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First-year area FFA members receive iconic blue jackets

LEWISTOWN — Some moments don’t need fireworks to feel big. Sometimes all it takes is a name stitched in gold on blue corduroy. At the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Jan. 12, more than 50 first-year area FFA members received the most iconic piece of clothing in agricultural education — and ...

Funding available for ag projects

BURNHAM — The Mifflin County Conservation District has announced a grant application period for agricultural operations through the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: barnyard improvements, manure storages, mortality composters, ...

Police: Teen driver was entrapped in vehicle

From staff reports HONEY GROVE — Additional information has been released on a crash that tragically claimed the life of a young driver over the weekend. Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown said the 15-year-old East Waterford resident was driving a 2009 Gold Toyota RAV 4 on state Route ...

Local teacher receives the Innovator of the Year honor

LEWISTOWN — Rebecca ConnerMiller has long been known for the energy and innovation she brings to her technology education classroom at Mifflin County High School. Her students learn to design, build, troubleshoot and imagine with confidence through hands-on projects, real-world ...

Students make splash at annual underwater robotics competition

BURNHAM — The Juniata Valley YMCA pool in Burnham looked less like a swimming facility and more like a testing ground for young engineers as Mifflin County High School held its annual Underwater Robotics Competition recently. Now in its 10th year, the event brought student-built machines ...

Jim Steele fills vacant Lewistown Borough Council seat

LEWISTOWN — The Lewistown Borough Council voted to appoint previous council member Jim Steele to fill the vacant council seat during its special meeting on Monday, in addition to voting on other agenda items. In council member Larry Searer’s absence, member Scott Gutshall motioned and ...