radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: July 17, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 07/17/26          THE AIR QUALITY ALERT IN PENNSYLVANIA IS BEING RAISED TO A CODE PURPLE, DUE TO THE WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA.                     THE STATE D-E-P SAYS THE SMOKE IS NOW CONCENTRATED NEAR THE SURFACE, WHICH COULD CREATE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONDITIONS FOR EVERYONE.  CODE PURPLE IS THE SECOND-HIGHEST LEVEL ON THE EPA'S AIR QUALITY INDEX FOR ALERTS.            ALL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID LONG OR INTENSE ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS, AND THOSE IN THE SENSITIVE GROUPS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES........... SHOULD STAY INDOORS TODAY.            IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, PHYSICIANS ARE RECOMMENDING WEARING AN N95 MASK.  RELIEF IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN.          THREE NORTHERN MONTOUR COUNTY TOWNSHIPS HAVE TAKEN A MAJOR STEP TOWARD REGULATING DATA CENTERS. DERRY, LIMESTONE, AND WEST HEMLOCK SUPERVISORS VOTED TO ADVERTISE NEW ZONING RULES FOR DATA AND ENERGY FACILITIES. WITH A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM EXPIRING AUGUST EIGHTH, OFFICIALS AIM TO PASS THE FINAL ORDINANCE BY AUGUST THIRD.          DICK KNOEBEL.......... PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF KNOEBELS AMUSEMENT RESORT IN ELYSBURG........... HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 87.  KNOEBEL LED THE PARK FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES, FIERCELY PRESERVING ITS FAMOUS FREE-ADMISSION TRADITION. HIS PASSING COMES JUST WEEKS AFTER THE PARK CELEBRATED ITS ONE-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY ON JULY 4TH.