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…
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…
Calendar
The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar…
State reminds teens, employers of child labor rules
HARRISBURG — As students return to school, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is reminding young workers, parents and…
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Local Sports
Roundups: Lady Tigers blank Lady Indians, 5-0
MIFFLINTOWN --- In an early-season showdown between cross-county rivals, it can be hard to…
Eagles hunting bounceback season on the gridiron
PORT ROYAL – The 23rd Annual Butch Renninger Memorial is on tap Saturday night at Port…
Renninger Memorial on tap Saturday night
SHIPPENSBURG — Saturday was not the opening that two local products had hoped for on the…
Lock Haven sinks Shippensburg in grid opener
Penn State
Penn State begins 2026 season against Thundering Herd
UNIVERSITY PARK – No. 18/17 Penn State takes on Marshall in its 2026 season…
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
Women's soccer: Dambach earns 300th win at Penn State
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
