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America250PA celebration hits Juniata County

Local News June 11, 2026

MCALISTERVILLE — This won’t be your average birthday party. After all, this is an event to celebrate No. 250 for the US of A. The America 250PA Juniata County Celebration is set for Saturday in McAlisterville Park in McAlisterville from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. There will be history, music, food, colonial demonstrations, dancing, Native American presentations, reenactors, family activities, contests, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. and more! Visit www.juniatacountyhistoricalsociety.org/a250pa/ for more information about Saturday’s schedule of events. While this event certainly captures our ...

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Local News June 11, 2026

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Baltimore artist to create silhouette art during America250PA event

Local News June 11, 2026

MCALISTERVILLE — For nearly two decades, Baltimore-based artist Lauren Muney has been chasing a fleeting but powerful kind of beauty — the kind she first encountered in an antique store, rendered in delicate black profiles cut from paper. Muney still remembers the moment clearly. She had come across historic silhouette portraits, each one simple yet striking, capturing a person’s likeness with remarkable precision. She couldn’t afford to buy one, but the image stayed with her long after she left the store. “I couldn’t shake the memory of how beautiful they were,” ...

Geisinger highlights hospital upgrades, nursing school growth

Local News June 11, 2026

LEWISTOWN — Major renovations at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital are nearing completion, with the facility’s final unit of private patient rooms expected to open in mid-August, a hospital official told the Rotary Club of Lewistown. A.J. Hartsock, associate vice president of clinical ...

Restaurant project set to combine historic properties

Local News June 11, 2026

LEWISTOWN — A major redevelopment project planned for two East Market Street properties will bring a new restaurant to downtown Lewistown while preserving portions of one historic building and replacing another that developers say can no longer be feasibly restored. The project will ...

Madyson Reich crowned 2026-27 SUN Area Dairy Princess

Local News June 10, 2026

MIFFLINBURG — Madyson Reich of Middleburg was crowned 2026-27 SUN (Snyder, Union, Northumberland and Montour Counties) Area Dairy Princess on Saturday, April 25 at Buffalo Valley Church of the Brethren in Mifflinburg. Reich, daughter of Mark and Jessica Reich, helps to manage the herd and ...