Judge Wiest said to be ‘gravely ill’

SUNBURY – One of The Valley’s senior judges is in the hospital. Northumberland County Senior Judge William Harvey Wiest is in Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening after he accidently fell at his home.

President Judge Charles Saylor confirms that Weist has been diagnosed with a fractured skull and brain bleeding; he is unconscious at this time. The family would like prayers, and privacy.

Judge Wiest became a senior judge after retiring from the Northumberland County court of common pleas bench two years ago. The judge is 71.  Judge Wiest was on the bench for 18-years prior to retirement. He is the husband of Karen Wiest, a retired principal at the Line Mt. School District. Both are very well known and very active in our Valley.