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🌱 How a late-night welfare check turned into a Bloomsburg police chase

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a late-night welfare check turned into a Bloomsburg police chase
  • Which local students made Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg’s spring Dean’s List?

Also on today's calendar: Kerry Kenny Band.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 60.
  • Sunday: Warm; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ARREST: Frey, Braydon R - FLEEING AND ELUDING and 2 additional charges (crimewatch.net) — Bloomsburg Police report that a late-night welfare check near the skate park on June 10 led to a vehicle and foot pursuit, ending in an arrest at 5th and East Streets. Officers say the driver allegedly fled, appeared impaired, and was later charged with fleeing and eluding, DUI, and drug possession, with the case now in Columbia County Prison.
   

• Schuylkill County Students Named to Commonwealth University Spring 2026 Dean's List (skooknews.com) — Commonwealth University’s Bloomsburg campus is celebrating strong academic performance this spring, with many Schuylkill County students earning Dean’s List honors. The list recognizes undergraduates who completed at least 12 graded credits and achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, highlighting regional students’ ties to Bloomsburg’s flagship campus.
   

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  • So does anyone kno what’s happening with the property behind Sheetz in Buckhorn?
    Also what about the mall ? We need more places to shop other than Walmart. Would appreciate any info. (Nextdoor Buckhorn)
  • Multi family yard sale.
    Fishing rods, golf clubs, general household stuff. 94 oak st Danville PA (Nextdoor Rupert)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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