO GAVE FALSE ID TO POLICE
Witnesses reported to police four individuals walking along Bloomingrove Road Wednesday morning around 5am wearing all black clothes. Lycoming Regional Police investigated but did not locate any suspects, However, officers did later locate and question the four people who admitted to be the ones walking along Bloomingrove road that morning when they were later seen in the 3300 block of Lycoming Creek Road in Old Lycoming Township. Police later learned that one of the four was a man who was wanted on warrants in two states and had falsely identified himself to police. His name is Matthew A Ringheiser. If you have information about this suspect, call Lycoming Regional Police Department at 570-323-4987 or submit a tip on Lycoming.Crimewatchpa.com.
PEDESTRIAN STUCK NEAR ELYSBURG
A pedestrian was struck yesterday in Elysburg and emergency personnel responded to the wreck. According to the Daily Item, the unidentified person was hit around 10 pm at West Valley Avenue, which is Route 487, near the intersection with Spruce Road. Route 487 was shut down from Bottle Drive to Route 54, or S. Market Street. No word on the condition of the pedestrian victim.
WRITE-IN NAMES MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY TO COUNT
A Union County commissioner made a motion this week at a public meeting to return to a pre-2023 practice that would allow election officials to interpret misspellings on write-in candidate’s names, however it was not seconded or carried. According to the Daily Item, moving forward in elections in Union County, the only way to accumulate votes as a write-in candidate now, is to have the candidate’s name spelled 100 percent correctly on the ballot. According to the Election code, a person who believes a vote was written for them can petition the court within five days after the certification of the county board. The general election is coming up November 5th.
WASD RECOGNIZING WAHS ALUMNI THIS MONTH
Three Alumni from Williamsport Area High School have been selected to receive the 2024 Distinguished Alumni awards. According to the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation the second Cherry & White Appreciation Night will be held September 19th in downtown Williamsport with former Millionaires to be recognized including; Frances Tipton Hunter, from the Class of 1914 who will receive the award posthumously, John Maietta ’67 with the Distinguished Alumni Humanitarian Award for his military service and more and Joe Person of the class of ’88, will be given the award for his career as a collegiate football player and professional sports writer. For more information go to www.wasdeducationfoundation.org.
STATE POLICE IN MANSFIELD INVESTIGATING GUN THEFT
Several guns and pieces of jewelry were stolen from the home of an elderly woman in Tioga County and State police are investigating. According to North Central PA dot com, Troopers from Mansfield responded to the report of a theft of items from the home at the 1000 block of Mulberry Hill Road, Richmond Township. The guns in question include a Springfield Arms Company .22 caliber bolt action rifle with blonde stock and a Henry Gun Company lever action rifle with walnut-colored stock. The two rings are from Williamson High School in 1959 and 1964. Call Mansfield State police if you have information 570-662-2151.
CITY MAN TURNS HIMSELF IN FOR DEFRAUDING NEIGHBOR
A man from Williamsport turned himself in after he says he defrauded an elderly neighbor of several thousand dollars so he could gamble. According to North Central PA dot com, 61 year old Lorenza Petrella told the Lycoming Regional Police that he intentionally lied to his 96 year old neighbor to obtain money. Saying that he needed cash to pay bills or repair lawn equipment, but he used it for skills games and other gambling between August of 2022 and July of 2024. Petrella was charged with financial exploitation of an older adult and theft by deception. He was released on 15 thousand dollars bail.
PUBLIC ASKED TO TAKE PENNDOT SURVEY ON EV CHARGING
PennDOT and the Shapiro Administration as they work on deployment of federal electric vehicle charging investments, the public is invited to submit feedback on the agency’s proposal to invest in a charging infrastructure in communities statewide. The survey can be found at penndot.pa.gov and will remain available until October 11th. The 2024 NEVI State Plan Update to the Federal Highway Administration outlines progress on the EV program and how the remaining $102 million in funding will be used.
PUBLIC TROUT UNLIMITED MEETING AND PICNIC NEXT WEEK
The Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited invites the public to a picnic and outdoor meeting at the Trout Run Park Pavilion next Wednesday. According to the Sun Gazette, Susquehanna TU will hold the meet and greet and will present a demo on fishing from a kayak, providing some equipment to try. Food will be provided, but you can bring a dish to share Wednesday at 5:30pm. Get details and a map to Trout Run Park which is south of Trout Run and accessed from the old Route 15, at susquehannatu.com.
SPORTS
PIAA District 4 Soccer
Boy’s
Jersey Shore 2 Loyalsock 0
Montoursville 3 Danville 2
Muncy 3 Montgomery 0
Benton 4 South Williamsport 0
Selinsgrove 2 Hughesville 1
Girl’s
Montoursville 4 Danville 0
NE Bradford 5 NP Mansfield 2
Troy 4 Wellsboro 0
Girls Tennis
South Wmspt 3 Central Columbia 2
Loyalsock 5 Wellsboro 0
MLB Draft League
State College Spikes 16 Williamsport Crosscutters 3
MLB Draft League Championship Game
Williamsport vs Trenton @ Journey Bank Ballpark and Historic Bowman Field 6:35pm 1st pitch
MLB
Royals 4 Guardians 1
Phillies 4 Blue Jays 2
White Sox 8 Orioles 1
Marlins 4 Nationals 3
Mets 8 Red Sox 3
Cubs 12 Pirates 0
Rangers 10 Yankees 6
MLB Tonight
Astros vs Reds 1:10pm ESPN+
Phillies vs Marlins 6:40pm
Nationals vs Pirates 6:40pm
Rockies vs Braves 7:20pm
US Open
Women’s Tennis
*Jessica Pegula (puh GOOL a) pulled off a major upset of 1st seed Iga Swiatek (schvee AH tek) at the US Open 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday night to win a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time in 7 tries.
Her win guarantees the US Open will feature multiple American men and women in the semifinal round, the first time that has happened since 2003 (Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick; Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati).
Men’s Tennis
* Top-ranked Jannik Sinner playing for Italy got to the US Open semifinals for the first time by getting past 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 and will go up against No. 25 Jack Draper of Britain on Friday for a berth in the title match
* The other semifinal Friday will be No. 12 Taylor Fritz vs. No. 20 Frances Tiafoe in the first all-American men’s matchup at this stage at a major in 19 years.
