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July 13, 2026

Reserve Now: • Free Garden to Table workshop — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, the LEAF, 131 W. Market St., Lewistown. Penn State Horticulturist Leah Fronk will discuss pests and garden problems. Handouts on how to make salsa, dill butter, drying herbs and preserving beets. Open to the public. Space is limited. To register, call (717) 899-6044 or email at rmassie@cpartnerships.com. Today • Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin County CareerLink, MCIDC Plaza Building 58. Attendees can search for jobs, tailor resumes, apply for jobs and learn how to get jobs.…

Kids Bike Night

Ancient relics, summer traditions come together at Indians and Ice Cream

MIFFLIN — Long before roads crossed the Juniata Valley and long before towns like Mifflin and McAlisterville appeared on a…

Granville receives data center proposal

LEWISTOWN — Granville Township officials received a proposed data center land development plan just minutes before the township office closed…

Tire Recycling Event helps keep Juniata County clean

PORT ROYAL — Discarded tires can quickly become an environmental and public health concern when left in fields, woodlots, waterways…

Police Reports

Methamphetamine seized, arrest made LEWISTOWN – Rodney L. Frymyer Jr., 30, address unknown, was arrested on an outstanding warrant after…

Local Sports

Zook Golf Open keeps memory of beloved athlete alive

LEWISTOWN — Nearly a quarter-century after Randy Zook's death, his presence is still felt…

METHACTON — The Mifflin County 8-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars saw its season come to an end…

Local 8-year-olds eliminated in Cal Ripken state playoffs

ALTOONA — The Altoona Curve fell 5-3 to Richmond in the series and pre-break finale Sunday…

Altoona fall to Squirrels in finale before All-Star Break

Hammaker drives way back to victory lane

Penn State

McKeon, Roberts earn Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State student-athletes Mark McKeon of men's lacrosse and Katelyn Roberts of women's ice hockey were among the 36 honorees named Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2025-26 academic year, as announced by the conference office Thursday. The pair were chosen from a group of 31 Penn State students…

UNIVERSITY PARK – The State College Spikes plated ten runs in the second inning to match…

Spikes bulldoze Black Bears, 13-7

PHILADELPHIA – The Penn State men's basketball team will return to one of college basketball’s most…

Penn State and Pitt to renew rivalry at Palestra

UNIVERSITY PARK – Nyan Hayes homered to tie the game in the seventh inning, then led…

Spikes drop Black Bears, 5-4

Obituaries

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress…

Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at 74

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Editorials

Defending America's founding principles in a divided age

The United States nation faces threats that extend beyond the familiar divide between Democrats and Republicans. Increasingly, two ideological movements — one on the far left, one emerging on the populist right — share a willingness to undermine the principles that have long defined the American experiment. On one side stands the Democratic Socialists…