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Standard Steel, commissioners raise concerns over data center development

Local News July 9, 2026

LEWISTOWN — Two Mifflin County commissioners, speaking as individual elected officials, have voiced opposition to potential data center development in the county, as Standard Steel Corp. has also raised concerns about the effect such a project could have on power reliability and costs for existing industry. Mifflin County Commissioner Kevin Kodish spoke against data center development during a recent meeting of the No Data Center Group. Commissioner Noah Wise also attended the meeting and spoke in opposition to the project. The commissioners do not have the authority to approve or ...

District pushes ahead with construction projects

Local News July 9, 2026

MIFFLINTOWN — While classrooms sit quiet for the summer, there is no shortage of activity inside Juniata County School District buildings, where a series of construction and improvement projects is keeping crews busy ahead of the new school year. In all, at least five projects across the district are either underway or moving through the planning stages, with an emphasis on safety, accessibility and long-term facility upgrades. Here’s a closer look at what’s happening: TJHS vestibule At Tuscarora Junior High School in Mifflintown, district officials are advancing plans to ...

Thousands gather to witness Big Boy steam locomotive

Local News July 9, 2026

LEWISTOWN — A large crowd of spectators gathered near the Roundhouse Road crossing in Granville Township on Wednesday afternoon to witness a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014. According to Granville Township Police Chief Chad Brehman, an estimated ...

Budget ‘super stressful’ on those waiting for state money

PA News July 8, 2026

It’s been a week since the deadline for a state budget passed, and public libraries, schools, and rape crisis centers are bracing for the possibility of tighter times even while the memory of last year’s 135-day budget debacle remains fresh. A repeat is a real fear for many whose funding may be interrupted if it takes too long for Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg to make a compromise. “I don’t want to have to go through that again. I don’t want our team to have to go through that again,” said the CEO of Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Christine ...

Kish Bank names new senior vice president

PA News July 8, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — Kish Bank has named Tracy Wilkinson as its incoming senior vice president and chief credit officer as longtime executive Ric Sarfert prepares to retire. Wilkinson joined the company June 1 and will assume the chief credit officer role as Sarfert transitions from the ...

Severe storms impact 64 of 67 counties over holiday weekend

PA News July 8, 2026

Severe weather pummeled all but three of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties over the holiday weekend, killing three and leaving roughly 105,000 residents still without power on Monday. Gov. Josh Shapiro was joined by Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director Randy Padfield and PennDOT ...