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Fentanyl seized during traffic stop LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers assisted after a Mifflin County Regional officer stopped Merrill W. Cramer Jr., 47, of Lewistown, for a red light violation at Spring and East Walnut Streets in Lewistown at 9:07 a.m. on Sept. 10, according to a release issued on Thursday. Cramer admitted he had “dope” in a cigarette box, and officers seized a small bag of fentanyl. He was charged with possession of controlled substances and a summary traffic violation. Valentin arrested on multiple warrants Michelle Valentin, 34, of ...

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Reserve Now: • Goose Day dinner — Pick-up only 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 29, Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, Route 522 North, Alfarata. Take-out only goose dinner $20, chicken dinner $15. Pre-orders only served. To order, call (717) 543-0921 by Friday, Sept. 25. • Employer workplace seminar — 8:30 to 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, PA CareerLink Mifflin County, 6395 Route 103 North, MCIDC Plaza, Building 58, Lewistown. Topics: Managing AI and Navigating Transgender Issues in the Workplace. Check-in 8:30 a.m. Presentation 9 a.m. $40 per person. Make check payable to J/V EAC and ...

Museum Day brings Mifflin County’s past into view

LEWISTOWN — At the Hoopes School, Sandy Deadmon has found a way to explain 19th-century classroom technology to children raised on touchscreens. She hands them a slate and tells them, “Here’s your iPad.” Then comes the chalk, which serves as the keyboard. The eraser, she explains, is the delete button. It usually takes only a moment for the comparison to work. Children begin writing. They look around the one-room schoolhouse, built in 1873, and start asking questions about a school with no cafeteria or auditorium, no indoor plumbing, and no bus waiting outside. “They like ...

Road rally kicks off historic Goose Day festivities

LEWISTOWN — With 48 years under its belt and Goose Day getting bigger and bigger with each passing year, it comes as no surprise that this year’s Goose Road Rally had 118 participants who filled 31 vehicles on Sunday. “The road rally brings the community together, and I was so happy to ...