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Friends of Juniata Library to hold online auction

MIFFLINTOWN — Two artists with deep Juniata County roots will anchor the Friends of the Juniata County Library’s upcoming online art auction, each bringing a distinct legacy shaped by the landscapes and stories of the Juniata River Valley. Though their careers unfolded in different ...

Juniata marching to boy band beat

MIFFLINTOWN — During the 1990s and early 2000s, the arrival of a boy band in the U.S. often triggered a wave of over-the-top fan reactions, with teenage girls and young women filling stadiums, arenas and even hotel lobbies in a frenzy of cheers, chants and screams. These groups typically ...

Police Reports

Search warrant executed at vape shop LEWISTOWN — The Lewistown Police Department executed a search warrant at Lewistown Tobacco and Vape at 10:21 a.m. on Sept. 3 after controlled buys and complaints confirmed the store was selling raw marijuana, according to a release issued on Thursday. A 23 year old employee from Alexandria, Va., and the West Virginia owner both claimed they didn’t know the products were illegal. Officers seized several pounds of marijuana, THC edibles, Delta 8 items, boxes of drugs and thousands in cash. Charges are pending. Runaway juvenile located at ...

Calendar

Reserve Now: • Goose Day dinner — Pick-up only 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 29, Decatur Fire Co. Cookhouse, Route 522 North, Alfarata. Take-out only goose dinner $20, chicken dinner $15. Pre-orders only served. To order, call (717) 543-0921 by Friday, Sept. 25. Monday • Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin County CareerLink, MCIDC Plaza Building 58. Attendees can search for jobs, tailor resumes, apply for jobs and learn how to get jobs. • UPS retirees luncheon — noon, Hoss's Steak and Sea House, 23 Hoss Drive, Lewistown. • Bingo — doors open 5 p.m., bingo starts ...

Red, White & Goose: Lewistown prepares for Goose Day parade

LEWISTOWN -- Goose Day has had road rallies, races, restaurant specials and enough roast goose to keep an old local legend alive for generations. This year, it gets something new: a parade. Lewistown will hold its first Goose Day parade Sept. 29, bringing a procession through downtown on the holiday itself and tying the community’s longtime tradition to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. The idea began with Kevin Kodish, a Mifflin County commissioner who also serves as president of the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau board. Kodish said it bothered him that ...

Lewistown shooting suspect captured after Turnpike chase

LEWISTOWN — A Lewistown man accused of firing 21 shots at five people outside a Logan Street bar was captured early Friday after leading Pennsylvania State Police on a pursuit along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County. Kio Manuel Dejesus-Pena, 42, was taken into custody after ...