Bigfoot Country Radio | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: April 23, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 04/23/26          WILLIAMSPORT CITY COUNCIL HAS A NEW MEMBER FOLLOWING A UNANIMOUS APPOINTMENT TUESDAY NIGHT. DAVID DUSSINGER, A FORMER REPUBLICAN COUNCIL CANDIDATE AND ENGINEER, WAS CHOSEN TO FILL THE VACANCY LEFT BY THE LATE BONNIE KATZ. COUNCIL PRESIDENT ERIC BEITER SAYS DUSSINGER’S BACKGROUND IN PUBLIC SAFETY MADE HIM THE BEST FIT TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AMONG A FIELD OF EIGHT APPLICANTS. DUSSINGER IS EXPECTED TO SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 2028.          A JERSEY SHORE WOMAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER A VIOLENT, METH-FUELD STRUGGLE LEFT A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER WITH SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. 33-YEAR-OLD JESSICA BARGER FLED AN APARTMENT DURING A WELFARE CHECK LAST SATURDAY EVENING, LEADING TO A FOOT CHASE WHERE SERGEANT BRIAN FIORETTI FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. BARGER HAD TO BE SEDATED AFTER KICKING AND SWINGING AT MEDICS. SHE'S IN JAIL ON 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.                LYCOMING COLLEGE’S EIGHTH ANNUAL DAYS OF GIVING WAS A RECORD-BREAKING SUCCESS. MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DONORS CAME TOGETHER TO RAISE OVER $676,000 FOR THE SCHOOL. THE FUNDS ARE EARMARKED FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND INNOVATIVE NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE COLLEGE'S UPCOMING LAUNCH OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJORS THIS FALL.