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Cub Scout joining night set for Oct. 29

MILROY — The Juniata Valley Council of Scouting America will hold a Cub Scout joining night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at White Memorial Church Fellowship Hall, 68 S. Main St., Milroy. The event is part of an effort to form new Cub Scout packs. Activities will be available for children, while scouting leaders will be on hand to answer questions and provide registration information to parents and guardians. For more information, contact District Executive Kiernan Schalk at (717) 667-9236 or kiernan.schalk@scouting.org.

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National Teacher of the Year addresses retired educators

LEWISTOWN — Retired educators from throughout the region heard firsthand how innovative programs across the country are addressing educational opportunities and teacher shortages when 2025 National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson spoke at the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees ...

PennDOT to unveil plans for roundabout in Lewistown

LEWISTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will host a public meeting Nov. 2 to present plans for a project that would remove two bridges and construct a roundabout at the intersection of South Juniata and East Charles streets in Lewistown. The public plans display will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lewistown Borough Community Center, 108 Montgomery Ave. The proposed South Juniata Street Intersection Reconfiguration project calls for removing two adjacent bridges carrying Route 3006 (South Juniata Street/Business Route 22) over the Route 3002 (East Charles Street) ...

MCSD official announces up to $853,352 grant contract

LEWISTOWN — Chief Academic Officer Steven DeArment said Thursday that his office received a grant contract worth up to $853,352 to support structured literacy from kindergarten through third grade in the Mifflin County School District. During the Mifflin County School District Board of Directors meeting, DeArment said that the grant the district applied for is a mobile science, mathematics and literacy education grant. He said the district didn’t receive an approval notice for the application but recently received a grant contract. DeArment said the district wrote the grant to ...