From staff reports LEWISTOWN — Organizers of the Juniata River Valley’s America250 celebration are encouraging residents and visitors to participate in a series of events and activities planned throughout June as part of the nation’s semiquincentennial observance. Two major community ...
From staff reports HARRISBURG — A series of hearings held by the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee highlighted concerns about housing affordability, workforce housing shortages and barriers to homeownership across the state. The three-part hearing series, chaired by Rep. David H. Rowe, included testimony from builders, developers, municipal officials, housing advocates and real estate professionals who discussed challenges ranging from rising construction costs to regulatory hurdles and limited housing inventory. According to Rowe, witnesses consistently pointed to a ...
Submit memories for ‘I Remember When’ 2026 LEWISTOWN — The Sentinel’s “I Remember When” special edition for 2026 will soon be published. This year, we are highlighting memories of “favorite summer traditions.” Picnics, ballgames, family reunions, vacations with family and friends, fireworks, parties, amusement parks, carnivals, drives in the country, memories of the swimming hole and anything else that sparks a favorite summer memory is what we are accepting. Share your memories (written or photo). If you have a story, memory or photo from days gone by that you would ...
LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County School District Board of Directors discussed projections for the district’s finances at their Thursday meeting. Treasurer Melinda Kenepp led the discussion and noted that directors requested financial projections to plan ahead. “We do have a projection platform that we use every month. I take the district’s actual financials, I dump them into a platform, and we look at where we think we’re going to wind up for the current year,” Kenepp said. She added that the platform can assess the current year’s finances and project potential finances ...
The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Please be brief and include only basic details. If possible, provide a phone number or email address to be published with contact information. Submit items at least one week in ...
MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata County 911 dispatched Mifflintown Hose Co. Sunday at 1:27 a.m. for a residential building fire at 1683 William Penn Highway. According to Mifflintown Assistant Chief Steven Groninger, he was advised upon response that the fire was reported as at least two to three vehicles or structures as multiple calls came in with conflicting information. Upon Groninger’s arrival he reported two campers were fully engulfed with extension into a garage and possibly a mobile home. Upon arrival of initial units, firefighters began to fight the fire in the campers and the ...
