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Mifflin County jury convicts woman of meth delivery

From staff reports LEWISTOWN — A Mifflin County jury convicted a Derry Township woman Friday of delivering methamphetamine following a one-day trial in the Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas. Nicole Bohn was found guilty of delivery of methamphetamine, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to testimony presented at trial, Bohn sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant for $100 on June 28, 2024. Prosecutors said the drug sale was arranged through Facebook Messenger. During the trial, jurors ...

Rolling through history: Beavertown’s joyful end‑of‑war tradition

BEAVERTOWN — George “Tickey” F. Norman stepped into Beavertown’s square on Aug. 15, 1945, carrying the kind of determination that only comes from losing a bet in front of half the town. Japan had just announced its surrender, and the square was already swelling with people cheering, hugging and shouting the news across Main Street. Norman didn’t join the crowd. He walked straight to the patriotically painted barrel waiting for him, the one he had promised to roll eight miles to Middleburg if the war didn’t end by March 17. The barrel glinted in the late-summer sun, red ...

Lewistown Country Club’s Sixth Annual Ball Drop returns Friday

LEWISTOWN — One thousand golf balls. One target. A summer evening filled with live music, prizes, food and community fun. Lewistown Country Club's Sixth Annual Ball Drop Fundraiser returns Friday, bringing one of the area's most unique fundraising events back to the No. 9 green. Doors ...

Dash and Splash 5K aims to boost Central Juniata Park Pool after costly repairs

MIFFLIN — At the Central Juniata Park Pool in Mifflin, the summer sun reflects off the water as usual, but behind the scenes the pool has been fighting an expensive battle to stay open. Now, with repairs completed and nonprofit status pending, the park is inviting the community to lace up their running shoes for its first Dash and Splash 5K on Aug. 1 — a fundraiser meant to keep the landmark pool thriving. “We’d like to make this an annual event,” said Shirley Hostler, treasurer for Central Juniata Park. “We want to keep the pool in our community for the kids in the ...

Police Reports

Burglary suspect found sitting on resident’s couch LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers were dispatched to the first block of South Pine Street in Lewistown for an alleged burglary at 1:04 p.m. on July 9, according to a release issued on Thursday. A resident reported that Brent E. Carolus, 53, of Lewistown, entered their home by removing an air conditioner from a window. Carolus was found sitting on a couch when the resident returned. Officers located him walking away and observed the air conditioner on the ground with damage. Carolus was arrested, and officers found a ...