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Quaynor set to make Big Valley Mennonite history

BELLEVILLE — Phoebe Quaynor came to Belleville because housing cost less. She stayed because a neighbor invited her to pancakes. Quaynor was living in State College and working on her doctorate at Penn State when she began looking for a more affordable place to live. The search brought ...

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Airplane pilot killed in collision with Pa. police helicopter

An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was near the ground, Lt. Col. George Bivens, the state’s acting police commissioner, said during a news conference. The FAA and NTSB called it a midair collision but state police didn’t clarify if the plane was off the ground. “When I say it was a very violent crash, that plane was cut into a lot ...

Donations boost Juniata County athletic facilities

MIFFLINTOWN — Two Juniata County high school athletic venues stand to benefit from the receipt of donations made by sports boosters and the PIAA District 4. The Juniata County School District’s Board of Directors approved accepting the donation of items and services from the Juniata Touchdown Club, for Dietrick Field: play clocks and stands, including power source, drink cooler, scoreboard improvements, and an inflatable football tunnel at its regular monthly meeting at the administration building on Thursday. District 4 also donated shot clocks to be installed in the East ...

Road work continues across region

LEWISTOWN — Motorists can expect lane restrictions on several major routes in Mifflin County next week as PennDOT crews conduct bridge, shoulder and drainage maintenance. On Route 322, crews will work between the Milroy and Reedsville-Belleville exits Monday through Thursday, with ...