Lewistown News

Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER Mifflin County High School students, from left, Jacob Spickler, Alex Smith and Amelia Schaeffer, help load boxes of books from the Santa's Bookbag program Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Lewistown to be taken to First United Methodist Church for the Community Christmas Project.

Gerald Mark Stoltzfus, 31, of 1894 Middle Road, Middleburg, went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 6:39 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in McClure, as a result of injuries sustained in an accident.

Just in time for the food-filled holiday season, The Cake Lady, of Lewistown, has opened its oven to area lovers of sweets, offering customized cakes, cupcakes and pastry trays to order.

Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER Percussionist Matthew Aurand, right, provides a cheerful rhythm to the opening procession of participants carrying puppets, noise makers and dancing ribbons Thursday in Lewistown to officially start the Festival of Ice.

Sentinel photo by BRADLEY KREITZER Mifflin County Garden Club members Lois Armstrong, left, and Jane Howe decorate a fireplace in the basement of the McCoy House Tuesday in Lewistown in preperation for the Festival of Ice.

The marquee of the Embassy Theatre will be alight once more during the Festival of Ice this Thursday and Friday in Downtown Lewistown.

"He brings a lot of new experience from businesses he as worked with and I believe he is well suited for the job," Rager said.

The United Way of Mifflin-Juniata has reached 21 percent, or $125,450 of its goal of $600,000 during the campaign that began on Sept.

Police arrested three local residents along along with two people from Detroit on Friday for possession with the intent to distribute and other related charges stemming from an alleged drug sales operation in Lewistown, according to a report issued Wednesday by Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown.

The mural depicting the history of theater in downtown Lewistown was dedicated on Nov. 1 on the site facing the west wall of Wilson's Gifts and Jewelry next to the Juniata Valley Bank.

A pedestrian is dead as the result of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 22/522 in Wayne Township, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

Marjorie Ann Hambright, 71, Burnham, was lifted in the arms of her Savior and Lord early Wednesday evening at Ohesson Manor, Lewistown, surrounded by family and a few close friends after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

After an executive session discussion, the council held a roll call vote to hire John White, of 8 Redwood Drive, Lewistown, as borough manager.

While smoke settles on platform of the fire training container from the last burn session, fire fighters prepare for the next one.

While smoke settles on platform of the fire training container from the last burn session, fire fighters prepare for the next one.

Richard F. Reitz, 85, of Lewistown, died at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Malta Home in Granville.

Born on May 11, 1948, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late George F. Jr. and Elizabeth W. Tate.

McCLURE Police are searching for two men who robbed a man at his home, according to a report from Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown.