LEWISTOWN — Major renovations at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital are nearing completion, with the facility’s final unit of private patient rooms expected to open in mid-August, a hospital official told the Rotary Club of Lewistown. A.J. Hartsock, associate vice president of clinical ...
LEWISTOWN — A major redevelopment project planned for two East Market Street properties will bring a new restaurant to downtown Lewistown while preserving portions of one historic building and replacing another that developers say can no longer be feasibly restored. The project will ...
MIFFLINBURG — Madyson Reich of Middleburg was crowned 2026-27 SUN (Snyder, Union, Northumberland and Montour Counties) Area Dairy Princess on Saturday, April 25 at Buffalo Valley Church of the Brethren in Mifflinburg. Reich, daughter of Mark and Jessica Reich, helps to manage the herd and ...
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 ...
LEWISTOWN — The Sentinel’s “I Remember When” special edition for 2026 will soon be published. This year, we are highlighting memories of “favorite summer traditions.” Picnics, ballgames, family reunions, vacations with family and friends, fireworks, parties, amusement parks, carnivals, drives in the country, memories of the swimming hole and anything else that sparks a favorite summer memory is what we are accepting. Share your memories (written or photo). If you have a story, memory or photo from days gone by that you would like to share, we would like to hear from ...
MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata County Commissioners approved a three-year, $150,000 Children’s Trust Fund grant agreement Tuesday aimed at helping keep children from entering foster care. The agreement, presented by Juniata Children and Youth, runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Officials said the grant provides $50,000 per year to support two evidence-based programs the county already uses but cannot fully fund. The money will support Seeking Safety, an intensive in-home program focused on trauma and substance use involving parents, and Functional Family Therapy, an intensive ...
