LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County High School Marching Huskies are stepping into the 2026 season with a show that feels tailor‑made for a milestone year in American history — and they’re already pushing it across the field with color, motion, and unmistakable patriotic flare. Their ...
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LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Elementary School is among 249 Pennsylvania schools receiving grant funding to provide students with fresh fruits and vegetables during the school day. The Mifflin County School District school received $31,968 through the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the 2026-27 school year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. More than $7.3 million was awarded to schools in 29 counties statewide. The program provides students with free fresh fruit or vegetable snacks outside the regular school breakfast and lunch programs. Its goals ...
LEWISTOWN — SUMMIT Early Learning will host a community resource fair from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at its Lewistown location, 10 Bollinger Road. The event will connect families with information and resources related to health and wellness, parenting and family support, education and child development, and housing and financial assistance. The fair is being presented by SUMMIT Early Learning and AmeriHealth Caritas.
LEWISTOWN — FIRST Center has received $350,000 in first-year federal funding to expand substance-use recovery support and workforce services across five central Pennsylvania counties. The funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration was awarded through its Building Communities of Recovery program. The project, called FIRST CARES: Rural Recovery Support and Workforce Pathways, will serve Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties. FIRST Center was one of 28 organizations nationwide and four in Pennsylvania selected for a 2026 award, ...
Police: Vehicle malfunction leads to Route 35 crash THOMPSONTOWN — A Lewistown man suffered a suspected minor injury after a vehicle malfunction caused a crash on state Route 35 in Juniata County. Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown said Douglas L. Cook, 50, was traveling north in a 2016 Nissan Rogue at about 1:45 p.m. Sept. 16 when the vehicle malfunctioned and the front axle broke. The vehicle left the roadway and traveled along the shoulder for approximately 20 yards before striking a tree and coming to rest, police said. Cook was wearing a seat belt and was not transported ...
