PennDot Project Begins Today
PennDOT says a highway resurfacing project on East Charles Street in Mifflin County gets underway today, and when it is finished, it will improve the ride quality and extend the life of nearly a mile of roadway and several ramps in Lewistown Borough and Derry Township. The work will mean single-lane closures with flaggers providing […]
Read MoreSchool Board Seat Remains Vacant
The search continues for a new member of the Juniata County School Board. If you are interested in serving, there are a few things you need to prove. First, you must live in Mifflintown, Mifflin or Thompsontown borough, you must be available two nights monthly for two to four hours, and finally… you need to […]
Read MoreGoss to Run for Council Seat
Cassandra Goss, of Lewistown, has announced that she is seeking the Republican nomination for Lewistown Borough Council in the primary election set for May 16. Goss is a longtime Mifflin County resident, and a graduate of Lewistown Area High School. She obtained a degree in Criminal Justice from South Hills School of Business & Technology. […]
Read MorePennDot Project Means Detours
PennDOT says Monday, March 27 will be the new target date for the closure of Route 75 between First and Third streets in Port Royal. It also includes the closure of the Port Royal Bridge on Route 75 and that closure is expected to remain in place until sometime in August. For drivers, that means […]
Read MoreMan Arrested Following Strangling
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after investigators said he strangled his stepdaughter’s ex-boyfriend until the guy’s face turned purple. Police in Williamsport say it all began with an argument between 34 year old John Leach and his stepdaughter’s ex-boyfriend that quickly got out of control, and then turned physical. Witnesses told Williamsport Police that Leach […]
Read MoreAvian Influenza in Mifflin County
Avian Influenza is making a return and now we have learned that a backyard flock of about 50 chickens and a few guinea hens in Mifflin County is the 798th to test positive for in the U.S. since the outbreak began last year. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, because the flock did not […]
Read MoreInmate Attack Injures Officer at Rockview
An attack by an Pennsylvania prison inmate leaves one corrections officer seriously injured. 37 year old Jerome Washington, an inmate at Rockview State Prison, is facing new charges including agravated assault after officials say he hit the corrections officer in the face multiple times earlier this month, in an attack that continued for several minutes. […]
Read MorePedestrian Injured in Hit and Run Crash
A 41 year old man had to be flown to a hospital after he was hit by vehicle as he was walking along a road in Greenwood Township, Perry County. Police say the man was walking in the travel lanes of West Juniata Parkway on Friday night when he was hit and seriously injured. He […]
Read MoreJuniata Commissioners Approve Hazard Mitigation Grant
At their weekly meeting, Juniata County Commissioners approved the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant. The grant allocates funding to the county in the event of catastrophes such as large scale natural disasters… and things like flooding, landslides, and even tragic events such as the recent string of train derailments that have […]
Read MoreNickel Will Run
More election news today… Fred Nickel has announced his candidacy for the Mifflin County School District Board of Directors on the Republican ticket. Nichols is currently a board member, so he’s actaully announcing that he plans to run for re-election. He has been board president, vice chairman of The Academy Operating Committee, and the chairman […]
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