LEWISTOWN — Joseph Allen Gares Sr., of New Jersey, was acquitted on all charges during a jury trial Wednesday afternoon at the Mifflin County Court House. Gares faced charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, corruption of a minor and indecent assault without consent, which ...
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¯Paula Lutz, of Lewistown, celebrated her 52nd birthday Wednesday. Editor’s note: The Sentinel welcomes birthdays, anniversaries and birth announcements for daily publication in “People potpourri.” Submissions can be sent to the virtual newsroom at www.lewistownsentinel.com or ...
JUNIATA TERRACE—The public was out in full force Tuesday night for the Catholic Charities group presentation of their refugee resettlement plan to the Juniata Terrace Borough Council. Anne Lusk and Amin Habeeb from Catholic Charities spoke about the resettlement to the public and the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — A former Penn State football player claims in a lawsuit that Nittany Lion players hazed him and other, younger teammates by imitating sexual acts in the shower and invoking Jerry Sandusky’s name. The player, Isaiah Humphries, a safety who left the Nittany Lions after ...
MIFFLINTOWN – Juniata, Mifflin and parts of Huntingdon County now have a new nutrition education advisor. Jeff Hackenberg, client relationship manager for Penn State Extension, introduced Clarissa Beaver, the new advisor, to the Juniata County Commissioners at Tuesday’s ...
HARRISBURG (AP) — The attorneys general of 15 states said this week that they oppose a Trump administration proposal to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, arguing the trains will share tracks with passenger trains and travel through congested areas. The states included ...
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LEWISTOWN — The Central Pennsylvania World Hunger Association’s 46th Annual Meat Canning Project will be held on Feb. 10-13 at the East Derry Fire Company, Lewistown (2.2 miles north on U.S. 522 from the U.S. 322 interchange). Times will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and cleanup. There is ...
LEWISTOWN — All branches of the Mifflin County Library will be closed on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday. Call the library at (717) 242-2391 or visit the website at www.mifflincountylibrary.org for further assistance.