radioNOVO News for Lewistown: May 14, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 05/14/26          FOUR MEN ARE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTI-COUNTY COUNTERFEIT RING THAT TARGETED BUSINESSES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA LAST DECEMBER.          INVESTIGATORS SAY TAMEER FOSTER, RAHMIR FOSTER, KYAIR WESLEY, AND TERRANCE WILLIAMS USED FAKE HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILLS AT SHOPS IN CUMBERLAND, JUNIATA, AND BUCKS COUNTIES........... MAKING SMALL PURCHASES, INCLUDING A TWO-DOLLAR CAKE POP, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE LEGITIMATE CASH BACK AS CHANGE.          IN JUNIATA COUNTY, THE SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY HIT THE FAMILY DOLLAR IN PORT ROYAL AND A SHEETZ IN FERMANAGH TOWNSHIP.          TAMEER FOSTER WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY ON FORGERY AND THEFT CHARGES, WHILE WARRANTS REMAIN ACTIVE FOR THE OTHER THREE SUSPECTS.          THE GEISINGER SCHOOL OF NURSING CELEBRATED ITS CLASS OF 2026 THIS MONTH, HONORING GRADUATES ENTERING THE FIELD DURING A CRITICAL STATEWIDE NURSING SHORTAGE.          DURING THE LEWISTOWN COMMENCEMENT, SCHOOL LEADERS REMINDED THE NEW NURSES THAT THEY SERVE AS LIFELINES FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. CLASS PRESIDENT KIRSTEN FOOSE PRAISED THE GROUP’S TRANSITION FROM "STRANGERS TO FAMILY" OVER THE FIVE-SEMESTER PROGRAM.          THE LOCAL WORKFORCE IS ALREADY SEEING THE IMPACT, AS GEISINGER OFFICIALS SAY SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE GRADUATES HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED POSITIONS WITHIN THEIR HEALTH SYSTEM.