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Liverpool woman charged in forged check scheme

THOMPSONTOWN — A Liverpool woman is facing felony forgery and related charges after Pennsylvania State Police alleged she participated in passing an altered money order and bad checks at a Juniata County business. Oliviann Duran Strawser, 36, was arraigned Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Tracy L. Powell with forgery, multiple counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of bad checks. According to an affidavit of probable cause, a man and woman entered the Oriental General Store in Susquehanna Township on Aug. 14, Aug. 26 and Aug. 27, 2024, and used checks and money orders ...

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Central Juniata Pool Board votes to transition away from shareholder mold

MIFFLIN — For more than half a century, the Central Juniata Park Pool has quietly anchored the community. Generations learned to swim there, teenagers worked their first summer jobs behind the concession stand and families escaped the heat under the hum of filters and the splash of the ...

PCCA’s PerryLive! presents Devilish Merry

NEWPORT — Perry County Council of the Arts presents Devilish Merry during the PerryLive! concert series on Saturday, June 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Incarnation United Church of Christ, 47 N. 4th St., Newport. PerryLive! features quality musical performances from artists of national and ...

County report details water, energy demands

LEWISTOWN — Large-scale data centers could consume more water each day than the Mifflin County Municipal Authority currently produces and require enough electricity to power a small city, according to a guidance document released Thursday by the Mifflin County Planning and Development Department. The report was prepared to help municipalities evaluate future data center proposals and outlines recommended standards for water usage, energy infrastructure, noise, lighting and emergency planning. The 16-page “Data Center Planning and Guidance Document” was discussed during a Mifflin ...