radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: June 24, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 06/24/26          A UNION COUNTY JUDGE HAS ADVANCED ALL CHARGES AGAINST A FORMER WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP COUPLE ACCUSED OF HORRIFIC CHILD ABUSE.  46-YEAR OLD ALLEN KEISTER FACES MULTIPLE FELONY COUNTS, INCLUDING THE RAPE OF A CHILD OVER AN EIGHT-YEAR PERIOD.  HIS WIFE, MELISSA KEISTER, IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT AFTER ALLEGEDLY LOCKING THE VICTIM UNDER A STAIRCASE WITHOUT FOOD.  BOTH ARE SCHEDULED FOR FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT IN AUGUST.              A LOCAL CAT RESCUE CHARITY SAYS IT HAS BEEN ORDERED OFF SALEM TOWNSHIP LAND BOUGHT BY A DATA CENTER COMPANY.  THE GROUP, FRIENDS AND FERALS, HAD SUCCESSFULLY RESCUED DOZENS OF ABANDONED CATS FROM QTS PROPERTIES OVER THE LAST MONTH.  HOWEVER, QTS OFFICIALS SAY THEY ORDERED THE GROUP TO STOP BECAUSE VOLUNTEERS WERE BECOMING OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBERS OF FERAL CATS, PROMPTING QTS TO CALL IN A PROFESSIONAL WILDLIFE RESCUE TO TAKE OVER THE HUMANE CAPTURE OF THE FELINES.