EAST WATERFORD — In the quiet early days of July, when flags hang heavy in the summer heat and the ridges around Horse Valley glow blue in the evening haze, East Waterford begins to feel like the kind of place where Independence Day still means something. It’s the kind of place where ...
TOKYO (AP) — Two major storm systems pounded Japan on Saturday, causing landslides and floods and leaving one dead and several injured, media and officials said. The storms, Mekkhala and Higos, have dumped heavy rain and damaged roads as Japan experiences its annual rainy season. A man in his 70s died and three others were injured after a house collapsed in a landslide in Yamaguchi prefecture on Friday, Japan's Kyodo News agency reported. Footage from Kyoto showed the Kamo River swollen with churning, muddy water. A flooding alert was issued in parts of Kyoto, Osaka and other ...
MCVEYTOWN — As summer settles into the Juniata Valley and local gardens reach their fullest stretch of green, the next Garden to Table outdoor workshop will give residents a chance to see firsthand what “peak season” really looks like. The free program, set for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, will take participants on a visit to three vegetable gardens on Mattawana Hill near McVeytown. The workshop is supported by Mifflin-Juniata United Way and Community Partnerships. The workshop will focus on understanding when different vegetables reach their highest productivity and why timing ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Four people have died due to flooding from thunderstorms in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday, and he declared a state of emergency with additional rainfall expected. Flash flood warnings were in effect Saturday for parts of Kentucky and Indiana amid heavy ...
MIFFLINTOWN — For years, the Juniata County School District Board of Directors has made decisions that shape the daily lives of roughly 2,300 students. But beginning next school year, two of those students will finally have a seat at the table — not in the audience, not filtered through ...
BEAVER, Utah — Three firefighters died and two were injured while tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service reported Sunday. The agency — created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire reduction across public lands — said the firefighters ...
