Shanghai Ballet to perform ‘Giselle’ at Penn State Nov. 5
UNIVERSITY PARK — Shanghai Ballet will return to North America for the first time in more than five years, bringing its production of the classical ballet “Giselle” to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Led by Artistic Director Xin Lili, the company ...
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Drug charges filed after repeated police contacts LEWISTOWN — A Lewistown woman faces multiple drug-related charges following two separate police incidents on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to a release issued on Thursday by the Lewistown Police Department. At 4:47 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, officers returned to the South Main Street apartment of Ashley L. Spriggs, 39, of Lewistown, after she reported several items in her residence were covered in methamphetamine. Previously, she had claimed to turning into Satan and destroying her apartment. Police said the apartment was in disarray with ...
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Two men charged after entering condemned home LEWISTOWN — Two men were charged after Lewistown Police Department officers found them staying inside a condemned residence on Chestnut Street in Lewistown, according to a release issued on Thursday. At 10:15 a.m. Oct. 2, officers responded to a report of someone entering a condemned property on the 100 block of Chestnut Street. Police identified Jessie C. Sanders, 35, of Lewistown, who admitted entering the residence and said a person known only as "Rusty" gave him permission to stay there. During a search of the property, officers also ...
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Public drunkenness citation issued after street encounter LEWISTOWN — Samuel L. Deppen, 34, of Lewistown, was cited for public drunkenness after Lewistown Police Department officers observed him swatting at passing vehicles on Valley Street in Lewistown, according to a release issued on Thursday. At 4:09 p.m. Oct. 4, police found Deppen, who appeared unsteady and told officers he was seeing "lights and shadows." Deppen admitted consuming rum and a preliminary breath test indicated impairment. Officers transported him home and cited him for public drunkenness, police said. Lewistown ...
Orphan school history to highlight historical society fall dinner
MEXICO, Pa. — The history of Pennsylvania’s Soldiers’ Orphan Schools Program, including the former McAlisterville Soldiers’ Orphan School in Juniata County, will be the focus of the Juniata County Historical Society’s fall dinner Wednesday. Guest speaker William Peck Jr., a lay historian of the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ Orphan Schools Program, will present an overview of the program, which operated from 1864 to 2009. Peck has been associated with Scotland School for Veterans Children throughout his life and will discuss the McAlisterville school along with similar orphan ...