LEWISTOWN — Derry Township supervisors offered conditional approval to local engineers for varied subdivision plans at their regular Monday meeting. Tony Fruchtl of PennTerra Engineering discussed the Tussey Sink Road, LLC subdivision plan. This land is across from the WaWa gas station, ...
From staff reports ALLENSVILLE — A Mifflin County project will receive more than $372,000 in state funding to improve pedestrian and traffic safety along Route 655 in Allensville, one of 50 transportation projects receiving nearly $54 million statewide. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Monday that the Menno Township Board of Supervisors will receive $372,184 through Pennsylvania’s Multimodal Transportation Fund to install medians and crosswalks along Route 655. The project is the only Mifflin County award included in the latest round of funding. The administration said the grants ...
From staff reports LEWISTOWN — Police and fire crews responded to what was described as a “barricaded persons incident” in Lewistown Saturday afternoon. According to information posted by City Hook and Ladder No. 14, the fire company was initially dispatched at about 2:45 p.m. Saturday to provide standby assistance for the Lewistown Police Department. Crews remained at the scene for several hours before clearing the incident. Additional details about what led to the police response, where in the borough the incident occurred and whether anyone was taken into custody were not ...
From staff reports HARRISBURG — State Sen. Judy Ward has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening Pennsylvania’s voter registration system by giving county election officials additional sources of information to identify deceased, duplicate and otherwise ineligible registrations. Ward, R-30, said Senate Bill 1429 would improve coordination among state and local agencies, establish timelines for maintaining voter rolls and add safeguards intended to prevent eligible voters from being improperly removed. “Pennsylvania voters deserve confidence that our voter registration ...
From staff reports LEWISTOWN — Motorists in Mifflin County could encounter lane restrictions and flaggers on several major routes this week as Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews perform bridge, shoulder and drainage maintenance, with additional work scheduled throughout neighboring Juniata County. In Mifflin County, bridge maintenance and cleaning is scheduled Monday through Thursday on Route 322 between the Milroy and Reedsville-Belleville exits. PennDOT will use single-lane closures while crews are working. On Friday, crews are scheduled to perform bridge ...
The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week ...
