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            A SCARY SCENE YESTERDAY OUTSIDE A NORTHSIDE LEBANON SCHOOL.  A MAN WAS ARRESTED BY CITY POLICE AFTER ENGAGING IN THREATENING BEHAVIOR.            RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES HAS THE DETAILS:          {GATES0915-A}--------- :31 SEC...............STANDARD_____________________________THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LEBANON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ON NORTH 8 TH STREET AT AROUND 7:50 AM.  POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A MAN ARMED WITH A KNIFE AND A TASER, WHILE SHOUTING AT OFFICIALS. A SCHOOL OFFICER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JOSE PADILLA-SANTIAGO BEFORE HE COULD GET NEAR STUDENTS OR STAFF, AND POLICE LATER ARRESTED HIM. NO ONE WAS HARMED, AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY PADILLA-SANTIAGO HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE SCHOOL. THE 32-YEAR-OLD PADILLA-SANTIAGO FACES CHARGES THAT INCLUDE TERRORISTIC THREATS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. I’M TG, RADIONOVO NEWS.          9TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DAN MEUSER AND DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER RACHEL WALLACE ARE SET TO DEBATE ON OCTOBER 20TH AT PENN STATE SCHUYLKILL’S JOHN E. MORGAN AUDITORIUM.          THE EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE SCHUYLKILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M. HOWEVER THE VENUE HAS REACHED ITS CAPACITY AND THERE IS NO MORE PUBLIC SEATING AVAILABLE . REGISTRATION HAD BEEN REQUIRED THROUGH THE SCHUYLKILL CHAMBER'S WEBSITE; HOWEVER, THEY ARE ALLOWING NAMES ON A WAITING LIST.            WALLACE CALLED FOR THE MATCHUP AFTER PUSHING FOR DEBATES SINCE AUGUST, STATING SHE INTENDS TO ADDRESS RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS, AFFORDABILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. MEUSER WELCOMED THE PLATFORM, STATING HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHTING HIS RECORD, ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICIES, AND WHAT HE CALLS A CLEAR CONTRAST IN THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE DIRECTION.

            DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARTHUR MCQUILLAN AND DAVID CHONTOS HAVE BEEN PRIVATELY HIRED TO REPRESENT 25-YEAR-OLD DYLAN DON LANG IN A JACKSON TOWNSHIP HOMICIDE CASE. AUTHORITIES ALLEGE LANG SHOT AND KILLED ROBERT EDWARD HAGEN JR. AT A HOME ON HERITAGE LANE, AFTER CATCHING HIM BEING INTIMATE WITH LANG'S MOTHER.            LANG REMAINS HELD IN THE CAMBRIA COUNTY PRISON AS HIS NEW DEFENSE TEAM AWAITS BALLISTICS REPORTS AND BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE BEFORE THE CASE PROCEEDS NEXT TERM.          PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE OFFERING A $5,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION TO SOLVE THE 1974 HOMICIDE OF 21-YEAR-OLD BARBARA MANGUS. INVESTIGATORS SAY MANGUS HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH HER HUSBAND AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY AT A CLUB ON FRANKSTOWN ROAD.......... THEN VANISHED WHILE WALKING HOME.  SHE LIVED ABOUT FOUR MILES FROM THE CLUB.            MANGUS' BODY WAS DISCOVERED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE IN MIDDLE TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.  HER DEATH WAS RULED A HOMICIDE BY STRANGULATION.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CASE IS URGED TO SUBMIT A TIP TO STATE POLICE AT THE EBENSBURG BARRACKS.               

            THE ALTOONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TURNED AN EXPECTED 4.9 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT INTO A 3.1 MILLION SURPLUS AFTER RECEIVING 8.5 MILLION IN UNEXPECTED STATE REVENUE. BUSINESS OFFICIALS SAY THE FUNDS WILL BOLSTER THE DISTRICT'S RESERVES AND OFFSET UNFORESEEN COSTS. MEANWHILE, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS EVALUATING ENGINEERING PROPOSALS RANGING FROM 6.8 TO 10.2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR POTENTIAL ATHLETIC FIELD UPGRADES AT MANSION PARK.          ALTOONA CITY COUNCIL HAS AWARDED A $103,000 DEMOLITION CONTRACT TO G&R EXCAVATING TO TEAR DOWN THE BLIGHTED SUNSET APARTMENT BUILDING ON BROAD AVENUE. RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE NINE-UNIT BUILDING IN JULY 2025 DUE TO BOWING BRICKWORK AND WORSENING STRUCTURAL HAZARDS. CITY OFFICIALS PLAN TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT USING MUNICIPAL FUNDS AND WILL PLACE A LIEN ON BUILDING OWNER ERIC LOWEY'S ASSETS TO RECOVER THE DEMOLITION COSTS.          THE VAN ZANDT V-A MEDICAL CENTER WILL HOLD A EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE THURSDAY MORNING FROM 7:30 TO 11:30. VISITORS MAY SEE EXTRA EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HEAR DRILL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE NORMAL HOSPITAL OPERATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS WILL CONTINUE WITHOUT DISRUPTION.

            THE POCONO FAMILY YMCA IN STROUDSBURG HAS OFFICIALLY BROKEN GROUND ON A 21-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION....... A MILESTONE PROJECT LEADERS SAY HAS BEEN 40 YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE FACILITY, WHICH HAS OPERATED IN ITS CURRENT BUILDING FOR 70 YEARS, WILL ADD A SIX-LANE POOL, EXPANDED FITNESS CENTER, UNIVERSAL LOCKER ROOMS, AND HEALTH SPACES. CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN DECEMBER 2027.  THE Y CELEBRATED THE OCCASION WITH A FESTIVE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.            KNOEBELS AMUSEMENT RESORT HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2026 PUBLISHER'S PICK PARK OF THE YEAR BY AMUSEMENT TODAY DURING THE GOLDEN TICKET AWARDS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE HONOR COINCIDES WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA PARK'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY, CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND FREE ADMISSION. KNOEBELS ALSO PLACED HIGH IN SEVERAL READER-VOTED CATEGORIES, WITH ITS FLAGSHIP PHOENIX WOODEN COASTER RANKED NUMBER 2 WORLDWIDE.            NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY "WE FIGHT FENTANYL."            THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.  LISTEN TO THE "DOSE OF REALITY PODCAST"  AT WE FIGHT FENTANYL-DOT-ORG.  POWERFUL STORIES.  HONEST CONVERSATIONS.           LAURA LEBEAU, RADIO NOVO NEWS.             

             A PENN STATE STUDENT HAS DIED FOLLOWING A WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN FERGUSON TOWNSHIP. POLICE SAY 19-YEAR-OLD ENGINEERING STUDENT RASHID ALNUWAYMI WAS STOPPED ON BLUE COURSE DRIVE LAST FRIDAY EVENING WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CAR. HE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT UPMC WILLIAMSPORT. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS EXPRESSED DEEP SADNESS, URGING GRIEVING STUDENTS TO UTILIZE CAMPUS COUNSELING SERVICES AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.          MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PROTESTERS MARCHED ACROSS PENN STATE’S CAMPUS MONDAY EVENING TO DENOUNCE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED AT OLD MAIN, CALLING FOR THE SHUTDOWN OF THE MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER FOLLOWING RECENT WORKPLACE RAIDS IN DANVILLE AND CENTRE COUNTY.           BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO AUTHORIZE A POTENTIAL STRIKE. OVER 99 PERCENT OF UNION VOTERS BACKED THE MEASURE MONDAY, CITING STALLED CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND UNCOMPETITIVE PAY COMPARED TO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. A FORMAL STRIKE NOTICE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCT. 12, THOUGH UNION LEADERS SAY THEIR GOAL REMAINS REACHING A FAIR DEAL WHEN BOTH SIDES RETURN TO THE TABLE SEPT. 22.          

             A LEWISTOWN MAN IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL AFTER POLICE CAPTURED HIM FOLLOWING A HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. 42-YEAR-OLD KIO MANUEL DEJESUS-PENA IS ACCUSED OF FIRING 21 SHOTS AT FIVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE A LOGAN STREET BAR ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, INJURING ONE MAN. STATE POLICE ARRESTED HIM IN LANCASTER COUNTY AFTER TIRE-DEFLATION DEVICES STOPPED HIS VEHICLE. DEJESUS-PENA FACES FIVE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE, WITH A PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH.          A BUSY AGENDA FOR LEWISTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL YESTERDAY.           COUNCIL MEMBERS HEARD FROM POLICE CHIEF DAVID CLEMENS, WHO REPORTED 387 SERVICE CALLS IN AUGUST, WHILE SERGEANT MATTHEW LYNCH DETAILED PARKING COMPLAINTS AND SAFETY CONCERNS OVER UNREGISTERED E-BIKES AND DIRT BIKES.           COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR PLEDGE TO DOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN INCORPORATED, AND RATIFIED A GRANT APPLICATION FOR AN IMPROVEMENT AT REC PARK, WORTH OVER 120-THOUSAND DOLLARS.          A PENN STATE STUDENT HAS DIED FOLLOWING A WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN FERGUSON TOWNSHIP. POLICE SAY 19-YEAR-OLD ENGINEERING STUDENT RASHID ALNUWAYMI WAS STOPPED ON BLUE COURSE DRIVE FRIDAY EVENING WHEN HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A CAR. HE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT UPMC WILLIAMSPORT. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS EXPRESSED DEEP SADNESS, URGING GRIEVING STUDENTS TO UTILIZE CAMPUS COUNSELING SERVICES AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

            TWO MEN WERE RECENTLY ARRAIGNED ON TERRORISTIC THREAT CHARGES FOLLOWING SEPARATE DOMESTIC INCIDENTS IN LYCOMING COUNTY. STATE POLICE ARRESTED 34-YEAR-OLD ZACHARY THOMAS HARLAN OF FUNSTON AVENUE AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO DRIVE OFF A CLIFF DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE ON SEPT. 4. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, WILLIAMSPORT POLICE ARRESTED 58-YEAR-OLD DOUGLAS BRENT HILL ON ELIZABETH STREET AFTER WITNESSES RECORDED HIM THREATENING HIS MOTHER WITH A SWORD. BOTH MEN REMAIN JAILED.          A MUNCY TOWNSHIP COUPLE HAVE FILED A LAND USE APPEAL IN LYCOMING COUNTY COURT AGAINST TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS AND DEVELOPERS PROPOSING A NEW DATA CENTER. RAE-ELLAH AND SEAN TETREAULT CLAIM OFFICIALS FAILED TO HOLD REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS WITHIN THE STATE-MANDATED 60-DAY WINDOW FOLLOWING THE PROJECT'S APRIL APPLICATION. THE COUPLE ARGUES THE PROPOSED FACILITY WOULD THREATEN LOCAL PROPERTY VALUES, SAFETY, AND WATER CONSUMPTION THROUGH UNCONSTITUTIONAL SPOT ZONING. JUDGE WILLIAM P. CARLUCCI IS PRESIDING OVER THE CASE.

             COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MUST CUT 17-MILLION DOLLARS TO BALANCE ITS BUDGET, WITH A PLAN TO ELIMINATE 175 JOBS BY NEXT JUNE 30TH.  PRESIDENT JEFFREY OSGOOD ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT 75 FACULTY POSITIONS AND 100 STAFF JOBS WILL BE CUT UNDER MANDATES FROM THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION. OSGOOD URGED ELIGIBLE SENIOR PROFESSORS TO RETIRE TO REDUCE LAYOFFS, NOTING JOB EVALUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY, WITH FINAL NOTICES SET FOR MID-JANUARY.          THE SELINSGROVE AREA SCHOOL BOARD VOTED MONDAY TO INVESTIGATE WHY STUDENTS ARE LEAVING FOR CYBER SCHOOLS, A TREND COSTING THE DISTRICT ABOUT $2 MILLION ANNUALLY. THE DECISION FOLLOWED A HEATED EXCHANGE BETWEEN BOARD MEMBER KENNETH TEATS AND BOARD PRESIDENT DAVE HESS OVER HOW THE BOARD'S AUGUST MEETING WAS ADJOURNED DURING A DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS WILL NOW LEAD THE INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES BEHIND THE STUDENT DEPARTURES.          MAHONING TOWNSHIP POLICE CHIEF FRED DYROFF SAID 10 ILLEGAL ALIENS WERE ARRESTED, FOLLOWING A SEPTEMBER 2ND I-C-E RAID AT THE GEISINGER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT........... NOT 40, AS HAD BEEN RUMORED.  HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY THEIR GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKER ELIGIBILITY, NOT THEM.   OVER 35 RESIDENTS CAME TO LAST NIGHT'S SUPERVISORS MEETING TO QUESTION THE POLICE CHIEF. 

           A FRANKFORT WOMAN FACES MULTIPLE FELONY ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING HER GRANDMOTHER, A POLICE OFFICER, AND TWO NURSES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. POLICE SAY 24-YEAR-OLD KENYA COLLINS RESISTED ARREST ON MYRTLE AVENUE BEFORE KICKING AND TRYING TO BITE HOSPITAL STAFF AT FRANKFORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. COLLINS IS BEING HELD AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL ON A $10,000 CASH BOND.          LEXINGTON POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A DRIVER FOLLOWING A FATAL HIT-AND-RUN ON EAST HIGH STREET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE FAYETTE COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE REPORTS 19-YEAR-OLD CHANCE MARTIN OF CRESCENT SPRINGS DIED AT THE SCENE FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA SHORTLY AFTER 4:30 A.M. AUTHORITIES SAY NO SUSPECT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.          THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA IS FILING A LAWSUIT TODAY TO RECOVER OVER 200 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS AND REGAIN FULL OWNERSHIP OF ITS HISTORIC FIRST EDITION RECORDS LABEL. OFFICIALS ALLEGE A NEW MEXICO AUDIO CONTRACTOR TOOK POSSESSION OF THE MASTER TAPES IN 1999 AND COLLECTED $200,000 IN GRANT FUNDS WITHOUT DELIVERING DIGITIZED COPIES. LEADERS SAY RECLAIMING THE COLLECTION IS VITAL TO PRESERVING THE CITY'S MUSICAL LEGACY.

           ALLEN COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS RESCUED SEVERAL ANIMALS FROM A BURNING HOUSE ON MAYSVILLE ROAD AFTER A MAN ALLEGEDLY SET IT ON FIRE MONDAY. AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 35-YEAR-OLD THOMAS DILLEY AND CHARGED HIM WITH SECOND-DEGREE ARSON FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC INCIDENT, WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES EXPECTED. POLICE NOTE DILLEY WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL EARLIER THAT MORNING ON A SEPARATE CASE. SCOTTSVILLE FIREFIGHTERS SAFELY REMOVED ALL ANIMALS FROM THE BLAZE.          OFFICIALS WITH THE CENTER FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS WAS PRESENTED WITH A $1.5 MILLION STATE BUDGET ALLOCATION LAST WEEK TO BUILD A NEW MEDICAL FACILITY. STATE REPRESENTATIVE SHAWN MCPHERSON AND SENATOR MAX WISE SECURED THE FUNDING FOR THE NON-PROFIT CAMP WHICH SERVES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. CONSTRUCTION ON THE LODGE BEGINS NEXT AUGUST, WHICH WILL DOUBLE VOLUNTEER CAPACITY AND ALLOW THE CAMP TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN BY SPRING 2028.          KENTUCKY STATE POLICE DETECTIVE JOSH AMOS HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2026 NARCOTIC OFFICER OF THE YEAR BY THE KENTUCKY NARCOTIC OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION. AMOS WAS RECOGNIZED ON SEPT. 9 FOR LEADING A MULTI-AGENCY DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION WITH THE BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE.

Good morning.Health officials are issuing a public health reminder after the Jefferson County Coroner confirmed the region’s first measles-related death over the weekend. State Department of Health data shows total Pennsylvania cases have reached six hundred seventy-six, with five confirmed cases recorded in Clarion County.Drivers in Clarion County are being reminded to expect delays starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September fifteenth, as PennDOT begins paving on the northern end of Route Sixty-Eight. Single-lane restrictions controlled by flaggers will be in place between Bouch Lane and the Dollar General Plaza through September twenty-first.And downtown Clarion is already gearing up for the holiday season. The Christmas Veterans Memorial Park Committee is holding its first organizational meeting this Wednesday, September sixteenth, at six p.m. at the Liberty House on Liberty Street. Organizers are seeking volunteers to assist with setting up and taking down the annual memorial tree display.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.The Lawrence County Drug and Alcohol Commission has won its lawsuit against the City of New Castle. A county judge ruled the agency will not be required to provide round-the-clock security personnel at its proposed four-bed men's recovery home on Beckford Street, striking down a stipulation previously imposed by city council.In school news, the Union Area School District officially renamed Memorial Elementary over the weekend to the Linda J. O’Neill Memorial Elementary School. The ceremony honored the late long-time educator who served the district for fifty-three years as a teacher and principal, pioneering the county's first full-day kindergarten program.And data center developments remain in focus across Lawrence County. Following North Beaver Township's rejection of a developer's appeal last week, the Mahoning Township Zoning Hearing Board will meet tonight at six p.m. to render its own vote on the proposed project.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.The City of Meadville is searching for new administrative leadership following the resignation of City Manager Maryann Menanno. City Council announced Menanno’s final day will be October second, as local leaders begin evaluating options for interim management amidst a challenging budget season featuring a proposed property tax increase of up to four mills.In community news, nearly three hundred volunteers combed local waterways over the weekend for the annual French Creek Watershed Cleanup. Thirty-five teams hauled in more than twenty-five thousand pounds of trash across the watershed, led by a volunteer team from Acutec Precision Aerospace that collected over eight thousand pounds of rubbish.And the historic Meadville Market House wrapped up a busy Second Saturday Community Market, with organizers announcing the outdoor farmers market has now been approved to accept S-N-A-P and E-B-T benefits for fresh local produce.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.State health officials are investigating the death of a forty-year-old Jefferson County woman who died over the weekend from measles complications. The coroner's office confirmed the woman was unvaccinated, and the Department of Health says the case could mark Pennsylvania’s third measles-related death this year as statewide cases surpass six hundred ninety.In local business, a longtime DuBois pharmacy is entering a new chapter. Thomas Bowser has retired after nearly forty years as owner of Shankel’s Pharmacy, passing operations to his nephew and long-time pharmacist Chris Heasley.And in Summerville, forty-five-year-old Robert Woods faces felony burglary charges after police allegedly found a stolen safe containing nearly one hundred thousand dollars at his residence.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.A Chemung County congregation has held its final service after nearly one hundred sixty years in Millport. Leaders at Pine Valley Baptist Church say financial constraints and mounting building maintenance costs forced the closure. The congregation will temporarily relocate services to the Best Western in Horseheads starting September twentieth under the new name Ten-Fifteen Church.In regional events, the Golf Heritage Society is bringing its fifty-fifth national convention to Tioga County this week. A free public trade show takes place Wednesday, September sixteenth, at Tioga Downs Resort and Casino, featuring historic golf memorabilia, interactive swing setups, and free appraisals for local collectors.And the Tanglewood Nature Center in Elmira is gearing up for its annual "Twilight at Tanglewood" fundraiser this Saturday, September nineteenth. The adult-only event runs from four to seven p.m. and features craft beverage tastings, live music, and animal encounters to support wildlife care and environmental education.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Wellsville Municipal Airport is receiving more than one-point-six million dollars in federal funding for major infrastructure upgrades. Federal officials announced the grant as part of a statewide aviation package, with the funds designated to rehabilitate over five thousand seven hundred feet of Taxiway A to maintain pavement safety and extend the runway's useful life.In Hornell, community members turned out over the weekend for the annual Maple City Festival. Organizers moved the autumn celebration back to September following two consecutive years of October rainouts, rewarding festivalgoers with mild weather, food vendors, craft stands, and live family entertainment throughout downtown.And in Allegany County court news, a Wellsville man faces sentencing following his conviction on federal drug charges involving fentanyl distribution across the local area.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning,Eligible New Yorkers should keep an eye on their mailboxes as state energy rebate checks of up to two hundred dollars begin arriving. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the automatic mailings as part of an ongoing push to help residents manage rising utility bills through the end of the year.Meanwhile, state prison officials are evaluating proposals to construct what would become New York’s largest correctional facility. The Department of Corrections is exploring a seven-hundred-fifty-million-dollar, three-thousand-bed prison, with site criteria prioritizing easy access to major transportation corridors and community support services.In political news, President Trump is making headlines following Friday’s twenty-fifth anniversary nine-eleven commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero, publicly accusing two New York City elected officials of laughing during the solemn proceedings.In public health, city officials have confirmed one death and nine illnesses tied to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the South Bronx. Ten area cooling towers—including one located at Yankee Stadium—have been ordered disinfected after preliminary testing returned positive results for legionella bacteria.In Dutchess County, a Poughkeepsie man is behind bars after allegedly striking and killing a thirty-five-year-old e-bike rider early Saturday morning. Police arrested Joseph Marcinelli on charges of manslaughter, D-W-I, and leaving the scene of a fatal crash on the Salt Point Turnpike.And in sports, the Buffalo Bills kicked off their 2026 season on a high note, pulling out a thirty-six to thirty-one road victory over the Houston Texans behind a three-hundred-thirty-four-yard passing performance from Josh Allen. Down on Long Island, the New York Islanders have officially named veteran forward Bo Horvat as the team's new captain.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.West Virginia lawmakers kicked off three days of interim legislative meetings in Charleston, focusing on flood recovery and critical water infrastructure. Officials from the Water Development Authority briefed committee members on state efforts to leverage one hundred forty-five million dollars in funding to spur up to one billion dollars in total water and wastewater investments across the state over the next two years.Locally, outdoor enthusiasts gathered at Point Park over the weekend for the twelfth annual Parkersburg Paddlefest. Dozens of kayakers took to the Little Kanawha and Ohio Rivers for Friday night's Glow Paddle and Saturday morning trips out to Blennerhassett Island.And in nearby Marietta, work is officially underway on an eighty-thousand-dollar entryway beautification project along Pike Street near Exit One. The Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce is replacing roughly six thousand feet of deteriorated chain-link fencing with a new three-rail fence to create a more welcoming gateway for the community.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning. Here is your West Virginia State Roundup.In sports and legal news, former West Virginia University star running back and current assistant coach Noel Devine is facing a felony strangulation charge following his arrest over the weekend. Devine pleaded not guilty and has been suspended indefinitely by head coach Rich Rodriguez. He remains held on forty thousand dollars bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for September twenty-third.In healthcare development, Harrison County is set to open a new thirty-million-dollar hospital at the end of the month. The Vandalia Health Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital at Charles Pointe features a forty-thousand-square-foot facility with nine emergency beds, ten inpatient beds, and full outpatient imaging services. A official ribbon cutting is scheduled for September twenty-second.In federal legislation, President Trump signed Senator Jim Justice's bill into law establishing the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall. Named in honor of the late West Virginia World War Two veteran, the privately funded memorial will stand near the Lincoln Memorial.In education news, West Virginia University has launched "W-V-U Express," a direct admission program waiving application fees for qualifying high school seniors in Kanawha and Monongalia counties who maintain a three-point-eight G-P-A. Meanwhile in Southern West Virginia, Logan County parents are expressing frustration after learning via automated phone calls that fire-damaged Logan Elementary School will permanently close, as district leaders petition the state for funds to expand Logan Middle School instead.In state law enforcement news, West Virginia State Police have launched an investigation into potential fraudulent financial activity involving the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network following the non-profit’s sudden closure last month.And in college football, Marshall rallied past Middle Tennessee twenty-eight to twenty-six on Saturday, powered by a key fourth-quarter fumble recovery touchdown by Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

           WARREN COUNTY FISCAL COURT HAS FINALIZED ITS 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATES, KEEPING REAL ESTATE TAXES AT 14 CENTS PER $100 WHILE SLIGHTLY REDUCING PERSONAL PROPERTY RATES. COUNTY LEADERS SAY RISING PROPERTY VALUES WILL STILL BRING IN OVER $21 MILLION IN REVENUE. MAGISTRATES ALSO APPROVED A $1.5 MILLION LAND PURCHASE OFF LOUISVILLE ROAD, ACQUIRING 63 ACRES FOR POTENTIAL FIRE DEPARTMENT OR JAIL EXPANSIONS.          A 43-YEAR-OLD MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES FOLLOWING AN ALTERCATION AT A FRANKLIN FAST FOOD RESTAURANT FRIDAY NIGHT. FRANKLIN POLICE ARRESTED JASON DAUGHERTY AFTER OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORTED FIGHT INSIDE A BURGER KING ON NASHVILLE ROAD JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AUTHORITIES SAY DAUGHERTY RETRIEVED A FIREARM FROM HIS VEHICLE DURING AN ARGUMENT BEFORE BEING DISARMED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER. DAUGHERTY’S CHARGES INCLUDE FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT.           THE AVIATION HERITAGE PARK AND MUSEUM MARKED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPT. 11, 2001, TERRORIST ATTACKS ON FRIDAY. RETIRED AIR FORCE BRIGADIER GENERAL TODD WILES ADDRESSED THE CROWD, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING YOUNGER GENERATIONS ABOUT THE TRAGIC DAY AND HONORING FIRST RESPONDERS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL

          THERE HAS BEEN A THIRD DEATH FROM MEASLES IN PENNSYLVANIA.           RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES REPORTS, FROM OUR HARRISBURG STUDIO:          {GATES0914-B}---------- :26 SEC..............STANDARD_______________________THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT A 40-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED ONSATURDAY. CORONER GREG FURLONG RELEASED NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON HER IDENTITY, BUTREITERATED THAT MEASLES IS A SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH SAYS A REVIEW OF THE CASE IS UNDERWAY. THE AGENCY IS ALSO UNDERTAKING A VACCINATIONCAMPAIGN WITH APPROXIMATELY 45-HUNDRED MMR VACCINES ADMINISTERED SINCE LAST MONTH. I’MTG, RADIONOVO NEWS.

                       POCONO TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS HAVE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO DECLARE THE FIRE-DAMAGED POCONO MANOR A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. THE BOARD AUTHORIZED TOWNSHIP ENGINEERS TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY, SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH OWNERS.......... POCONO MOUNTAIN INVESTORS........... AND DEMAND IMMEDIATE REPAIRS TO THE FACADE AND PERIMETER FENCING. OFFICIALS WARNED THAT FAILURE TO SECURE THE SITE COULD TRIGGER FURTHER LEGAL ACTION OR DEMOLITION MANDATES FROM THE TOWNSHIP.          CHESTNUT HILL TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS ARE APPLYING FOR A 75-THOUSAND-DOLLAR LOCAL SHARE ACCOUNT GRANT FROM THE STATE TO UPGRADE THE WEST END FAIRGROUNDS. THE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT LIVESTOCK AREA IMPROVEMENTS AND BUILD A NEW FACILITY FEATURING A 4-H CLASSROOM.           MEANTIME, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THE PARK'S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR IS SET FOR OCTOBER 17TH FROM 2 TO 5 P.M.  RAIN DATE IS OCTOBER 24TH.             NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY "WE FIGHT FENTANYL."            THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.  LISTEN TO THE "DOSE OF REALITY PODCAST"  AT WE FIGHT FENTANYL-DOT-ORG.  POWERFUL STORIES.  HONEST CONVERSATIONS.           LAURA LEBEAU, RADIO NOVO NEWS. 

            A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP IS RAISING CONCERNS AFTER A DEVELOPER CLEARED OVER 13 ACRES OF TREES ACROSS FERGUSON AND PATTON TOWNSHIPS. THE NITTANY VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION CALLED THE CLEARING A BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST, WARNING DEVELOPERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO BYPASS TREE PROTECTION RULES. NORTH ATHERTON DEVELOPMENT BOUGHT THE PARCEL FOR $4.4 MILLION IN MARCH, BUT WITHOUT FORMAL BUILDING PLANS FILED, CURRENT LAWS ALLOWED THE LOGGING WITHOUT MUNICIPAL OVERSIGHT.          A 56-YEAR-OLD NEW JERSEY MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE-VEHICLE TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH FRIDAY MORNING IN CENTRE COUNTY. CORONER SCOTT SAYERS PRONOUNCED OTIS THOMPSON II DEAD AT THE SCENE ALONG I-80 EASTBOUND NEAR MILE MARKER 168.8 IN MARION TOWNSHIP. STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH, AND AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.            PENN STATE’S STUDENT FARM CLUB HOSTS ITS 11TH ANNUAL HARVEST FEST THIS THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, FROM 4:30 TO 7:30 P.M. AT THE DR. KEIKO MIWA ROSS STUDENT FARM. THE FREE EVENT FEATURES FARM TOURS, LIVE MUSIC, AND DETAILS ON A PROPOSED MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY. FREE SHUTTLES WILL RUN CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE BERKEY CREAMERY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

            A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT LYCOMING COUNTY REGISTER AND RECORDER DAVID HUFFMAN MUST MOVE HIS OFFICE TO THIRD STREET PLAZA, ENDING A 2.5-YEAR DISPUTE WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. HUFFMAN PREVIOUSLY RESISTED THE RELOCATION CITING SECURITY CONCERNS, BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE IS NECESSARY TO RELIEVE SEVERE OVERCROWDING IN THE 56-YEAR-OLD COURTHOUSE. THE TRANSITION WILL FREE UP CRUCIAL SPACE TO EXPAND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.          LYCOMING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A NEW FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM AWARDED TO KEYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS USING FEDERAL ARPA GRANT FUNDS. PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR FOREST ROTHCHILD SAYS THE UPGRADED STREAM GAGES WILL SPEED UP EMERGENCY ALERTS FOLLOWING MAJOR RAIN EVENTS. COMMISSIONERS ALSO RATIFIED A LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOLLOWING SEVERE FLASH FLOODING ON SEPT. 2 AND 3, WHICH CAUSED WIDESPREAD ROAD AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN MUNICIPALITIES LIKE SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT AND DUBOISTOWN.

             A DISABLED BLOOMSBURG RESIDENT ON A FIXED INCOME SAYS SHE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX A BUCKLED SIDEWALK CAUSED BY A TOWN-PLANTED OAK TREE. GRACE HOVANCAK FACES POTENTIAL COURT FINES BY NOVEMBER IF HER EAST FIFTH STREET WALKWAY REMAINS UNREPAIRED, NOTING A TREE REMOVAL QUOTE EXCEEDED $4,000. MAYOR JUSTIN HUMMEL SAYS THE TOWN SHARES BLAME FOR PLANTING THE TREES DECADES AGO AND IS URGING COUNCIL TO HELP AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS.            COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO-TECH IS REVIEWING ITS ADMISSIONS POLICY AFTER MILLVILLE AREA’S SUPERINTENDENT CRITICIZED CURRENT STANDARDS AS OVERLY EXCLUSIONARY. OFFICIALS SAY FACTORS LIKE ATTENDANCE, GRADES, AND DISCIPLINE CURRENTLY DISQUALIFY APPLICANTS, INCLUDING HANDS-ON LEARNERS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM VOCATIONAL TRAINING. VO-TECH’S INTERIM DIRECTOR AGREES THE SCHOOL NEEDS TO ADJUST GUIDELINES TO ACCOMMODATE MORE STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES.          THE DANVILLE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED A NEW 5-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR SUPERINTENDENT MOLLY NIED RUNNING FROM 2027 THROUGH 2032. NIED’S SALARY WILL RISE TO 178-THOUSAND IN THE 2027-28 SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ELIGIBILITY FOR 4 PERCENT PERFORMANCE RAISES IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. BOARD MEMBERS CREDITED NIED WITH IMPROVING DISTRICT ACADEMICS, DISCIPLINE, AND STAFF RELATIONS.

         DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE DRIVERS, PACK YOUR PATIENCE............ STARTING TODAY, YOU'LL FACE DETOURS AS BROADWAY UNDER INTERSTATE 65 IS CLOSED THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY OCTOBER. CREWS ARE DEMOLISHING THE OVERPASS. GRAY STREET UNDER I-65 IS ALSO CLOSED TO VEHICLES THROUGH OCTOBER, AND OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES ARE PLANNED ON I-65 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18TH.          A 22-YEAR-OLD CORBIN WOMAN IS JAILED ON MURDER-RELATED CHARGES IN AN ORGANIZED CRIME AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION IN BELL AND HARLAN COUNTIES. POLICE SAY HAILEY GILBERT FACES COMPLICITY TO MURDER AND EVIDENCE TAMPERING IN THE AUGUST DEATH OF BOBBY SMITH, A KEY WITNESS IN THE CASE AGAINST HIS BROTHER. GILBERT IS THE SIXTH PERSON CHARGED.          WHISKEY COLLECTORS, GET READY. THE 2026 VAN WINKLE COLLECTION IS ON ITS WAY, FEATURING SIX HIGHLY LIMITED BOURBONS AND RYE AGED FROM TEN TO 23 YEARS. THE RELEASE INCLUDES THE COVETED PAPPY VAN WINKLE BOTTLES, PRODUCED BY OLD RIP VAN WINKLE AND BUFFALO TRACE.

           A FLORIDA MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A THREE-VEHICLE CRASH FRIDAY NIGHT ON INTERSTATE 99 IN GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, JUST SOUTH OF ALTOONA.            STATE POLICE SAY 63-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL NAPIER WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC WHEN HIS SUV WAS REAR-ENDED BY A FORD TRANSIT VAN, FORCING NAPIER'S VEHICLE INTO A THIRD CAR. NAPIER DIED AT CONEMAUGH NASON HOSPITAL, WHILE TWO OTHERS SUFFERED INJURIES. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.          A 58-YEAR-OLD ALTOONA WOMAN IS JAILED, ACCUSED OF HELPING FACILITATE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND AN OLDER MAN. POLICE SAY CARLA YVONNE FISK KNEW THE GIRL’S TRUE AGE, BUT HELPED PORTRAY HER AS 19. FISK FACES FELONY CHARGES INCLUDING STATUTORY SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRAFFICKING. SHE’S BEING HELD ON 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.          HERSHBERGER MEMORIAL POOL WRAPPED UP THE SUMMER SWIM SEASON ON SATURDAY WITH ITS ANNUAL DOGGY DIP IN MARTINSBURG. AROUND 50 DOGS TOOK OVER THE POOL FOR A $5 ENTRY FEE TO SPLASH AND PLAY. POOL STAFF SHUT DOWN THE CHLORINE SYSTEM FOR THE DAY, GIVING LOCAL PETS ONE FINAL DIP BEFORE THE FACILITY CLOSED FOR THE YEAR.

         LEWISTOWN POLICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT LEWISTOWN TOBACCO AND VAPE AT 10:21 A.M. ON SEPT. 3 FOLLOWING MULTIPLE COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS AND CONTROLLED DRUG BUYS. OFFICERS SEIZED SEVERAL POUNDS OF RAW MARIJUANA, T-H-C EDIBLES, DELTA 8 ITEMS, DRUG PACKAGING MATERIALS, AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH. A 23-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE AND THE STORE’S OWNER BOTH CLAIMED THEY DID NOT KNOW THE PRODUCTS WERE ILLEGAL. POLICE SAY CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE CURRENTLY PENDING AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.          LEWISTOWN IS ADDING A NEW TRADITION TO ITS ANNUAL GOOSE DAY CELEBRATION THIS YEAR WITH ITS FIRST-EVER PARADE ON SEPT. 29 AT 6:30 P.M. ORGANIZED BY THE JUNIATA RIVER VALLEY VISITORS BUREAU, THE "RED, WHITE & GOOSE" PARADE COMBINES LOCAL HOLIDAY HERITAGE WITH THE NATION’S AMERICA250 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. THE ROUTE FOLLOWS THE TRADITIONAL DOWNTOWN PATH, FEATURING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS, COMMUNITY FLOATS, AND FREE PUBLIC REGISTRATION.

             TWO EMERGENCY INCIDENTS HIT JOHNSTOWN’S HORNERSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THE WEEKEND. POLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER ANOTHER MAN ALLEGEDLY REMOVED A GUN FROM A SAFE AND FIRED, WITH A WITNESS TELLING HIM TO PUT IT BACK. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE. POLICE SAY THERE WAS NO APPARENT ALTERCATION BEFOREHAND, AND THE VICTIM REMAINS HOSPITALIZED.          THEN, SUNDAY MORNING, A CONDEMNED, VACANT STRUCTURE CAUGHT FIRE ALONG THE 700-BLOCK OF HORNER STREET AND WAS INTENTIONALLY BROUGHT DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  A STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHALL AND THE JOHNSTOWN POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.            MOUNTAIN BIKERS HAVE A REASON TO CELEBRATE IN JOHNSTOWN. THE INCLINED PLANE IS OPEN AGAIN AFTER SIX YEARS OF REPAIRS, AND THE DOWNHILL TRAILS ALONG YODER HILL HAVE ALSO BEEN REDESIGNED, WITH NEW TRAILS ADDED. THE STEEPEST, WIDOW-MAKER, IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. A NEW CHANGING STATION FOR RIDERS IS ALSO AVAILABLE.  

Good morning.Meadville letter carrier Phil Thomas has been awarded the Postmaster General Hero Award—the postal service’s highest honor. Officials say forty-one-year-old Thomas was on his daily route on North Cottage Street when he spotted an elderly customer collapsed inside her home following a stroke, quickly dialing nine-one-one to get her lifesaving medical care.In Conneautville, the prospective new owner of Rolling Fields nursing home is asking Crawford County to slash the facility’s property tax assessment by fifty-five percent. Comfort Healthcare C-E-O Yosef Greenzweig told commissioners the nursing home is severely distressed, dropping the agreed purchase price from seven-point-five million down to four-point-three million dollars as the sale awaits state approval.And Crawford County marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of September eleventh over the weekend with the dedication of a new Emergency Services Memorial at the county courthouse. The ceremony was followed by two memorial stair climbs at the fairgrounds, raising funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good Morning, Good morning.Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong has confirmed the county’s first measles-related death. Public health officials say a forty-year-old woman died over the weekend from complications associated with the virus. State and local health departments are currently working together on the case while urging residents to stay informed and follow public health guidance.A Brookville man has established a new medical field scholarship to honor his late wife, a decorated registered nurse. Eric Armstrong created the Brenda Armstrong Memorial Scholarship for Brookville Area High School graduates pursuing careers in healthcare, backed by a permanent endowment to the district's scholastic foundation.In election news, Clearfield County officials report preparations for November are running smoothly, with plans to begin mailing out approximately thirty-three-hundred requested mail-in ballots next week. Election directors note the early dispatch ensures overseas military personnel receive their ballots on time.And local history is getting a boost across the region. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has awarded ninety-five-hundred-dollar state grants to county historical societies in Clearfield, Elk, and Jefferson counties to support ongoing preservation efforts.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Financially struggling Sharon Regional Health System failed to meet employee payroll on Friday, leaving hundreds of workers without expected pay. Hospital C-E-O Peter Bastone informed staff via email that funding has been secured to process payroll on Monday, September fourteenth, while reassuring employees that patient care remains uninterrupted despite mounting federal tax liens and unpaid municipal loans.In municipal news, the North Beaver Township Zoning Hearing Board voted four-to-zero to reject a developer's appeal over a proposed sixteen-building data center. The ruling creates another legal hurdle for Stonebridge Associates' plans to construct the massive complex on nearly five-hundred-seventy acres across North Beaver and Mahoning townships.And New Castle Police have charged a South Side man after investigators say he supplied liquor to a sixteen-year-old girl and indecently assaulted her at a Shenango Township residence.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.State transportation officials are warning drivers in Clarion County to expect delays starting Tuesday, September fifteenth, as paving begins on the northern end of Route Sixty-Eight. PennDOT reports lane restrictions controlled by flaggers will be in place between Bouch Lane and the Dollar General Plaza through September twenty-first as part of a thirteen-point-three-million-dollar safety project.Meanwhile, Clarion Borough Council will hold a special meeting tomorrow night at seven PM at the Clarion Free Library. Council members are scheduled to vote on a special event permit for the Clarion Area High School homecoming parade planned for October second.And the Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission is hosting a free Community Family Recovery Event this Saturday, September nineteenth, at the Clarion Mall. Running from eleven AM to three PM, the event features guest speakers, family activities, free lunch, and local recovery resources.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning,Elmira College marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of September eleventh over the weekend with its annual flag ceremony. Students, staff, and community members placed nearly three thousand flags along Park Place to honor the victims—including Elmira College graduate Daryl McKinney, who was killed at the World Trade Center.In court news, a thirty-year-old Elmira man has been sentenced to eighteen years to life in prison for predatory sexual assault against a child. A Schuyler County judge handed down the sentence to Kenneth Morales following his guilty plea to repeatedly abusing two young victims over a seven-year period.And golf history comes to Tioga County this week as the Golf Heritage Society holds a free public trade show at Tioga Downs Resort and Casino on Wednesday, September sixteenth. The event features historic collectibles, interactive swing setups, and free appraisals for local collectors.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Communities across Cattaraugus and Steuben counties marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of September eleventh with solemn weekend ceremonies. Over two-hundred residents gathered at Bradner Stadium in Olean, while Hornell observed the anniversary at Union Square Park by honoring local first responders and fallen Marine Zach Smith.In federal court, a forty-two-year-old Wellsville man faces up to life in prison after a jury convicted him on multiple felony charges. Federal prosecutors say Simon Gogolack was found guilty of kidnapping, witness tampering, and distributing fentanyl that resulted in a woman’s death.And in Olean, community members opposing a proposed wind farm are holding an informational meeting Monday night from six to eight p.m. at the Olean Public Library. The Save Our Enchanted Mountain Ridges Alliance is organizing against the Hemlock Hollow project, which proposes erecting nineteen industrial wind turbines across local ridges.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning. Here is your New York State Roundup.On this twenty-fifth anniversary of September eleventh, solemn observances continue across New York, highlighted by an emotional ceremony at Ground Zero attended by four former U.S. presidents and Vice President J.D. Vance. The milestone coincides with the release of the largest collection of declassified C-I-A intelligence documents in history, revealing early Presidential Daily Briefings from the Clinton and Bush eras that explicitly warned of Osama bin Laden planning to hijack American passenger jets.At Yankee Stadium, a twenty-five-year milestone tribute was briefly disrupted during last night's Subway Series finale. Police arrested thirty-eight-year-old Kelly Marcucci of Long Island after he stormed the outfield at nine-eleven p.m. waving a Palestinian flag before being tackled by security personnel. On the field, the Yankees shut out the Mets two-to-nothing behind six scoreless innings from Cam Schlittler to claim the series victory.Also in the South Bronx, health officials have confirmed one death and eight hospitalizations linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak centered in the Melrose and Morrisania neighborhoods. Ten area cooling towers—including one at Yankee Stadium—have been ordered disinfected after testing positive for legionella bacteria.In Staten Island, residents at the Berry Houses are demanding immediate security upgrades following the violent sexual assault of a delivery woman in a complex stairwell. Community members are pressing city officials to utilize a newly awarded one-million-dollar federal grant to install security cameras across the property.In Manhattan, a sixty-six-year-old truck driver has been issued multiple summonses for faulty brakes after his vehicle jumped the sidewalk on Canal Street in Chinatown, killing seventy-seven-year-old Kin Fai Wong and injuring another pedestrian.In real estate, new market data from Redfin ranks Long Island as the single strongest home sellers' market in the nation, with buyers outnumbering active sellers by thirty-five percent across Nassau and Suffolk counties.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning.Parkersburg police officers and firefighters gathered at the city's expanded September eleventh memorial for a special wreath-laying ceremony. Designed to feature scaled concrete footprints of the World Trade Center towers, the expanded site includes a steel beam donated by the family of Parkersburg native Mary Lou Hague.In environmental news, Washington, West Virginia residents have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court against Chemours. The complaint alleges hazardous forever chemicals leaked from a nearby landfill, contaminating surrounding soil, groundwater, and residential properties.And President Trump has signed legislation sponsored by West Virginia Senator Jim Justice authorizing a new Medal of Honor monument on the National Mall. Named after late West Virginia World War Two hero Woody Williams, the privately funded memorial will honor all recipients of the nation's highest military award.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.

Good morning. Here is your West Virginia State Roundup.In sports and legal news, West Virginia University assistant football coach and former Mountaineer star Noel Devine has been arrested and placed on indefinite leave. Monongalia County Sheriff's deputies booked the thirty-eight-year-old into the North Central Regional Jail on Sunday on a felony charge of strangulation, with bail set at forty thousand dollars. Head coach Rich Rodriguez announced Devine’s immediate suspension following the arrest, which occurred less than twenty-four hours after West Virginia’s fifty-two to seven win over U-T Martin.In environmental legal news, Wood County residents have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court against Chemours. The complaint alleges hazardous forever chemicals, including P-F-A-S, leaked from a company landfill near Washington, West Virginia, contaminating local groundwater, soil, and residential properties following recent runoff events.In Lewis County, the Jackson's Mill Volunteer Fire Department hosted its inaugural "Ride to Rescue" A-T-V fundraiser over the weekend. Community members turned out to raise funds for upgraded water rescue boats and off-road emergency gear following severe flooding across central West Virginia in recent months.In Southern West Virginia, Logan County school officials have confirmed that fire-damaged Logan Elementary School will remain closed permanently. Following a severe fire last February, district leaders determined repair costs far exceeded insurance coverage and will petition the state in November for funds to expand Logan Middle School.In Marshall County, construction is moving forward on Moundsville’s new community recreation center at the site of the former Sanford Elementary School, with doors expected to open next May.And in regional crime news, two suspects wanted in a North Carolina homicide were found dead following a high-speed police pursuit that ended near the state line in Jackson County, Ohio. Authorities report both suspects died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside their vehicle after fleeing law enforcement.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media. 

            MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE UNION REPRESENTING ABOUT 950 OF ITS WORKERS REACHED A TENTATIVE NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT.           RADIO NOVO'S CHRIS FORSHEY HAS MORE:         {FORSHEY0911-A}------- :20 SEC.............STANDARD_______________________________________         Terms of the proposed agreement have not been released, but the fullunion is expected to vote on Monday. SEIU had been pushing for wage increasesthat kept up with inflation and safety improvements at the facility. If ratified, thedeal would put an end to more than four months of negotiations that promptedthe first strike in 22 years.TAG:  MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE SECOND-LARGEST EMPLOYER IN CENTRE COUNTY, BEHIND PENN STATE.               LEWISTOWN POLICE AND THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE ARE SEARCHING FOR 42-YEAR-OLD KIO MANUEL DEJESUS-PENA, WHO'S ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE LAST WEEKEND. POLICE ALLEGE HE FIRED 21 SHOTS AT FIVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE A BAR ON LOGAN STREET, WOUNDING ONE PERSON. DEJESUS-PENA FACES FIVE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUTS SHOULD CONTACT LEWISTOWN POLICE.

MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE UNION REPRESENTING ABOUT 950 OF ITS WORKERS REACHED A TENTATIVE NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT.           RADIO NOVO'S CHRIS FORSHEY HAS MORE:         {FORSHEY0911-A}------- :20 SEC.............STANDARD_______________________________________         Terms of the proposed agreement have not been released, but the fullunion is expected to vote on Monday. SEIU had been pushing for wage increasesthat kept up with inflation and safety improvements at the facility. If ratified, thedeal would put an end to more than four months of negotiations that promptedthe first strike in 22 years.TAG:  MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE SECOND-LARGEST EMPLOYER IN CENTRE COUNTY, BEHIND PENN STATE.                A PENN TOWNSHIP MAN IS IN THE CENTRE COUNTY PRISON, FACING FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED ASSAULT IN CENTRE COUNTY LAST YEAR.  STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW CHARGED 23-YEAR-OLD PARKER SNIDER WITH AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT AND SIMPLE ASSAULT AFTER A WOMAN REPORTED HE FORCEFULLY TRIED TO REMOVE HER INTERNAL BIRTH CONTROL DEVICE WITHOUT HER CONSENT. THE VICTIM SAID SNIDER WAS PURPOSELY TRYING TO IMPREGNATE HER.  SNIDER IS SCHEDULED FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING SEPTEMBER 23RD.  

                THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN THE WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NOT BEEN WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES.  EARLY ISSUES DEALT WITH INCLUDE A TWO HOUR DELAY AND MINOR STORM DAMAGE AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM LAST WEEK'S HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  THIS WEEK, THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED a water mitigation contract with ServPro TO HANDLE CLEANUP THERE.            A DELAYED RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEW FIELD HOUSE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL NOW TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 25TH DURING HOMECOMING.          FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR TODAY'S 25TH ANNUAL 9-11 MEMORIAL COALITION MOTORCYCLE RIDE THROUGH WILLIAMSPORT AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS.            COALITION PRESIDENT TANK BAIRD SAYS TODAY'S RIDE WILL ALSO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250TH:          {BAIRD0911-A}------ :13 SEC.......... THIS NATION          A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE AT CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANY AROUND 5PM, AND THE RIDE STARTS AT 6.  CHECK THEIR WEBSITE, 911 MEMORIAL 

            MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE UNION REPRESENTING ABOUT 950 OF ITS WORKERS REACHED A TENTATIVE NEW CONTRACT AGREEMENT THURSDAY NIGHT.           RADIO NOVO'S CHRIS FORSHEY HAS MORE:         {FORSHEY0911-A}------- :20 SEC.............STANDARD_______________________________________         Terms of the proposed agreement have not been released, but the fullunion is expected to vote on Monday. SEIU had been pushing for wage increasesthat kept up with inflation and safety improvements at the facility. If ratified, thedeal would put an end to more than four months of negotiations that promptedthe first strike in 22 years.TAG:  MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE SECOND-LARGEST EMPLOYER IN CENTRE COUNTY, BEHIND PENN STATE.           A SONG WRITTEN BY A FORMER WHITE HOUSE REPORTER FROM BERWICK HAS HIT NUMBER 1 ON THE BLUEGRASS MUSIC CHARTS. SONGWRITER DAVID MORRIS WAS COVERING PRESIDENT BUSH IN FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, WHEN THE TERRORI ATTACKS BEGAN.           YEARS LATER, HE CO-WROTE THE SONG, "TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER," FOCUSING ON A FAMILY GRIEVING A LOST MOTHER AND WISHING TO RETURN TO THE LAST NORMAL DAY BEFORE THE NATIONAL TRAGEDY.              THE TRACK WAS RECORDED BY DAVE ADKINS, AND HOLDS DOWN THE TOP SPOT ON THE BLUEGRASS CHART AHEAD OF TODAY'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

           A NEW JERSEY MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO UP TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR INDECENTLY ASSAULTING AN INTOXICATED WOMAN AT A MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP PARTY. 24-YEAR-OLD JEREMY VERA OF UNION CITY, PLED GUILTY TO MISDEMEANOR INDECENT ASSAULT FOLLOWING A DECEMBER 2024 INCIDENT AT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL. A MONROE COUNTY JUDGE SENTENCED VERA TO FOUR-AND-A-HALF MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, ALONG WITH FIFTEEN YEARS OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION.          ON THIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS, MONROE COUNTY REMEMBERS SEVEN LOCAL RESIDENTS LOST IN THE TRAGEDY.           AMONG THOSE KILLED WERE SOUTH TOWER WORKERS GEORGE LOPEZ, HARRY BLANDING JUNIOR, JOE FLOUNDERS, MARY MELENDEZ, AND PHIL MILLER. ALBRIGHTSVILLE RESIDENT TIMOTHY O’SULLIVAN DIED WHILE EVACUATING THE NORTH TOWER, AND PORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICER WALTER MCNEIL WAS KILLED AFTER RESPONDING TO THE SCENE.                    NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY "WE FIGHT FENTANYL."            THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.  LISTEN TO THE "DOSE OF REALITY PODCAST"  AT WE FIGHT FENTANYL-DOT-ORG.  POWERFUL STORIES.  HONEST CONVERSATIONS.           LAURA LEBEAU, RADIO NOVO NEWS.    

           THE HOLLIDAYSBURG AREA SCHOOL BOARD HAS REVERSED ITS PREVIOUS DECISION, VOTING TO APPROVE AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY TEXTBOOK FOR DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLERS. THE BOARD HAD INITIALLY REJECTED THE TEXT OVER CONCERNS REGARDING ITS DISCUSSION OF GENDER IDENTITY. FOLLOWING PUSHBACK FROM LOCAL PARENTS AND AN AGREEMENT TO REQUIRE PARENTAL PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THE ELECTIVE COURSE, THE BOARD VOTED 7 TO 2 TO PASS THE MATERIAL.          ON THIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, ONE OF THE FIRST........... FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE SCENE OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93 IS RECALLING THE INITIAL CONFUSION IN STONYCREEK TOWNSHIP. FORMER DETECTIVE BUBBA FATULA WAS AMONG THE FIRST FOUR OFFICERS ON SITE, ENCOUNTERING HEAVY SMOKE AND SCATTERED DEBRIS. WITHOUT NEWS ACCESS, FATULA SAYS IT WAS HOURS LATER BEFORE HE REALIZED THE NATION WAS UNDER ATTACK AND THE SCOPE OF WHAT OCCURRED IN THAT SOMERSET COUNTY FIELD.