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🌱 How a drone plot to smuggle prison contraband unraveled near Williamsport

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Williamsport! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a drone plot to smuggle prison contraband unraveled near Williamsport
  • Which Penn College students just earned summer honors in Williamsport?

Also on today's calendar: Prayer Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Fog will lift in the morning, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Two admit roles for planning to use drone to drop contraband into USP-Allenwood (newsitem.com) — Federal prosecutors say a man and woman tied to Williamsport admitted plotting to use a drone to drop drugs into the U.S. Penitentiary at Allenwood, and now face more than two years in prison. The pair pleaded guilty to intent to distribute a controlled substance and operating an unregistered aircraft, underscoring how contraband smuggling methods are evolving in the region.
   

• Student Achievements: Sept. 6, 2026 (citizensvoice.com) — Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport is spotlighted for hands-on disaster training that let students brief state legislators during a mock building collapse. The roundup also lists summer dean’s list honorees and graduates from Penn College, alongside academic achievements for students at Kutztown University, the University of Rhode Island, and other institutions across the region.
   

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    I can show her a picture and come out looking exactly like what I showed her. She also does my color or highlights. She has been my stylist for at… (Nextdoor Center City - North)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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