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New Juniata County website unveiled

Local News August 16, 2026

MIFFLINTOWN — For the first time in more than a decade, Juniata County residents are logging onto a website that finally looks and feels like the community it serves. After years of operating on a platform built in 2011, the county has officially launched its redesigned and ADA-compliant website — a modern, cleaner, more accessible digital front door for residents, businesses and visitors. The overhaul has been months in the making, driven by a simple reality: expectations have changed. Phones are different, screens are different, and the way people search for information has ...

CRC Slide-A-Thon makes splash, raises $25K

Local News August 16, 2026

EAST WATERFORD — Long before the first splash echoed across the hillside, Christian Retreat Center’s Third Annual Waterslide Slide-A-Thon already felt like a celebration in motion. Families arrived with lawn chairs, teams gathered under shade tents and volunteers bustled between stations ...

Religion briefs

Local News August 15, 2026

Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. • • • First Bakers UMC to host Bible study McCLURE — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a ...

Porch Party joins Music Picnic Series

PA News August 15, 2026

STATE COLLEGE — State College cover band Porch Party will take the stage Sunday, Aug. 23, as South Hills School of Business & Technology continues its 2026 Music Picnic Series. The free outdoor concert begins at 6 p.m. on the north lawn of South Hills’ main campus, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. It is the 11th event in this year’s series. Porch Party performs a mix of folk, blues, country, mellow rock and other genres. The band is known for its harmonies and original arrangements of cover songs. Band members are Liz Lasher, Mickey Tomasetti, Tom Mallouk, Michelle Katz ...

Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges

Local News August 15, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, ...

Congress sluggish on federal AI framework

Local News August 15, 2026

Despite watchdog groups warning that few regulatory guardrails exist to meet the threats posed by the rapid development and deployment of AI technology, the 119th Congress has been slow to respond. Though the White House in March proposed a blueprint for lawmakers to craft federal AI-related legislation, no federal framework has advanced out of committee in either chamber. A bipartisan proposal six lawmakers introduced in June as a starting point received chilly responses from leadership in both parties, who indicated they’re looking for a more robust solution, rather than ...