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PennDOT sets maintenance work across region

LEWISTOWN — Motorists in Mifflin and Juniata counties can expect maintenance crews on a number of area roads next week as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation conducts bridge work, pavement maintenance, patching and other projects. In Mifflin County, bridge maintenance and cleaning is scheduled Monday through Wednesday on Route 322 westbound at the bridge spanning Woodland Road and Tea Creek, about one mile north of Reedsville in Brown Township. The work will take place on or beyond the shoulder and is expected to have little, if any, impact on traffic. Joint and crack ...

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FIRST Center receives $350K for rural recovery services

LEWISTOWN — FIRST Center has received $350,000 in first-year federal funding to expand substance-use recovery support and workforce services across five central Pennsylvania counties. The funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration was awarded through its Building Communities of Recovery program. The project, called FIRST CARES: Rural Recovery Support and Workforce Pathways, will serve Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties. FIRST Center was one of 28 organizations nationwide and four in Pennsylvania selected for a 2026 award, ...

Lewistown among schools to receive funds for fresh produce

LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Elementary School is among 249 Pennsylvania schools receiving grant funding to provide students with fresh fruits and vegetables during the school day. The Mifflin County School District school received $31,968 through the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the 2026-27 school year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. More than $7.3 million was awarded to schools in 29 counties statewide. The program provides students with free fresh fruit or vegetable snacks outside the regular school breakfast and lunch programs. Its goals ...

Police reports

Police: Vehicle malfunction leads to Route 35 crash THOMPSONTOWN — A Lewistown man suffered a suspected minor injury after a vehicle malfunction caused a crash on state Route 35 in Juniata County. Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown said Douglas L. Cook, 50, was traveling north in a 2016 Nissan Rogue at about 1:45 p.m. Sept. 16 when the vehicle malfunctioned and the front axle broke. The vehicle left the roadway and traveled along the shoulder for approximately 20 yards before striking a tree and coming to rest, police said. Cook was wearing a seat belt and was not transported ...