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Donations boost Juniata County athletic facilities

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MIFFLINTOWN — Two Juniata County high school athletic venues stand to benefit from the receipt of donations made by sports boosters and the PIAA District 4. The Juniata County School District’s Board of Directors approved accepting the donation of items and services from the Juniata Touchdown Club, for Dietrick Field: play clocks and stands, including power source, drink cooler, scoreboard improvements, and an inflatable football tunnel at its regular monthly meeting at the administration building on Thursday. District 4 also donated shot clocks to be installed in the East ...

Road work continues across region

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LEWISTOWN — Motorists can expect lane restrictions on several major routes in Mifflin County next week as PennDOT crews conduct bridge, shoulder and drainage maintenance. On Route 322, crews will work between the Milroy and Reedsville-Belleville exits Monday through Thursday, with ...

Lewistown man jailed on charges involving minor

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LEWISTOWN — A Lewistown man was jailed Thursday after police alleged he engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with a person he believed was a 14-year-old boy. Richard Lynn, 53, faces two felony charges and a misdemeanor following an investigation by Granville Township Police ...

State police investigate criminal mischief

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State police investigate criminal mischief RICHFIELD — Pennsylvania State Police at Selinsgrove are investigating an incident of criminal mischief reported at 6:05 p.m. Aug. 11 on Ridge Road in West Perry Township, Snyder County. Police said troopers were dispatched to 553 Ridge Road for the reported incident. A 50-year-old Richfield woman and a 37-year-old West Perry Township man were listed as victims. The incident resulted in an estimated $140 in damage, according to the report. No additional details were provided. Florida man killed in head-on crash PORT MATILDA — A ...

Three-war veteran honored at age 99

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LEWISTOWN – At 99, Amund Anton Moen still knows how to fit a parachute harness. He learned the work in Hawaii nearly eight decades ago, before Germany, before the Berlin Airlift. The training never left him. Ask what has lasted longest from his military years, and he doesn’t mention a ...

Centre County farm preserved from development

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From staff reports BELLEFONTE — A 152-acre crop and livestock farm in Potter Township will be permanently protected from development as part of a new round of Pennsylvania farmland preservation investments announced by the Shapiro administration. The Christopher A. Ishler farm was approved for a $508,726 conservation easement, including $463,726 in state funding, $20,000 from Centre County and $25,000 from Potter Township. The easement will become part of the property deed, ensuring the land remains available for agricultural use even if ownership changes. The Centre County ...