LEWISTOWN — The Derry Township Board of Supervisors received a proposal from a Building Code Inspector during its meeting Monday evening. Officials claim they have been looking into available building code inspection services for permitting residential and commercial construction in the ...
NEW BUFFALO — A 24-year-old Mifflin County woman died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday on U.S. 322 in Perry County. Callie Espigh died of multiple traumatic injuries following the crash, which occurred at about 11:52 p.m. Oct. 3 near mile marker 225.6 in Watts Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Newport and the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office ruled Espigh’s death accidental. State police said Espigh was traveling east on Route 322 when her vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons. The vehicle traveled ...
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County accounted for nearly half of Pennsylvania’s 74 new measles cases since Monday, adding 35 infections and raising its total to 153. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s measles dashboard, only Lancaster County, with 401 cases, has reported more infections. Lancaster added 10 cases during the same period. Mifflin County added nearly three times as many cases in two days as it did during the previous week. The county had 93 confirmed cases on Sept. 21, 106 on Sept. 28 and 118 on Monday. Its total has risen by 60 cases, or about 65%, since ...
SHIRLEYSBURG — The second annual Fall for Mount Union Community Fest will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Mount Union Airport in Shirleysburg. The event, organized by the Willow + Well Foundation, is free to attend, with most children’s activities also available at no charge. Activities will include a petting zoo, bounce houses, a hay and corn play area, arts and crafts, face painting and games. The festival will also feature food trucks, craft vendors and a community yard sale. Jewels of the Desert, an Egyptian belly dancing troupe from Huntingdon, ...
The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week ...
