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Disturbance at convenience store leads to charges LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers responded to a convenience store on North Juniata Street shortly after 12:14 a.m. on June 11 for a disturbance involving a large group of mostly juveniles, according to a press release issued by the Lewistown Police Department on Thursday. Store employees reported the group was harassing customers and refused repeated requests to stop. Joel A. Rodriguez, 18, of Derry Township, argued with officers and was detained. A juvenile who attempted to approach Rodriguez became aggressive and was ...

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Reserve Now: • Employer workshop seminar — 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 30, PA CareerLink Mifflin County, 6395 Route 103 North, MCIDC Plaza Building 58, Lewistown. Attorneys Kelley Kaufman and John Baker will discuss the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Cost is $40 per person. Cash or check is accepted. Make checks payable to J/V EAC and bring to the seminar. A bag lunch will be provided. To register or for more information, contact Margaret Winters at mwint1@verizon.net or (717) 248-9849. • Free Garden ...

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I just saw a young man at the intersection by Bing's Diner on a motorcycle who parked his motorcycle in the middle of the intersection to help a half-grown cat that got hit get off the road. (It) couldn't hardly walk; it was dragging itself. He then said he was (going to) try and see what he could do with the cat, take it somewhere to see if they could save it or not. (Kind of) shocks me the way the young kids are nowadays. Most of them wouldn't do that. They'd run over it themselves, but… I thought that was just… something that you don't see very often, and… not all kids are as ...

Local titleholders shine at Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant

YORK, Pa. — Under the lights of the historic Apollo Theatre on Saturday night, four young women with ties to the Juniata Valley walked onto the Miss Pennsylvania stage carrying the hopes of their communities. By the end of the evening, they had done far more than represent their titles — they made their mark on one of the state’s most competitive scholarship stages. The Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition held its finals Saturday following preliminary rounds on Friday, and local contestants delivered one of the strongest collective showings the region has seen in ...

Honoring Jon Zimmerman

Extracurricular positions for 2026-27 approved

MIFFLINTOWN — The Juniata County School District Board of Directors approved extracurricular positions for the 2026-27 school year during its regular monthly meeting at the administration office in Mifflintown on Wednesday. The positions included: East Juniata Elementary School • Stephanie Bonnell, SAP team member; • Trisha Hoffman, SAP team member; • Krista Kauffman, SAP team member; • Bobbie Kerstetter, SAP team member. East Juniata High School • Simon Cameron, SAP team member; • Stephanie Hackenberger, SAP team member; • Jacqueline Malocu, ...