radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: June 1, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/01/26          THE FUTURE OF BLOOMSBURG’S NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS IS IN DOUBT. TOWN OFFICIALS SAY THE EIGHT-COURT COMPLEX, BUILT LAST YEAR, MAY NEVER OPEN BECAUSE OF ONGOING SURFACE BUBBLING AND GROUNDWATER ISSUES. A RECENT ENGINEERING REVIEW FOUND WATER JUST TWO FEET BELOW THE COURTS AND WARNED THAT DRAINAGE FIXES WOULD LIKELY FAIL. TOWN COUNCIL IS NOW CONSIDERING REMOVING THE PLAYING SURFACE AND CONVERTING THE SITE INTO ADDITIONAL PARKING. NO FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE.          A CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO LINK SELINSGROVE BOROUGH POLICE WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FACES INTENSE SCRUTINY AHEAD OF A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. POLICE CHIEF FRANCIS PETROVICH WANTS THE SNYDER COUNTY BOROUGH TO JOIN I-C-E’S 287-G PROGRAM, ARGUING THE DEAL WOULD SECURE UP TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT COULD BE PUT TOWARDS A DESPERATELY-NEEDED NEW PATROL CAR. HOWEVER, THE SNYDER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE HAS ISSUED A SHARP WARNING, CLAIMING THE FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP WILL DESTROY COMMUNITY TRUST AND DETER CRIME VICTIMS FROM COMING FORWARD.