LEWISTOWN — Planning for an expansion project to improve pedestrian safety and a project to expand the local walking trail system is underway as James Lettiere, the Mifflin County Planning and Development Department director, shared updates at the Thursday, June 4, planning commission ...
LEWISTOWN — The Juniata Valley Tri-County Drug and Alcohol Commission celebrates its continued efforts and success in supplying access to substance use treatment and case management services with a special visit from Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Dr. Latika ...
The May jobs report offered a measure of reassurance: the labor market is stable. Employers are still adding jobs, layoffs remain contained, and the economy is not showing the kind of “break” that typically signals an imminent downturn. That matters. A stable labor market provides the income floor that supports spending and keeps the gears of the economy turning. But stability is not a synonym for strength. For the modern consumer, the urgent question isn’t whether the paycheck is arriving – it’s how much of the grocery store that paycheck still buys. Currently, the answer ...
LEWISTOWN — Geisinger Lewistown Hospital is among five Geisinger hospitals to receive recognition from the Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative for efforts to improve maternal and newborn care. The hospital recently earned a Silver Designation Award from the PA PQC, which recognizes hospitals that establish multidisciplinary teams dedicated to sharing best practices and data to improve outcomes for mothers and infants. Geisinger Lewistown Hospital was recognized alongside Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Geisinger Medical Center ...
Two Pennsylvania men shot during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in 2024 are suing the federal government for allegedly failing to protect the crowd at a rally in Butler. James Copenhaver and David Dutch filed separate lawsuits last week in federal court, naming the United States of America as defendant. They were among those struck by bullets fired by Thomas Crooks, and the Secret Service is blamed for failing to stop him. Congressional investigations showed Crooks had been acting erratically before the rally and, despite being the subject of an intensive ...
