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Mifflin County project lands $129K state agriculture grant

From staff reports REEDSVILLE — A Mifflin County business will receive nearly $130,000 as part of a $9.7 million statewide investment aimed at bringing new technology and innovation to Pennsylvania agriculture. Metzler Forest Products in Mifflin County was awarded $129,800 through Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Innovation Grant Program for a system designed to convert forest waste into thermal energy and carbon products. The Shapiro-Davis administration announced the second round of grants Wednesday during Penn State’s Ag Progress Days. The 97 projects are expected to leverage ...

Outdoors calendar

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman’s Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap shoots. Decatur ...

Crews working to clean up derailment at Horseshoe Curve

An investigation into the derailment of about a dozen train cars traveling westward Tuesday afternoon along Altoona’s Horseshoe Curve remains underway, according to Norfolk Southern officials. Senior communications manager Kasandra Jenkins wrote in an email that no injuries were reported ...

Geisinger earns 5-star Forbes rating

LEWISTOWN — Geisinger Lewistown Hospital has been named among Pennsylvania’s top hospitals in a recent Forbes evaluation, earning a 5-star rating. Forbes evaluated approximately 5,400 acute-care facilities nationwide, with only 259 receiving the highest rating of 5 stars. The rankings consider four categories: patient outcomes, hospital best practices, value and patient experience. Forbes uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data Catalog, with patient outcomes carrying the most weight in the evaluation. “This recognition celebrates the ...

Penny bazaar among activities on tap

BURNHAM — It only takes one winner —one winning ticket from a sheet of 100 for $1. At least that’s true at the 51st Annual Burnham Fire Co.’s Penny Bazaar. The Penny Bazaar is set for Friday and Saturday at the fire company from 5 to 9 p.m., at the firehouse, located at 205 N. Beech ...