The Bus Rocks | radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: April 21, 2026

RNN SELINSGROVE 04/21/26          POLICE IN SCOTT TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY NOW HAVE A NEW TOOL FOR HANDLING MINOR DRUG OFFENSES. SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN ORDINANCE LAST WEEK ALLOWING OFFICERS TO ISSUE CIVIL CITATIONS FOR SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA, THC CONCENTRATE, OR RELATED PARAPHERNALIA............ RATHER THAN FILING CRIMINAL CHARGES. THE FINES WILL RANGE FROM 150 TO 500-DOLLARS.  OFFICERS WILL STILL HAVE DISCRETION TO BRING CRIMINAL CHARGES RATHER THAN THE SUMMARY OFFENSE, IF THEY FEEL IT'S WARRANTED.            A BLOOMSBURG MAN IS RECOVERING AFTER A CHAOTIC ELECTRIC SCOOTER CRASH ON OLD BERWICK ROAD MONDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY NATHAN BITLER LOST CONTROL OF HIS SCOOTER AROUND 2 P.M., RESULTING IN A POSSIBLY BROKEN ARM.  INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER BITLER MAY HAVE BEEN INTOXICATED.  THE SCENE TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE WHEN A FRIEND TRYING TO MOVE BITLER'S E-SCOOTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE THROTTLE.......... FALLING AND INJURING HER FACE.          SELINSGROVE OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING NEW WAYS TO CURB SPEEDING AND FIX BLIND SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH. COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WEIGHING PROPOSALS FOR FOUR-WAY STOP SIGNS AND SPEED BUMPS ON SEVERAL HIGH-TRAFFIC ROADS, INCLUDING SOUTH HIGH AND SASSAFRAS. POLICE CHIEF FRANCIS PETROVICH SUPPORTS THE PROACTIVE APPROACH AS HE WORKS TO HIRE A 5TH FULL-TIME OFFICER TO HELP WITH ENFORCEMENT.