radioNOVO News for Lewistown: August 4, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 08/04/26          DOCTORS AT GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL ARE TREATING A HANDFUL OF SUSPECTED MEASLES CASES AS PENNSYLVANIA’S OUTBREAK GROWS. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT 142 CONFIRMED CASES, INCLUDING 31 IN THE PAST WEEK. ONE IS IN SNYDER COUNTY, WHERE A RESIDENT MAY HAVE EXPOSED SHOPPERS AT THE SELINSGROVE LOWE’S JULY 14TH. STATE TESTING IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THE LOCAL CASES. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY ALL PATIENTS WERE UNVACCINATED.          A PROPOSED DATA CENTER PROJECT IN GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP IS CURRENTLY AT A STANDSTILL. TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR FRED LIGHTY REJECTED THE DEVELOPERS' TRAFFIC IMPACT APPLICATION AND SAYS HE HASN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. IN THE MEANTIME, LIGHTY IS REVISING THE TOWNSHIP'S DATA CENTER ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS, NOTING THE DEVELOPERS MUST COMPLY WITH UPDATED REGULATIONS AND SECURE REQUIRED WATER AND POWER UTILITY LETTERS BEFORE REAPPLYING.