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Library closed for Independence Day LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County Library in Lewistown and Kish Library in Belleville will be closed on Saturday, July 4, to celebrate Independence Day. Normal operating hours will resume on Monday, July 6. Hours and closings are available on the website at www.mifflincountylibrary.org. Bookdrops are open 24/7. Speed display board installed HOWARD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has installed a radar-controlled speed display board along Route 26 in Howard Township, Centre County, to encourage motorists to slow down. The board faces ...

Police reports

Police investigate trespassing incident REEDSVILLE — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a reported trespassing incident that occurred June 23 along U.S. 522 North in Decatur Township. Police said they responded after receiving a report of an individual trespassing. The investigation remains ongoing. Injuries sustained in Armagh crash REEDSVILLE — A 10-year-old passenger suffered suspected minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash June 30 on U.S. 322 East about five miles west of the Milroy exit in Armagh Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Police said a ...

A day at Greenwood

Outdoors calendar

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman’s Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap shoots. Decatur ...

Dangerous heat to grip region through Saturday

LEWISTOWN — Dangerous heat is expected to settle over Mifflin and Juniata counties this week, with forecasters warning the worst conditions will arrive Wednesday through Friday before storms may bring some relief over the Fourth of July weekend. The National Weather Service in State ...

Juniata County commissioners move meetings to twice monthly

MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata County Commissioners will move from weekly public meetings to twice-monthly meetings beginning in July. The Juniata County Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday that its public meetings will be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, effective July 1. The announcement came during a brief meeting at the Bousum Building in Mifflintown. No one spoke during public comment, and the board moved quickly through its agenda. Commissioners accepted the resignation of April Yoder from the Domestic Relations Office, effective at the close of business ...