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Maker Faire Happy Valley returns with expanded weekend

BELLEFONTE — Maker Faire Happy Valley will return Oct. 3-4 with an expanded lineup of makers, demonstrations and hands-on activities at Axemann Brewery and Titan Hollow in Bellefonte. Following its debut in 2025, the free, family-friendly event will bring together artists, inventors, engineers, hobbyists and other makers from Central Pennsylvania and beyond. “Maker Faire is a celebration of what happens when people are curious enough to ask ‘what if?’ and brave enough to try,” said Michele Crowl, executive director of Discovery Space and The Rivet. “We saw that spirit come ...

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Reserve Now: •Employer workplace seminar — 8:30 to 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, PA CareerLink Mifflin County, 6395 Rte. 103 N., MCIDC Plaza, Building 58, Lewistown. Topics: Managing AI and Navigating Transgender Issues in the Workplace. Check-in 8:30 a.m. Presentation 9 a.m. $40 per person. Make check payable to J/V EAC and bring to seminar. Pay at the door only. Turkey dinner provided. Registration required. To register or for information, contact Margaret Winters at mwint1@verizon.net or call (717) 248-9849. Sponsored by Juniata Valley Employer Advisory Council. Monday, Sept. ...

Huskies march to first-place finish

SHAMOKIN — The Mifflin County High School Marching Huskies didn’t just return to competition Saturday — they came back in full stride, proving that last year’s championship momentum is alive and well. Fresh off their 2025 Tournament of Bands Group 3A Atlantic Coast Championship, where ...

ConnerMiller receives 2026 Goose Day Golden Feather award

LEWISTOWN — From wooden porch geese and painted courthouse windows to scavenger hunt prizes created by high school students, Rebecca ConnerMiller has found plenty of ways to make Goose Day a little “goosier.” Those efforts have earned Miller the 2026 Goose Day Golden Feather Award, ...

A historic Goose Day win

LEWISTOWN — The Goose Day 5K has seen fast fields, big crowds and decades of local dominance, but Saturday delivered a jolt of something entirely new. Former Mifflin County and Bowling Green State University standout Kylee Cubbison blasted through Downtown Lewistown and became the first ...