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Juniata High School student killed in crash

EAST WATERFORD — A student at Juniata High School in Mifflintown was killed early Sunday morning after a single-vehicle crash along Route 35 in Tuscarora Township, according to local fire officials and the Juniata County School District. Firefighters from the East Waterford Fire Co. were ...

Winter shows its full personality this week

LEWISTOWN — If you’ve been waiting for winter to show its full personality, this is the week. The Juniata River Valley is in for a little bit of everything — bright sunshine, freezing fog, light snow and a weekend cold spell that reminds us February doesn’t play around. And as the ...

Community steps up after Milroy Man survives accident

MILROY — On most days, 71-year-old Gary Walter can be found doing what he’s done his whole life — working with his hands, tinkering with engines, helping friends keep their vehicles running. It’s second nature for the retired truck driver, a familiar sight in garages and driveways ...

Juniata duo shines at District Orchestra

BELLEFONTE — District orchestra week has a way of separating the curious from the committed, and two Juniata High School juniors walked in ready for the challenge. With her violin in hand, Madison Copeland took her place among the region’s top string players, while French horn player ...

Spicher retires from Mifflin County 911

LEWISTOWN ­— Mifflin County 911 presented Dispatcher Shari Spicher with a plaque last week, commemorating her 30 years of service to the county’s citizens and first responders, according to a post on the Mifflin County 9-1-1 Facebook page. Following her retirement from full-time duty three ...

police reports

Lewistown man lodged in jail on warrant LEWISTOWN — Deyson C. Pozzuto, 28, of Lewistown, was arrested and transported to the Mifflin County Correctional Facility in Lewistown at 11:22 p.m. on Jan. 23 after being observed by Lewistown Police Department officers traveling on the 1,200 block ...