GRANVILLE — The Mifflin County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a man whose body was found Thursday morning in the Juniata River near the former Red’s Diner. A fisherman discovered the unidentified man at approximately 9 a.m. in the area of Rock Base Lane, ...
LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Planning Director has invited roadmasters from each of the 16 municipalities to what they are calling a “Municipal Roundtable” to identify safety and transportation issues for their areas on Thursday, Sept. 17. Planning Director James Lettiere explained that this is in preparation for their comprehensive safety action plan to address disproportionate safety concerns for pedestrians and other non-motorized roadway users. Lettiere added that each municipality can apply for grant funding to have implementable dollars to address those concerns. ...
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Free community shred day set in Burnham BURNHAM — PA Central Federal Credit Union will host a free Community Shred Day from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Juniata Valley YMCA parking lot, 105 First St., Burnham. Community members may bring old documents for safe, secure, on-site shredding. Monetary donations will be accepted to benefit Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard. The shred truck will be located in the YMCA parking lot next to the PA Central Federal Credit Union Burnham branch. Neuro Wellness Resource Fair set in Lewisburg LEWISBURG — The Neuro Wellness ...
MOUNT UNION — Lions from across District 14-L gathered Saturday for the district’s annual Banner Ceremony, combining a longstanding Lions tradition with fellowship and a service project benefiting area children. District 14-L encompasses Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon and Mifflin ...
HARRISBURG — Some Pennsylvania mothers who lost a child to a drug overdose opted out of a recent listening session hosted by Pennsylvania’s powerful opioid trust, citing concerns about how the group engages with the public. “Our decision to boycott today is not about refusing to participate,” Marianne Sinisi, a Blair County advocate whose 26-year-old son died in 2018, said afterward. “It is about standing together to say that families deserve more than an opportunity to speak. We deserve to be heard.” It’s the latest example of ongoing tension over opioid settlement ...
