LEWISTOWN — Kish Park mini golf course sponsors from all over the Juniata River Valley attended an open house Thursday night to see where their donation dollars went as they celebrated. Kish Park has had a mini golf course since its opening in the early 1900s. Because the course had aged ...
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Police: Man assaulted wife as she drove MILROY — A 28-year-old Milroy man was taken into custody after Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown said he assaulted his wife while she was driving a vehicle. Police said the incident occurred at 11:46 a.m. Aug. 7 on North Main Street in Armagh Township. According to the report, the 32-year-old woman suffered severe injuries to her eye and lip as well as bruising. The man was arraigned and held in the Mifflin County Correctional Facility. State police investigate eBay theft MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS — Pennsylvania State Police at ...
CAPIZZI, Sicily — Lewistown native Addison James “Sonny” McCartney joined the Army in Lewistown on June 9, 1942 and was deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations with Battery A, 60th Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Infantry Division. The private and his unit supported the 60th Infantry Regiment using 105mm howitzers to drive the Germans out of North Africa. In the winter of 1942 and spring of 1943, they engaged in combat in the Algeria-French Morocco Campaign and the Battle of Tunisia. When the Allies succeeded in vanquishing the Nazis in May 1943, attention turned to ...
MIFFLINTOWN — Summer is fading fast in Juniata County, and the familiar rhythm of a new school year is beginning to take hold. Teachers are back in their classrooms, hallways are being swept to a shine and families are counting down to Wednesday, Aug. 26, when students return for the ...
