LEWISTOWN — More than two centuries of tradition will take on a patriotic twist this year as Goose Day returns to the Juniata River Valley with five days of events, food and festivities. The 2026…
Measles cases surge as students return to classrooms
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County’s measles outbreak has climbed to 43 confirmed cases as students return to classrooms, while a Geisinger…
Pa. lawmakers take aim at affordability
MECHANICSBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to unveil a 10-bill package in October aimed at cutting household costs, easing business expenses…
Back at it
Biologist to discuss grouse, woodcock conservation
LEWISTOWN – Clayton “Clay” Lutz has spent his life paying attention to the outdoors. Long before he became a wildlife…
PA CareerLink Day set for Thursday
LEWISTOWN — PA CareerLink Mifflin County will host PA CareerLink Day from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, offering…
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Local Sports
Kish Indians kick off season with three wins, two shutouts
WINGATE — The Kish Indians Football and Cheer opened a new season in the Central PA Youth Football League on Sunday with a strong showing against Bald Eagle Area and State College. The Kish White flag football team opened the day with a 24-18 victory over Bald Eagle Area, while the Kish Maroon flag…
LEWISTOWN — All three Mifflin County Babe Ruth All-Star teams lost to teams that made it…
Wrapping up a stellar year in Babe Ruth
Volleyball: Mifflin County-Southern Huntingdon
Roundups: Lady Tigers blank Lady Indians, 5-0
Penn State
Penn State opens Paterno Family Football Experience Room
UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State Athletics and the Penn State All-Sports Museum have announced the opening of the Paterno Family Football Experience Room, a permanent museum experience celebrating more than a century of Penn State Football history. Located within West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium and the Penn State All-Sports Museum, the newly…
Penn State begins 2026 season against Thundering Herd
BOSTON, Mass. --- The Penn State women’s hockey team was picked to finish first in the…
Lady Lions lead AHA preseason poll
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The State College Spikes let a 4-0 lead slip away but recovered in…
Spikes best Crosscutters, 5-4
Obituaries
Sarah M. Espigh
Sarah M. Espigh, 102, formerly of River Road, Lewistown, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Born Nov. 5, 1923, in Bratton Twp., she was a daughter of the late Lewis W. and Dorothy M. (Fagan) Yoder. Her husband, Clair E. Espigh Sr., preceded her in…
Michael Rex Armstrong
Richard N. Keiser, (family called him Rick and fellow students called him Rich) 64, of rural…
Richard N. Keiser
Constance J. Kline, 77, of Lewistown, passed away on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 at Premier at…
Constance J. Kline
Editorials
School is back in session — slow down and pay attention
School buses are back on the roads across part of the Juniata River Valley, and come Monday, there will be even more of them. Students in the Juniata County School District returned to class Wednesday. Mifflin County students head back Monday, Aug. 31. That means summer driving habits need to change. School buses will…
Growth begins where our comfort zone ends
The US talked itself into failure
First responders deserve our thanks
Lifestyles
Pull up to the window, please, for a glimpse of an American icon: The drive-thru
Hundreds of guinea pigs fill Massachusetts sanctuary with squeals, purrs and lots of love
Corgis run, bark and sniff their way to glory at a growing international race
Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade
Religion
Religion Briefs
Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication…
Promises broken for beloved Waterloo Chapel
267 verses, one final question and a national championship
Elements of an effective ministry, part one
Agriculture
