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Paving work closes Lewistown roads through Friday

LEWISTOWN — Motorists are being asked to avoid portions of Lehigh Alley and Susquehanna Avenue this week as the Borough of Lewistown completes milling and paving work. Lehigh Alley will be closed between Wilson Avenue and West Charles Street, while Susquehanna Avenue will be closed from Grand Parkway North to the corner entrance of Mitchell Field. Milling work is scheduled to continue Tuesday, with paving planned Wednesday through Friday. The borough is asking motorists to avoid the affected areas and use alternate routes while the improvements are underway. Work is expected to be ...

Latin Festival to kick off month of cultural celebrations

STATE COLLEGE — The Happy Valley Latin Festival will return to downtown State College next month, kicking off a month of events celebrating Hispanic and Latin American culture throughout the region. The sixth annual festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza and the 100 block of South Fraser Street. The free event will serve as the regional kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month programming continuing through Oct. 15. Organizers said the festival has grown significantly since its beginnings in 2021, with approximately 2,500 ...

Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival Returns to Reedsville

BELLEVILLE — When Ryan Frankhouser walks onto the Mifflin County Youth Fairgrounds in Reedsville, he remembers what the place looked like when bluegrass filled it. Campers crowded onto the grounds, and families came back year after year. People settled into lawn chairs while the music ...

Student creativity takes center stage

MIFFLINTOWN — “Creativity takes courage,” French painter Henri Matisse once said, and that spirit was easy to spot inside the Juniata County School District administration building. Aug. 12 marked the opening of the annual Juniata County School District K-12 Art Show, which transformed the quiet administrative building into a bright, bustling gallery filled with families, color and the kind of excitement only young artists can generate. More than 100 students from across the district had work selected for this year’s show, a collection that will remain on display throughout the ...

Calendar

Reserve Now: •Mifflin County Chapter PASR luncheon meeting — noon, Thurs., Sept. 3, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. The annual "We're Not Going Back to School" gathering. Bingo with prizes. Reserve with number attending by calling (717) 437-6024 or e-mail ldmjdj@embarqmail.com by noon, Friday, Aug. 28. All MCSD retirees are welcome. •Juniata High School Class of 1959 dinner — 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, Walker Grange, Mexico. Reservations must be made by Sept. 1 by calling (717) 436-6178 or (717) 320-3159. Today • Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin ...

Juniata school board approves 2026-27 drivers

MIFFLINTOWN — The Juniata County School District Board of Directors announced their list of approved drivers for the 2026-27 school year at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday night at the administration building in Mifflintown. The approved drivers are listed alphabetically: Wendy Anderson, Nacole Auman, Kathleen Bailor, Stanley Barner, Steven Baxter, Joseph Berkheimer, Amber Black, Larry Booker, Tracy Bowersox, Nancy Brackbill, Nicole Brothers, Adam Brubaker, Amber Brubaker, Sarah Brubaker, Theodore Burchfield and Angel Burdge; Shawnna Caplinger, Melissa Chesbro, Keith ...