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JoAnn Plank Greetings everyone. Welcome to October. As the leaves begin to fall and change colors, so do the temperatures. Most of us look forward to this time of year after a very warm summer. By now, most of us have brought the light jackets to the front of the closet. Thinking of that first frost coming up as well. If you look really closely, you might spy a bit of red and green behind all these garden tools. The holiday season is right around the corner. For now, we are just trying to get all the necessary last-minute yard work done and store the mower for another season. 2026 ...

Outdoors

OUTDOORS: Leaves are appreciated when colorful or brown and dry by David Thompson Colorful fall leaves will soon be appreciated, while old, dry leaves on the ground are ignored. The latter leaves, however, aren’t overlooked by hunters. One mid-October afternoon I was bowhunting deer before owning a manufactured tree stand. I found in the woods where a tree had partially fallen and was wedged in a notch on a standing tree. I climbed up the leaning tree to the notch, where there was a place to stand and watch for deer. This “tree stand” was about 12 feet off the ...

Birth Announcements

MAMY LIZBETH PEACHEY Mamy Lizbeth Peachey was born at 1:24 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, at Geisinger Lewistown to Jonathon and Rachel Peachey of McVeytown. Mamy was 4 pounds, 9 ounces and 17 ¾ inches. ADLER SAMUEL GARMAN Adler Samuel Garman was born at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to Nicholas and Grace Garman of Warriors Mark. Adler was 8 pounds, 10 ounces and 19 ½ inches. ALBERT ENOS YODER Albert Enos Yoder was stillborn at 5:49 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Safe Pastures to Alvin and Hettie Yoder of Belleville. Albert was 3 pounds, 2 ounces and 11 ...

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The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week ...

Mifflin County women raise $50K for breast cancer causes

LEWISTOWN - In 2015, Amy Morgan watched her friend Mary Pollock finish a breast cancer walk and made a promise. The next time, and every time after that, she would cross the finish line with her. Pollock had survived breast cancer. Morgan had lost both her parents to other forms of the ...

Public asked to help locate missing Doylestown teen

DOYLESTOWN — A 17-year-old boy has been reported missing from Doylestown, Bucks County, since Aug. 2, according to a missing child alert from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. William Roth is described as a white male with light brown hair and brown eyes. The ...