Calendar
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 in ...
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 ...
Horse and buggy accidents among potential issues safety plan to address
LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Planning and Development Department held an open house Thursday to discuss roadway safety concerns throughout the county as part of its initiative to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan through the Federal Highway Administration’s Safe Streets For All program. Chief among the concerns were Amish horse-and-buggy safety and speeding-related accidents. Planning Director James Lettiere stated during the public input portion of the open house that Route 655 needs “a horse and buggy lane off that 655 because he's right, it is extremely dangerous ...
Belleville teen balances school, caregiving and hope — and never misses a day
BELLEVILLE — Long before he walked across the stage at the GIANT Center in Hershey this past June to receive his diploma, 17‑year‑old Ryan Brisbin had already faced the kind of challenges that reshape a family. While classmates his age were navigating typical school pressures, Brisbin ...