McAlisterville News

The Juniata County Commissioners are working with Juniata County Child Care and Development to develop a permanent solution to a recent funding block that nearly closed the child care centers.

The 12 winners of the Front Porch Country Band's "Christmas Once Upon A Time" album give-away have been announced.

McALISTERVILLE - Anna M. Saner, 95, formerly of McAlisterville, died at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov.

There is a daycare dilemma in Juniata County. Dozens of families are in danger of losing child care services.

Jim Nace, 55, of Thompsontown, died at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at his home.

Robert M. "Bob" Schlegel, 79, of Mifflintown, died at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at his home.

Wedding fever is in the air for brides-to-be and their fiances as The Sentinel held the 2009 Bridal Expo on Sunday at the Lewistown Country Club.

Bill Myers of Bernville is almost $70,000 in debt from medical bills that occurred because his employer, Turbine Airfoil Designs, stopped paying the health insurance premiums for five months before employees found out.

The Juniata Mennonite School 33rd annual benefit auction is scheduled for Oct. 2 and 3 at the McAlisterville Community Park and Fire Hall in McAlisterville.

George Leon Bowersox, 64, of Oakland Mills, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at his home.

Two women charged with a robbery that took place in July at the Walnut Cheese Nook Store, located along state Route 35 in Milford Township, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday during a formal arraignment in the Juniata County Court of Common Pleas.

Don and Delores Maus discovered that the company Don worked for, Airfoil Designs, stopped paying for employees' health coverage but didn't tell them.

U.S. Senate-hopeful Pat Toomey made a stop in McAlisterville on Saturday to address members of the Juniata County Republican Committee.

The Juniata County Treasurer Sandra King said traditionally the state reimburses the county 65 percent of the salary.

Two people were killed Saturday as a result of a head-on collision along state Route 22 in McVeytown, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

Two people were killed Saturday as a result of a head-on collision along state Route 22 in McVeytown, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

Two arrests were made on Wednesday in conjunction with a robbery incident that occurred Monday at the Walnut Cheese Nook Store, located along state Route 35 in Milford Township, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

William D. Reynolds, 75, of Port Royal, died the morning of Monday, July 27, 2009, at Locust Grove Retirement Village, in Mifflin.

Stanley A. "Butch" Leitzel, 63, 106 N. 4th St., Lebanon, died Saturday July 11, 2009, at his hunting cabin in West Perry Township, Snyder County.

In his last act as Juniata County District Attorney, Ken Mummah argued in favor of imposing the Commowealth's "three strikes rule" during a sentencing hearing for a convicted robber who has multiple violent felony convictions on his record.