radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: July 1, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/01/26          WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FLIRT WITH TRIPLE DIGITS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE OPENING UP MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AND FIRE HALLS TO SERVE AS EMERGENCY COOLING CENTERS.          THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING, WITH HUMIDITY PUSHING HEAT INDEX VALUES AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES.           IN BLOOMSBURG, OFFICIALS SAY THE PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY EVEN OPEN ITS DOORS ON THE 4TH OF JULY FROM NOON UNTIL 4PM TO SERVE AS A COOLING STATION IF THE NEED PERSISTS, DESPITE A PLANNED HOLIDAY CLOSURE.            EMERGENCY OFFICIALS URGE RESIDENTS TO STAY INDOORS, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, AND CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS.          AFTER A TWO-WEEK DELAY, THE SOUTHERN COLUMBIA SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE COLUMBIA MONTOUR VO-TECH BUDGET MONDAY NIGHT. THE VOTE HAD BEEN TABLED ON JUNE 15 WHILE THE BOARD AWAITED A STRATEGIC PLAN FROM VO-TECH DIRECTOR CURT FUNKHOUSER, WHO WENT ON LEAVE THE NEXT DAY.          THE BUDGET—PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY BERWICK, BLOOMSBURG, AND CENTRAL COLUMBIA, BUT REJECTED BY DANVILLE AND MILLVILLE—NOW GOES BEFORE THE VO-TECH JOINT OPERATING COMMITTEE TONIGHT AT 6 P.M. A PASSING VOTE ENSURES HOURLY SUMMER EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE THEIR PAYCHECKS.