LEWISTOWN — Records fade and finish times blur, but Goose Day still pulls Jeff Miller to the starting line. Even with back and hip pain dogging him for months, the 59-year-old says he’ll race Saturday because Goose Day is his birthday — and his tradition. “I have been dealing with ...
Argument leads to harassment citation McVEYTOWN — A 51-year-old McVeytown woman was cited for harassment following an incident July 12 in Wayne Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown. Police said they responded at about 2:33 a.m. to U.S. Highway 522 South for an argument that turned physical between the woman and a 48-year-old Mapleton Depot woman. A citation was filed. Traffic checkpoint leads to drug charge MIFFLINTOWN — A 38-year-old Mifflintown woman faces charges following a traffic stop Aug. 25 in Fermanagh Township, according to Pennsylvania State ...
MCALISTERVILLE — Fifteen minutes before the curtain was supposed to rise at East Juniata High School, people arriving for the spring musical noticed the auditorium was warm. Mason Beverlin, the maintenance technician for East Juniata High School, suspected the cooling system had failed. He called Ben Kauffman, an HVAC professional with MGM Mechanical of Pleasant Mills. Kauffman arrived about 10 minutes later, entered through the back of the building and headed for the mechanical room. He didn’t see much of the gathering crowd, which was fine with him. “I typically avoid people ...
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(The Center Square) – Arguing that the U.S. is “underinvesting in discovery,” U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., is calling for changes to the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, which include increased investments from the federal government. “Rather than cut NIH by nearly 40 percent, as the Office of Management and Budget proposed last year, we should double its $48 billion budget within five years,” McCormick wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published on Wednesday. “These are big numbers, but if they yield discoveries that trim the nation’s $5.3 trillion health bill ...
