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Funding available for agriculture projects

Agriculture October 20, 2026

BURNHAM — The Mifflin County Conservation District has announced the grant application period for agricultural operations through the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program. The ACAP application deadline is Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 at 2 p.m. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to barnyard improvements, manure storages, mortality composters, grazing management, streambank fencing, stream crossings, and livestock walkways. Funding for the ACAP Program was originally created through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Clean Streams Fund and was established with the ...

Birth Announcements

Local News October 20, 2026

BENUEL LYNN ZOOK Benuel Lynn Zook was born at 1:43 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at UPMC Harrisburg to Willie and Rachel Zook of Belleville. Benuel was 4 pounds, 11 ounces and 17 inches. KATIEANN DENA YODER Katieann Dena Yoder was born at 11:05 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at WellSpan Evangelical Hospital to Enos and Betsy Yoder of McClure. Katieann was 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 19 ½ inches.

Outdoors: Hunt pheasants on Oct. 24 and get in better shape

Local News October 20, 2026

For outdoor exercise this fall and winter, hunt pheasants and other upland game birds once pheasant season opens statewide Oct. 24. Pheasant season follows the opening of ruffed grouse and woodcock seasons on Oct. 17. It is possible, if you hunt the appropriate game bird habitat, that you could flush all three species of game birds on the same hunt. That’s because grouse and woodcock sometimes live at the edge of woods bordered by pheasant fields. It is the pheasant, however, that recently has been stocked mainly on state game lands owned and managed by the Pennsylvania Game ...

Granville

Local News October 20, 2026

JoAnn Plank Greetings everyone. It was quite a rainy weekend last week. We had a combination of rain, a few sunny days, then back to rain. With it being fall along with the hurricane season, we can expect that. I had to turn my heat on a few chilly mornings. Only to turn it back to air in the afternoon. Soon, we will have a big frost and back to heat. It will stay. I was admiring some of the great Halloween decorations up on 103 last weekend. The lights are very nice, and all the things you can make with a pumpkin besides delicious pies are unbelievable, but then are those little ...

Big Valley Rural

Local News October 20, 2026

Sadie Peachey Oct. 10, 2026, greetings to all and a happy birthday wished to Katie J. Swarey of Jackson, OH. Thought to write and send this today since there is no mail day on Monday the 12th, Columbus Day. How many years has it since he discovered America? If my memory serves me right, it was 1492. So it would be 534 years ago! Quite a long time ago and all the changes since then...oh my! Callers this week were Sister Gertie and Jonathan. Gertie was here for the day on Tuesday, and we were served a lunch of yummy hoagies, ice cream, apple bars and snacks. An enjoyable day. Nanie was ...

Supervisors approve fireplace reconstruction at Kish Park

Local News October 19, 2026

LEWISTOWN — The Derry Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $22,960 quote from Flint Ridge Repointing, LLC to rebuild the fireplace in the green pavilion at Kish Park. “The fireplace is very old and hasn't been used for some time,” said Township Manager Kelly ...