LEWISTOWN – Some love stories begin in castles and kingdoms. Others begin in places so ordinary that no one realizes they are witnessing the start of something extraordinary. The story of Doug Sherlock and Marsha Sherlock began on Monument Square in Lewistown, where a simple date at a ...
Motorcyclist arrested for public drunkenness LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers found Christopher H. Zechman, 59, of Lewistown, disoriented beside his mud‑covered motorcycle on Green Avenue in Lewistown with blood on his hands and nose at 1:10 a.m. on Sept. 17, according to a release issued on Thursday. He was intoxicated and became irate when questioned about driving. With no witnesses confirming he operated the motorcycle, he was arrested for public drunkenness. His girlfriend, 61, arrived to pick him up but was also found intoxicated, failed sobriety tests and ...
MCALISTERVILLE — Fifteen minutes before the curtain was supposed to rise at East Juniata High School, people arriving for the spring musical noticed the auditorium was warm. Mason Beverlin, the maintenance technician for East Juniata High School, suspected the cooling system had failed. He called Ben Kauffman, an HVAC professional with MGM Mechanical of Pleasant Mills. Kauffman arrived about 10 minutes later, entered through the back of the building and headed for the mechanical room. He didn’t see much of the gathering crowd, which was fine with him. “I typically avoid people ...
MIFFLINTOWN – What began as a parent’s desire to honor her daughter’s memory has grown into a powerful tradition that continues to touch lives across the Juniata River Valley. On Saturday, family, friends, neighbors, businesses and volunteers will gather at Walker Park in Mifflintown ...
LEWISTOWN — Rural municipalities, nonprofits and residents could be eligible for federal funding through dozens of programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. Chris Hoffman, Pennsylvania state director of USDA Rural Development and a Juniata County farmer, ...
LEWISTOWN - Mifflin County School District students continue to trail state averages in math and reading, with math showing the larger gap, according to Stanford University data presented to the school district's board of directors Thursday night. Board president Brent Erb presented findings from the Stanford Education Data Archive's Educational Opportunity Project, which uses state assessment data to compare achievement among districts, schools, grade levels, and student groups. The study doesn't measure proficiency percentages, he said. Instead, it uses what it calls grade-year ...
