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Today • Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin County CareerLink, MCIDC Plaza Building 58. Attendees can search for jobs, tailor resumes, apply for jobs and learn how to get jobs. •Together With Veterans – HMJ meeting — 10 a.m. via Zoom. Together With Veterans is a community-based program that provides support and resources for rural veterans across Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata counties. For more information, contact Karen Rush at (814) 643-6300, karenr.firstcenter@gmail.com or togetherwithveterans.hmj@gmail.com. • TOPS (Take off the Pounds Sensibly) PA 13339 meeting ...

A stop for history

Smoke pushes air quality into unhealthy range

LEWISTOWN — Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushed Lewistown’s air quality into the unhealthy range Friday afternoon, leading a Geisinger lung specialist to urge people to stay indoors and avoid outdoor exercise. AirNow reported an Air Quality Index of 197 in Lewistown at 2 p.m. ...

Mifflin County municipalities each receive Liberty Trees

ALLENSVILLE — The Allensville Fireman’s Festival honoring America’s 250th anniversary on Friday night seemed like the perfect place to acknowledge the Liberty Trees that officials distributed to every municipality in Mifflin County. Across the Juniata River Valley, municipalities celebrate the Nation’s 250th birthday. From parties to parades, each township and borough has shown its love for its country. Every municipality in Mifflin County received a 6- to 8-foot oak sapling to plant in their community; Metzler Forest Products donated the trees. In 1776, the first ...

Clinic inside Beward Pharmacy aims to expand care in area

MIFFLINTOWN — Beginning Aug. 13, a Juniata County resident with a sore throat or minor cut will have another option for treatment without driving to Lewistown. Matilda Clinic, a same-day medical clinic opening inside Beward Pharmacy at 24082 Route 35 North, will accept appointments and walk-ins. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 13. The larger development is the addition of another local option for routine medical care. Greg Rockson, owner of Matilda Clinic, said the company selected Juniata County because it’s the kind of rural community the clinic was ...

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