Juniata County News

A one-vehicle crash on Wednesday evening along Red Rock Road in Juniata County claimed the life of a McAlisterville man, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

Russ J. Nipple, 40, of McAlisterville, died at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Walker Township, Juniata County.

Miss Mae V. Lawver, 82, of RR1, Mifflintown. , entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Brookline Manor, Mifflintown.

Juniata County is close to implementing a new plan for county development, said representatives from Rettew and Associates Inc.

Police are looking for two people involved in a shooting on Tuesday in Fermanagh Township, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.

Caught in the crossfire as lawmakers debate in Harrisburg about funding for Pennsylvania education, area school districts have found themselves left in a position where they can do little more than plan and wait for the final numbers to come in.

No matter how you slice it, Pennsylvania's agricultural community is looking at taking a substantial hit from proposed cuts in the 2009-2010 state budget.

Anticipated funding cuts could hinder the efforts of area social service agencies and programs to assist needy members of the community, some local officials say regarding the state's 2009-2010 budget debate.

Nearly every corner of Pennsylvania's legal community is on edge as the budget negotiations heat up in the General Assembly.

Mark Smith needed a change of luck at Port Royal Speedway. Saturday night, he got just that.

The Juniata County School Board met with architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates to consider conducting a facility study of the school district's 12 buildings, many of which are overcrowded.

Taxpayers will suffer if state legislators cut funding for mandated programs in the 2009-2010 budget, Juniata County Commissioners announced Tuesday.

Juniata County School Board members asked the Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee for another seat on the committee during a meeting Tuesday in Mifflintown.

The National Weather Service in State College issued a severe thunderstorm warning for numerous counties in Southcentral Pennsylvania.

Juniata County District Attorney Ken Mummah was able to confirm on Friday that an investigation regarding the death of a child in the county remains ongoing.

Helen Hackenberger Yocum, 90, of RR 1, Thompsontown, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Hershey Medical Center.

A barn built in the 1960s owned by brothers Larry and Delmar Zimmerman caught fire Tuesday morning in Walnut, displacing 85 cows.

The Juniata County Commissioners addressed general business matters Tuesday at their weekly public meeting.

WHAT: The Juniata County Food Pantry is accepting the following donations: garden produce; paper and plastic shopping bags; non-perishable foods; baby items which include size 6 diapers, size 4T and up pull-ups, wipes, baby shampoo, baby lotion and diaper rash ointment.

While plans for the Tuscarora Regional Community College are at a halt, the local college committee is considering a partnership with Harrisburg Area Community College to provide services in the area.