Sunday, March 16, 2008
Two, including 16-year-old, taken by Life Flight after Montour County accident
MILTON – Two people were flown by Life Flight to Geisinger Medical Center early Saturday morning after an accident along Route 54 in Limestone Township, Montour County. Around 3:15a.m, 26-year-old William Runkle was driving when he lost control of his vehicle, ran off the road and hit a tree. The vehicle then flipped over and hit another tree. Runkle and a 16-year-old passenger, of McEwensville, had to be extricated from the vehicle. They were both taken by Life Flight to Geisinger. No word yet on Runkle’s condition.
Warrior Run and Washingtonville Fire Company assisted Milton State Police at the scene. (Sara Bartlett)
Selinsgrove remains in serious condition after crash
HUMMELS WHARF – A Selinsgrove woman has been upgraded to serious condition, but remains in the intensive care unit at Geisinger Medical Center after a Friday morning crash. Around 7:55a.m, 24-year-old Andrea Brininger was driving on Penns Drive in Monroe Township when she lost control of her vehicle and drove off the side of the road hitting a tree. She was taken by Life Flight to the hospital, originally listed in critical condition. Hummels Wharf Ambulance and Fire Company assisted at the scene.
Middleburg man facing jail time after exposing himself to three children
SELINSGROVE – A Middleburg man is serving jail time after exposing himself to young girls at a Selinsgrove store in February. The Daily Item tells us 50-year-old Thomas Swarey exposed himself to an 8-year-old, 2-year-old and 11-month-old in the store on February 22nd. He then fled after being approached by employees. He was later identified and picked out of a police line-up by three witnesses of the incident. Swarey faces charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, and was arraigned Monday in front of District Justice Edward Mihalik. He is in Snyder County Prison on $25,000 bail.
Local stocks mixed after Bear Stearns Bailout
NEW YORK – Banking stocks of local interest enter the new week lower after the market was surprised by news that the Federal Reserve helped engineer an emergency bailout for Bear Stearns. The Fed reportedly responded to pleas late in the week from the nation’s second biggest mortgage underwriter that their financial position had deteriorated significantly. Observers say the law used to loan money to Bear Stearns had last been used in the 1960’s and required a special vote by Fed governors.
Bear Stearns stock fell 47% in Friday trading. The Dow Industrials, S&P 500 and NASDAQ all retreated Friday. Banking and financial stocks of local interest also enter trading after an off day late in the week. Sovreign Bancorp lost nearly 5.0%, closing at 9.90, M&T bank is down 2.0%, Omega Financial and FNB also ended the week lower. Mixed results for other local stocks, as PPL Corp and Community Health Systems gained a fraction. But, Weis Markets and Conagra are down, and Sara Lee is off 2.5% to 12.58.
Wholesale prices as measured by the Producer Price Index and the Core PPI are among items on the economic calendar this week. Analysts expect both to be higher. (Matt Farrand)
Picnic food stolen from parked truck
SELINSGROVE – Cases of steaks, hot dogs, chicken and wings are among the items stolen from a truck parked near a Selinsgrove area food merchant. State Police say the items stolen some time between Wednesday and Thursday are worth more than $1,700 dollars. Pudding, cheese and salad dressing are also among the items taken by an unknown number of persons from the business in Penn Township. Troopers offered no indication whether the truck was locked or not. (Matt Farrand)
How you can gain access to public records
SUNBURY – If you wanted to know how to access public records, for instance the township meeting ‘minutes’ in your community, but were denied access, you can find out more about your rights this weekend on Roundtable. The local chapter of the ACLU is on Roundtable and the guests focus on Pennsylvania’s new open records law. The law changes of presumption that:
-- All records and sealed, and the public has to prove they are open.
-- All records are open and the government has to prove they should be sealed.
Guests on the program include the leaders of the Central Susquehanna chapter of the ACLU, and a woman whose fight with the Hemlock Township Supervisors in Columbia County, attracted statewide attention. You can hear Roundtable today on:
n WKOK at 9a.m.
n Talkradio 1380 WMLP, 11a.m.
n 94KX at 11p.m.
And anytime, at here.
Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment:
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says winning the vote in northeast Pennsylvania is important to her personally. Clinton finished the second of her two St. Patrick's Day parade appearances in Scranton on Saturday, shaking hands and posing for pictures. Well-wishers lined up 10 deep in some spots along the parade route in the city in which Clinton's father was born and raised. Clinton says she feels at home in Scranton because she has visited so many times. Earlier Saturday, Clinton started her day by walking in Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day parade. A smattering of Barack Obama supporters held green "Obama" signs along the Pittsburgh parade route, but they were easily outnumbered by Clinton supporters. The state's primary is April 22nd.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Penn State University has decided to directly provide federal student loans, following dozens of other colleges nationwide seeking to protect their loan programs from recent market upheaval. Due to Penn State's move, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency will lose up to 8 percent of its business in the state. That equals about 41,000 of the 500,000 loans the agency currently oversees. PHEAA's spokesman Keith New says the loss is significant and of concern to the agency. He says PHEAA relies on the bond market to raise capital. The unstable market has hurt PHEAA. The loss of Penn State's business is a further blow. The U.S. Department of Education says nearly 60 other colleges and universities have joined the federal loan program since January 1. Analysts say the number is higher than usual. They attribute it to the credit crunch that began last year with defaults on sub-prime mortgages.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Officials in Williamsport are looking to put a name to a face. Williamsport Crosscutters spokesman Gabe Sinicropi says the fans will determine the rest in a "Name the Mascot" contest. Starting Sunday, fans can see the new critter for the first time on the team's Web site. The fan who picks the winning name will get a 2008 Crosscutters general admission season ticket and the opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening night June 20.
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - Mayor Lou Barletta is inviting the top three presidential contenders to visit Hazleton to discuss illegal immigration. Barletta has written a letter to the candidates that says, "On behalf of the citizens and elected leaders of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, I respectfully invite you to come to our great city to discuss the issue of illegal immigration in the United States." Barletta's letter says the city has been on the front line of the illegal immigration issue and has passed some of the toughest illegal immigration laws in the country. There is no word on whether the candidates have accepted or declined Barletta's invitation.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Here are the winning numbers selected Friday and Saturday in the Pennsylvania State Lottery:
FRIDAY NIGHT
Daily Number
8-4-6
Big 4
4-4-1-6
FRIDAY MIDDAY
Daily Number
3-3-7
Big 4
5-3-6-7
Treasure Hunt
8-14-21-22-24
The winning numbers drawn Friday in the "Pennsylvania Cash 5"
game were:
01-12-22-26-43.
The winning numbers drawn Friday in the "Pennsylvania Match 6 Lotto" game were:
12-27-34-35-37-46.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Daily Number
1-1-3
Big 4
3-1-5-4
The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are:
6-22-42-43-47
Powerball:
16
Estimated jackpot: $276.3 million2.
Power Play: 2
SATURDAY MIDDAY
Daily Number
6-5-2
Big 4
0-3-2-3
Treasure Hunt
3-5-8-9-14
The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the "Pennsylvania Cash 5" game were:
03-25-34-36-38.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)