Calling all photographers: Juniata County wants the shots that make this place shine
MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata County’s website has looked the same since 2011. Different decade, different phones, different expectations — same old site. That’s about to change.
The county is in the middle of a full redesign, a ground-up rebuild meant to modernize how residents find information, access services and see their community represented online. And while the technical work is underway, county officials want the visuals to come from the people who know the place best.
“We’re working up a design for a brand-new website and wanted new photos of Juniata County to go on our new site,” said Mike Hower, director of geographic information system and assessment for Juniata County. The goal isn’t stock images or generic scenery — it’s authenticity.
“Anything you feel represents the county well, please feel free to attach them,” Hower said.
High-resolution photos can be submitted through the county’s Facebook page or emailed to mhower@juniataco.org. Hower said he’s not looking for a handful of winners — he wants volume.
“I’ll take as many as I can get,” he said. “Whatever we don’t use, we will cycle them through over the course of the year, or post them on social media.”
The redesign is expected to launch in July or August, bringing updated navigation, cleaner layouts and a more intuitive experience for residents who rely on the site for everything from tax information to county services.
But the county also wants the site to feel like Juniata — courthouse angles, farmland horizons, forest trails, river bends, Port Royal Speedway dust, fair-night glow. The images that locals instinctively recognize as home.
The redesign is the county’s chance to finally bring its online presence into the present — and the community’s chance to help define how Juniata County presents itself to the world.



