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Local News July 21, 2026

Driver cited after U.S. 322 passing crash REEDSVILLE — No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 322 in Armagh Township on July 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Police said Carl A. Wensel, 66, of Mill Hall was traveling east in a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado when he merged into the left lane without sufficient clearance as another eastbound vehicle, a 2025 Chevrolet Trax driven by Austin L. Heaton, 24, of Altoona, was attempting to pass. The collision caused the Trax to ride up a Jersey barrier before coming to rest on top of it. The Silverado pulled onto ...

Moore held on $500,000 bail

Local News July 21, 2026

LEWISTOWN — A Lewistown man remains in the Mifflin County Correctional Facility after failing to post $500,000 bail as court documents provide additional details about the investigation that led to his arrest. Randy Edward Moore, 32, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. July 29 before Magisterial District Judge Kent A. Smith. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Lewistown police, Moore voluntarily came to the Lewistown Police Department after investigators contacted him Friday. After waiving his Miranda rights, he agreed to speak with police ...

PennDOT announces weekly maintenance schedule

Local News July 21, 2026

From staff reports LEWISTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced its maintenance schedule for Mifflin and Juniata counties for the week of July 20, with motorists advised to expect daytime traffic restrictions at several work zones. In Mifflin County, bridge maintenance is scheduled at three locations. Crews will work on Route 3017 (Ferguson Valley Road) at a bridge spanning a tributary of the Juniata River in Wayne Township on Monday and Tuesday, Route 1012 (Siglerville Pike) at a bridge spanning a tributary of Laurel Creek in Armagh Township on Wednesday, and ...

EAA Chapter 518 to host museum bus trip

Local News July 21, 2026

From staff reports REEDSVILLE — The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 518 will host a bus trip Sept. 19 to the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Del. The trip will depart from the Mifflin County Airport Administration Building in Reedsville at 6 a.m., with a pickup scheduled for 6:30 a.m. at Cedar Grove Brethren in Christ Church in Mifflintown. The group is expected to return at approximately 9 p.m. The cost is $40 per person and includes transportation only. Participants are responsible for the cost of meals and other incidental expenses. Organizers plan to make meal ...

Medical staff backs Mount Nittany contingency plans amid possible strike

PA News July 20, 2026

From staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Medical Executive Committee at Mount Nittany Medical Center expressed confidence in the hospital’s plans to maintain patient care if members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania move forward with a strike. In a statement released this week, the committee said it was disappointed to learn the union had reportedly voted to issue a strike notice in response to the hospital’s latest contract proposal. The committee said its priority remains the health, safety and well-being of patients and the community. Members also defended the quality of care ...

Father and son arrested after holding 2 Forest Service workers at gunpoint

National News July 20, 2026

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A father and son are expected to face federal kidnapping charges after they zip-tied two U.S. Forest Service employees and held them at gunpoint inside a trailer in Northern California near Mt. Shasta. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said the two workers were conducting routine field operations in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they were taken Thursday. They were released early Friday morning after being held for more than 12 hours near Gunboot Lake. "I want to say how profoundly grateful and relieved that we are, that our two employees were ...