Juniata County News

Paul R. Leach, 59, of RR 1, Mifflintown , died Thursday, July 3, 2008, at his home.

A grant to upgrade a McAlisterville water treatment system was awarded to McAlisterville Area Joint Authority by Juniata County Commissioners during their meeting Tuesday.

You can't miss the Star Barn along the busy stretch of Route 283 in Lower Swatara Township.

It's officially unofficial - yes, you can get there from here. You might not be supposed to, but the fishing access and canal park in the Lewistown Narrows are open to the public - just not officially.

It's officially unofficial - yes, you can get there from here. You might not be supposed to, but the fishing access and canal park in the Lewistown Narrows are open to the public - just not officially.

' Elmer J. Kirk Sr., 76, of RR 1 East Waterford, died at 9:45 a.m., Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the home of his niece Alinda Breese, in York New Salem.

' Mifflin County District Attorney Steve Snook said a motion to reconsider a previously denied suppression motion, filed by the defense attorney representing a man charged with murdering his former girlfriend, ...

' In recent years the state and federal funding available for the Abuse Network has shrunk to the point where now there is a serious concern about what its budget will look like in the future.

' Matthew M. "Matt" Murphy, 35, of East Waterford, died at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Lack Township, Juniata County from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

' After more than a year in the Juniata County Court system, the contested estate of Charles "Bub" Miller may soon be settled.

McAlisterville, Pa. State Police are attempting to identify a man wanted in the attempted robbery of the Juniata Valley Bank and the robbery of Rosewood Market in McAlisterville on Friday.

Mifflintown, Pa. Teachers in the Juniata County School District last night voted to accept a tentative contract agreement.

Levi Swigart kept his eyes locked on the floor as he waived his preliminary hearing on felony charges of theft by taking and receiving stolen property.

' The fate of the Lockkeeper's House that once guarded the Lewistown Narrows is a mystery to the Juniata County Commissioners.

' A fire that destroyed a cabin near Wynn Gap Road in Bratton Township is being investigated as suspicious, Mifflin County Regional Police report.

' Teachers will strike on Monday in the Juniata County School District unless a contract agreement is reached today, school district and teacher's union spokesmen said Friday afternoon.

' A portion of Juniata County residents will receive new address notification letters on June 6, according to a press release from the commissioners office.

The Mifflin-Juniata Area Agency on Aging Inc. has shaved about $58,000 off of the original proposed budget for the current fiscal year.

From staff reports LEWISTOWN - 'A $440,000 roofing project at the Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center is being funded by money from the school's licensed practical nursing program.

' More than 100 area residents gathered Wednesday night to honor Francis J. Evanitsky as the 2008 recipient of the Juniata Council Boy Scouts of America Shawnee District Good Scout Award.