Local News

Hispanic Heritage Celebration makes debut in Mifflintown

MIFFLINTOWN — When Geovy Gonzalez first settled in the area, she wondered where the local Hispanic community was. “I thought I was the only Hispanic in the community,” she said. Work in local factories changed that impression. Gonzalez met Hispanic residents from Mifflin and Juniata counties and heard about the obstacles some faced, particularly language barriers and limited knowledge of local services. On Saturday, Oct. 10, she hopes to bring more of those neighbors together through food, music and dance. Gonzalez is helping organize the first Hispanic Heritage Celebration, ...

Veterans honored along Main Street

BELLEVILLE — Travelers along Route 655 through Belleville will see military banners hanging from nearly every utility pole, honoring veterans with ties to the Big Valley area. Stroup-Alexander VFW Post 5935 installed the banners this spring. The more than 2-mile stretch of Main Street ...

Kauffman to present ‘Mammals of Central Pennsylvania’ on Oct. 13

LEWISTOWN — For Jon Kauffman, the ridges and valleys of central Pennsylvania have always been more than scenery. They are memory, family and the place where he first learned to pay attention. Long before he became assistant program director at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center in ...

Calendar

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Police Reports

Driver with suspended license found with marijuana LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers stopped Patricia A. Auker, 46, of Lewistown, after she made an illegal turn on Chestnut Street at 12:29 a.m. Sept. 24, according to a release issued on Thursday. Auker’s license was suspended and she began pulling clear plastic bags from her purse, including one containing marijuana she could not legally possess. A consent search revealed a plastic tube with drug residue. She was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving ...

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