Passport Radio KY | radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: April 27, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 04/27/26          BLOOMSBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMEOWNERS COULD SEE A FOUR-PERCENT PROPERTY TAX HIKE UNDER A NEW PRELIMINARY SCHOOL BUDGET FOR THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR.            BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR DAVID MARSIGLIO PROPOSED THE TWO-AND-A-QUARTER MILL INCREASE TO COVER RISING SALARIES, HEALTHCARE, AND A SPIKE IN CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL COSTS. IF APPROVED, A TYPICAL HOMEOWNER WOULD PAY ABOUT 48-DOLLARS MORE NEXT YEAR. DISTRICT LEADERS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO TRIM THE NEARLY 300-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR DEFICIT BEFORE A FINAL VOTE IS HELD NEXT MONTH.          A MIDDLEBURG MAN CONVICTED OF FELONY STRANGULATION WAS SENTENCED FRIDAY TO 23 MONTHS IN JAIL, BUT IS ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. 39-YEAR-OLD WILL BRUNSON ADMITTED TO ASSAULTING A WOMAN LAST JULY, BUT UNDER A PLEA DEAL, HIS PRIOR TIME SERVED COVERS HIS MINIMUM SENTENCE. WHILE THE DEFENSE ARGUED A LONGER TERM WOULD BANKRUPT BRUNSON'S BUSINESS, JUDGE LORI HACKENBERG REJECTED THAT REASONING, STATING THAT NO VICTIM SHOULD EVER HAVE TO "COMPROMISE THEIR SAFETY FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM."