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Juniata Christian School to host spring craft show McALISTERVILLE — Shoppers eager to shake off the winter blues will find fresh inspiration at Juniata Christian School’s Spring Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, on the school grounds. Funds raised through the event will ...

Farmers Care Program runs through March 16

MILROY — The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is collecting monetary, food or other items for the Farmers Care Program. Farmers Care is a program that recognizes the commitment of farm families and our communities across Pennsylvania to raising healthy food for local ...

Orders accepted for 4-H strawberry plant sale

MIFFLINTOWN — Mifflin and Juniata Co. 4-H are taking orders for high quality strawberry plants. These plants come from virus indexed, tissue cultured mother plants. Plants come in bundles of 25. Each bundle contains a single variety. The cost per bundle is $15 (sales tax included). Orders ...

Directors discuss principal position opening

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County School District Board of Directors met Thursday, Feb. 19, to discuss the openings for the Federal Programs Coordinator and the Strodes Mills Elementary School Principal positions, as well as other business. Frank Miller, the current federal programs ...

Calendar

The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require ...

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Police complete more than 400 reports LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Regional Police Department completed 423 incident reports for the month of January 2026. Of those reports, Regional Officers investigated 16 incidents of theft/fraud, two assaults and 36 motor vehicle accidents. ...