Hanna Radio | radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: April 15, 2026

A HIGH-PROFILE SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 46-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BISHOP WAS SET TO FACE A JURY ON CHARGES HE ASSAULTED AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL, BUT PRESIDENT JUDGE PAIGE ROSINI DISMISSED THE JURORS JUST HOURS AFTER THEY ARRIVED. OFFICIALS SAY "SEVERAL ISSUES" THAT COULDN'T BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY FORCED THE LAST-MINUTE CONTINUANCE.  A NEW DATE FOR JURY SELECTION HAS NOT YET BEEN SET.                    BLOOMSBURG IS HITTING PAUSE ON A $10,000 DONATION TO THE BLOOMSBURG FAIR AFTER CANCELING ITS OWN FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.THE TOWN HAD PLANNED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND DRONE SHOW, BUT THE VENDOR BACKED OUT — AND REPLACEMENT QUOTES CAME IN AT UP TO FOUR TIMES THE COST.OFFICIALS THEN LOOKED TO PARTNER WITH THE FAIR, WHICH IS HOSTING ITS OWN JULY FOURTH EVENT.  BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS NOW SAY THEY’RE HOLDING OFF ON THE DONATION, CITING UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE MONEY WOULD BE USED, AND BECAUSE THE TOWN STILL OWES 25-HUNDRED TO A BAND IT ALREADY BOOKED.EAST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HAVE APPROVED A NO-COST FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EXPLORE INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS ON THE MUNICIPAL GARAGE ROOF.  IT SHOULD TAKE 15 DAYS TO COMPLETE.