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Variety of concerts fill Association bill for upcoming season

LEWISTOWN — For nearly 70 years, the MifflinJuniata Concert Association has brought world-acclaimed live entertainment to the Juniata River Valley, powered entirely by volunteers who believe great music belongs in every community. What began decades ago under Community Concerts has grown into a thriving partnership with Live On Stage, allowing the association to book national touring acts at prices local audiences can afford. All performances take place at the 1,300seat auditorium at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, where audiences enjoy Broadway, classical, folk, pop, ...

Regional police handle 519 incidents in August

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Regional Police Department responded to 519 incident reports during August, including 29 motor vehicle crashes, according to the department’s monthly statistics. Officers investigated 21 theft or fraud incidents and one assault during the month. Police also issued 80 traffic citations, five non-traffic citations and 38 warnings. Six arrests for driving under the influence were made during August. The Mifflin County Regional Police Department serves Burnham Borough and Brown, Derry and Union townships.

McVeytown

Sarah Esh The Pine Glen Church of the Brethren's soup sale on September 19, 2026, is canceled because of issues in the kitchen. We will hold another soup sale at a later date. Thank you to those who ordered. In the morning worship at Pine Glen Church of the Brethren, Sunday, September 13, 2026, a friendly welcome to each of you to our worship service today! May the Lord open your hearts and minds today and every day. Worship leader Pastor Connie Maclay welcomed everyone. The announcements were asked for. The Prelude was played by Den Yoder, “Forgiveness”. The joys and concerns were ...

Granville

JoAnn Plank Greetings everyone. Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. Have you all noticed the mornings are getting chilly? It's that time of year when you need your jacket in the morning, and by noon it's gone. Just another sign fall is around the corner. Those big yellow school buses are back on the road for another year. Drivers beware and keep an eye out. Some of those little ones are first-time riders, and it's a new experience for them. Let's wish all the teachers, students, as well as the bus drivers a safe and blessed year. The members of the Granville Fire Company would ...

Big Valley Rural

Sadie Peachey Labor Day! Greetings to all on this very nice evening! Such blue, blue skies and low humidity. So, it was fun to use the kitchen stove to do some baking. Want to bake cookies another day. Today I made a zucchini cake and a chocolate jelly roll, and also a tomato casserole. Not all were for us, but to share. The mail didn't go today, as a red-number day. Could anyone explain Labor Day? Hope my letters will be on time. Our Sunday callers yesterday were Bennies and Elmers, Urie and Rachie Peachey and three boys, Leroy and Ella Peachey and son Levi, who is already 10 ...

Outdoors

OUTDOORS: Young game warden on her own checks old-time hunter By David Thompson Even though only one game warden was assigned to the region that I was about to hunt on the first morning of dove season, Sept. 1, that officer showed up as I was walking away from my parked truck en route to the dove field. Because the field was on state game land owned and managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the warden’s presence didn’t catch me by surprise. What surprised me was that the warden was a lady. Actually, that didn’t come as a shock since she had replaced the ...