News

Juniata County man killed in pedestrian crash

Local News June 26, 2026

From staff reports MIFFLINTOWN — A 74-year-old Juniata County man died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing William Penn Highway on Wednesday night, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Joseph Barrick, of Mifflintown, was struck at approximately 9:13 p.m. while in the roadway, according to state police at Lewistown. Police said the driver, a 19-year-old woman operating a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer, attempted to swerve to avoid Barrick but was unable to avoid the collision. Barrick was thrown from the point of impact and died as a result of his injuries. The driver ...

Directors approve a general fund budget of $105.6M with tax increase

Local News June 26, 2026

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County School District Board of Directors approved a general fund budget of more than $105 million with a half-mill tax increase, bringing the millage to 35.0215 mills. Also at the Thursday meeting, board President Zeb Harshbarger resigned, vacating his seat during ...

Commission advances draft data center ordinance and updates guidance document

Local News June 26, 2026

LEWISTOWN — As interest in potential data center development continues throughout Mifflin County, the Mifflin County Planning Commission on Thursday advanced a draft data center ordinance while updating an informational guidance document intended to help municipalities better understand the ...

Trump to headline McCormick’s Defense and Innovation Summit

PA News June 25, 2026

President Donald Trump will be returning to Pennsylvania in July to headline a summit aimed at boosting the nation’s defense and innovation industries. On Wednesday morning, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., announced that Trump will headline the 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle. The two-day summit, which McCormick said will convene the nation’s leaders in defense, technology, finance, and government, will take place on July 14 and 15. The event is slated to take place exactly one year after McCormick hosted the ...

A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged

PA News June 25, 2026

A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged with murder in the shooting of her parents at their Pennsylvania home on her 30th birthday, and a prosecutor said Wednesday she wasn’t acting alone. Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said evidence from a neighbor’s doorbell camera, ballistics and analysis of cellphone records have left investigators certain Michelle Zajko is at least partly responsible for the deaths of her parents, Rita and Richard. They were shot in her childhood playroom on New Year’s Eve 2022, surrounded by her old dolls and ...

Outdoors calendar

Local News June 25, 2026

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 ...