Police seek public's help to find missing woman

BLOOMSBURG — Police here are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 26-year-old woman.

Erica Shultz was last seen at her Railroad Street home on Friday, said Ptlm. Shawn Hill. Her sister spoke to her around 8 that night. But she didn’t show up for work at Weis Markets on Sunday, and no one has heard from her since.

She is 5-feet, 4-inches tall, 220 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes and wears glasses.

Officers asked anyone with information that would help them find her to call 570-784-6300.

 

Run for the Diamonds is a go

BERWICK — Lace up your sneakers, area runners; the Run for the Diamonds is on.

Members of the Berwick Marathon Association voted Saturday to go ahead with the 111th rendition of the Thanksgiving race, with some modifications to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, said President Bill Bull.

The pandemic is currently surging, both locally and across the state and country.

Violent crash ejects passenger and engine

GREENWOOD TWP. — A small car carrying three young men went airborne, crashed through a porch, grazed the house, and finally smashed down with such force, both a passenger and the car’s engine were ejected.

Nevertheless, the driver and another passenger were able to stand and talk immediately after the accident at 3:30 p.m. Friday in front of 1652 State Route 254 here, just east of Bowmans Mill Road.

The ejected passenger was breathing only shallowly, and was rushed to Geisinger Hospital by ambulance, said Rod Eves, first assistant chief for Millville Community Fire Co.

TV show’s segment from Benton corn maze slams Trump, tweaks locals, ends kinder

Anyone who knows TV political humorist Samantha Bee’s virulent views on Donald Trump shouldn’t be surprised that the segment of her TBS Channel show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” filmed last week at the Retherford’s Farm Market corn maze would slam the president.

And it did, relentlessly, when it aired Wednesday night — also throwing a few barbs at patrons who support him and who (yuk, yuk) think things like corn mazes are entertaining.

But the show also ended with an easing of the ridicule — of area residents, if not the president.

Crews work on Nescopeck power line

NESCOPECK — Some PPL customers who went through a power outage on Monday may see power off again today as PPL does repairs to a power line, the company said.

Today's repairs include pulling a new 2,100-foot power line across the Susquehanna using a helicopter and drones. While the work occurs, service to about 1,700 customers will be cut for safety reasons, PPL said.

Danville teachers could strike Monday

DANVILLE — The teachers at Danville Area School District may strike as soon as Monday after negotiations broke down last night, a letter from the superintendent to parents states.

In recent days, the teachers' union and school district had been wrangling over changes to health insurance plans,  the length of the contract and wages.

One of the main issues has been whether a no-deductible health insurance plan from Geisinger Health Plan would continue through the school year.

Pets rescued from burning house

MILLVILLE — First responders rescued a pair of bulldogs from the second floor of a home here after a fire began while the residents were out Friday morning.

The blaze gutted an upstairs bedroom inside the home at 143 N. Center St. that Ashley Buehler bought less than two months ago.

The fire started in the second-story bedroom at the southwest corner of the house around 10 a.m., according to Millville Fire Chief Rob Bower.

A neighbor sounded the alarm after noticing black smoke.

PASSHE board takes next step to combining BU, Lock Haven, Mansfield

HARRISBURG — A concrete plan on how to combine Bloomsburg University with two other universities could be up for consideration by the State System Board of Governors as early as the spring, according to a press release.

The board, which oversees BU and the 14 other PASSHE schools, voted unanimously during a virtual meeting on Wednesday to take the next planning step in what it’s calling the “integration” of six of its universities.

Berwick Hospital to be sold

BERWICK — The Berwick Hospital Center is being sold, Commonwealth Health System said in a surprise announcement Wednesday morning.

The hospital will now be independent, unconnected to any chain, the company said in a written statement.

Employees were told that all of those in good standing would continue their employment.

Meanwhile, Fayette Holidings “is focused on enhancing and growing quality care and services to meet community needs and

Berwick Hospital Center will continue providing quality local care to patients,” the statement said.

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