Mifflin News

The Mifflin County Commissioners were all smiles on Thursday as they commended two community-based organizations for their positive impact on people's lives.

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Angel Perez, 49, has been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants after his pickup truck struck a police officer on foot patrol early yesterday at 7th and Mifflin streets in South Philadelphia, police said.

When Melanie Kerber took over as principal of Sto-Rox High School in 2006, the dropout rate was among the highest in Allegheny County, and test scores were among the lowest.

MIFFLINVILLE - A man who organized a charity golf tournament last month to benefit two disabled friends is now charged with keeping the money for himself.

Teachers from the area recently took to the Youghiogheny River for a morning of networking, education and recreation.

Thomas Olson can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7854. National City Bank, which has operated the most branches in the Pittsburgh area since 1995, will vanish from the streets on Nov.

Earl tackles No. 127 on his karmic list by making amends for pilfering a police officer's badge.

Mark Cherpak, director of operational services for the Steel Valley School District, had hoped to use federal stimulus money designated for school districts in Pennsylvania to help balance his district's 2009-2010 budget.

The forester Gifford Pinchot believed natural resources were ours to use as well as cherish.

Despite a spat of unseasonably cold and wet weather last week, representatives from Community Partnerships RC&D said the 2009 Arts Awards Ceremony was well attended.

Tonight on The Office , they'll try to take advantage of the momentum built up by the awesome one-hour special last week that featured the fantastically done wedding of Jim and Pam .

The Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center received a $156,626.33 donation from the estate of a former Mifflin County student, school Director Kevin O'Donnell announced Tuesday during a Joint Operating Committee meeting in Mifflintown.

Although "The Promotion" left a bad taste in my mouth last week, 'Niagra' brought back the rolling humor and candid moments of pure "Office" style.

A federal judge has dismissed Mount Joy Borough from a lawsuit filed by the mother of a teenager killed at a railroad crossing in 2006.

It's the wedding everyone is buzzing about, Pam and Jim are getting married. If you don't know whom we're talking about then you are not a fan of NBC's "The Office." Pam Beesley and Jim Halpert's long courtship culminates Thursday night with nuptials in Niagara Falls .

Frances E. Crimmel, 91, formerly of 425 Tuscarora St., Port Royal, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.

The Miss Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant slated for Oct. 31 has been postponed until February, according to a press release issued Monday by event organizers.

Karen A. Kauffman, 53, of Lewistown, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at her home.

A passenger in a vehicle that crashed on Sunday in Mifflin was listed in fair condition on Monday afternoon at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.