radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: June 12, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/12/26          A COLUMBIA COUNTY AMISH POULTRY FARMER IS FEELING THE FLIP SIDE OF THE EGG MARKET. DURING THE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, SOARING EGG PRICES SPARKED A RUSH TO BUILD HENHOUSES. NOW, WITH PRICES PLUNGING AND EGGS FLOODING THE MARKET, GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP FARMER SAM SMOKER IS SELLING THOUSANDS OF LAYING HENS FOR JUST 50 CENTS EACH. SMOKER SAYS A LOST DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT LEFT HIM WITH 10,000 BIRDS AND NO BUYER FOR THE EGGS THEY PRODUCE DAILY.  IF THE HENS AREN'T SOLD BY NEXT WEEK, SMOKER SAYS HE'S BEEN CONTACTED BY A BUFFALO, NEW YORK COMPANY THAT WILL BUY THEM ALL FOR BUTCHERING.          MAIN TOWNSHIP POLICE IS CONSIDERING JOINING ICE’S 287(G) PROGRAM. CHIEF PHIL SAVIDGE SAYS THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD GIVE OFFICERS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY DURING ROUTINE STOPS AND COULD BRING IN MORE THAN 137-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING. SEVERAL OTHER NEARBY DEPARTMENTS AND THE MONTOUR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ALREADY PARTICIPATE.          A SUNBURY MAN FACES UP TO 25 YEARS IN STATE PRISON. ON THURSDAY, A NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY JURY CONVICTED 46-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BISHOP OF MULTIPLE FELONIES FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND’S 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN 2019. BISHOP REMAINS FREE ON BAIL UNTIL HIS SEPTEMBER SENTENCING.