radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: May 29, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 05/29/26          A FORMER MONTOUR TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR WILL PAY $2,500 IN FINES TO SETTLE A STATE ETHICS COMMISSION INVESTIGATION INTO NEPOTISM. STATE OFFICIALS FOUND THAT 66-YEAR-OLD LORI EBRIGHT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VOTED TO HIRE HER DAUGHTER INTO MULTIPLE PAID TOWNSHIP ROLES IN 2021, DIRECTLY BENEFITING THEIR SHARED HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. EBRIGHT, WHO RESIGNED LAST YEAR, CALLED THE PROBE "CRAZY" AND CLAIMS SHE WAS FOLLOWING LEGAL ADVICE, BUT INVESTIGATORS FOUND NO EVIDENCE SHE ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTES.          THE HISTORIC BELL TOWER OF THE FORMER ST. JOHN'S CHURCH ON NORTH ARCH STREET IN MILTON, WHICH PARTIALLY COLLAPSED EARLIER THIS MONTH............ MUST BE TORN DOWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING DEEMED IN CRITICAL DANGER. BOROUGH CODE OFFICER ALEC KLINGER REVEALED AN ENGINEER’S STRUCTURAL SAFETY WARNING AT WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING. OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING DETOURS ACTIVE BETWEEN BROADWAY AND WALNUT, UNTIL THE BELL TOWER IS REMOVED.