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Juniata school board approves 2026-27 drivers

Local News August 23, 2026

MIFFLINTOWN — The Juniata County School District Board of Directors announced their list of approved drivers for the 2026-27 school year at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday night at the administration building in Mifflintown. The approved drivers are listed alphabetically: Wendy Anderson, Nacole Auman, Kathleen Bailor, Stanley Barner, Steven Baxter, Joseph Berkheimer, Amber Black, Larry Booker, Tracy Bowersox, Nancy Brackbill, Nicole Brothers, Adam Brubaker, Amber Brubaker, Sarah Brubaker, Theodore Burchfield and Angel Burdge; Shawnna Caplinger, Melissa Chesbro, Keith ...

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Local News August 23, 2026

Reserve Now: •Mifflin County Chapter PASR luncheon meeting — noon, Thurs., Sept. 3, Birch Hill Event Center, 1100 N. Pine St., Burnham. The annual "We're Not Going Back to School" gathering. Bingo with prizes. Reserve with number attending by calling (717) 437-6024 or e-mail ldmjdj@embarqmail.com by noon, Friday, Aug. 28. All MCSD retirees are welcome. •Juniata High School Class of 1959 dinner — 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18, Walker Grange, Mexico. Reservations must be made by Sept. 1 by calling (717) 436-6178 or (717) 320-3159. Today • Job Club — 10 a.m. to noon, Mifflin ...

Quaynor set to make Big Valley Mennonite history

Local News August 22, 2026

BELLEVILLE — Phoebe Quaynor came to Belleville because housing cost less. She stayed because a neighbor invited her to pancakes. Quaynor was living in State College and working on her doctorate at Penn State when she began looking for a more affordable place to live. The search brought ...

Religion briefs

Local News August 22, 2026

Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. • • • First Bakers UMC to host Bible study McCLURE — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a ...

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Local News August 22, 2026

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Airplane pilot killed in collision with Pa. police helicopter

PA News August 22, 2026

An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was near the ground, Lt. Col. George Bivens, the state’s acting police commissioner, said during a news conference. The FAA and NTSB called it a midair collision but state police didn’t clarify if the plane was off the ground. “When I say it was a very violent crash, that plane was cut into a lot ...