Tourism spending up by 60% in Juniata County
MIFFLINTOWN — Tourism spending in Juniata County climbed 60% over four years, reaching $46 million in 2024, officials told county commissioners Tuesday. Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau Executive Director Jenny Landis presented the figures during the commissioners’ meeting while outlining the bureau’s efforts to attract visitors and support local businesses throughout Juniata and Mifflin counties. The spending total includes lodging, transportation, recreation, food and retail purchases made by visitors, whom Landis defined as people who cross the county line and spend at ...
McVeytown man faces life sentence after guilty plea
From staff reports HARRISBURG — A McVeytown man who was previously convicted twice of sexually assaulting children pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing child sexual abuse material, a third-strike offense that will result in a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Zachary P. Keiser, 36, pleaded guilty to a felony count of possessing child sexual abuse material following an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section. Under a plea agreement, Keiser will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Keiser was ...
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Police reports
Firefighters rescue missing person from Juniata River LEWISTOWN — Firefighters safely rescued a person reported missing in the Juniata River during a water rescue operation Sunday evening. According to City Hook and Ladder No. 14, crews were dispatched to the river around 7:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a missing person in the water. Firefighters searched the river and located the individual safely offshore. It was not immediately clear whether the person was injured. Fight in Juniata Terrace results in citations JUNIATA TERRACE — State police responded to a fight ...
Nittany Paper explores purchase of JBI lots
MIFFLINTOWN — A potential industrial expansion in Juniata County is underway as Nittany Paper Mills LLC, of Lewistown, moves toward purchasing land in the Juniata County Industrial Park. While the deal is not yet finalized, the company has taken its first step by requesting that the ...