Juniata County News

Firefighters from Snyder and Juniata counties are battling a barn fire at the south end of Richfield.

Mifflin County School District faced an extra surprise cost this year - transportation for nine students to a new charter school satellite site in Juniata County.

Area residents celebrated the efforts of Crossroads Pregnancy Center Thursday at its annual banquet, held at the Evangel Baptist Church in Lewistown.

A strange set of circumstances set in motion by a retiring judge in 2008 has led to the election of a new chief prosecutor for Juniata County - Republican candidate Cory J. Snook appears to have secured a victory over Democratic Candidate Don Zagurskie for the position of district attorney, according to the unofficial election results.

Emerald Ash Borer beetles have been found in Milford Township, Juniata County, bringing to 11 the number of Pennsylvania counties where the ash tree-destroying pest has been identified, acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said today.

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

Harrisburg, Pa. - A tree-destroying insect first discovered in Pennsylvania two years ago has been found in Juniata County.

The Juniata County Courthouse renovation architects and contractors are exploring options to repair the tower and replace the windows, but no specific information is available yet, commissioners said Tuesday.

A Juniata County man faces charges for homicide and other related offenses after he allegedly supplied another man with drugs that resulted in his death, according to court documents.

Both inside and outside of the schools, Juniata County School District students and staff are working to make a difference in the community.

Berube's Crystal Clear Water in Lewistown has opened an additional office in Mifflintown as a way to provide a beneficial service to the residents of Juniata County.

The Snyder County commissioners declined Tuesday to sign off on a plan for more than $600,000 in federal stimulus funds for the Union-Snyder Community Action Agency, saying they needed more details concerning where the money would be spent and why.

Area residents start out in the annual Juniata County Food Pantry's C.R.O.P. Walk on Sunday at Walker Township Park in Port Royal.

Most of the questions from the public at a meet the candidates event in Juniata County were directed toward the two men running for district attorney, Democrat Don Zagurskie and Republican Cory Snook.

The Juniata County Planning Department is researching and developing improvements for the area's recycling program, planning director Dave Bardell told commissioners Tuesday.

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.

The Juniata County School Board of Directors will receive a final building feasibility study with proposed renovation and/or building options by mid-December, representatives of architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates told the board Thursday during a workshop meeting.

Armstrong Cabinet Products in Juniata County is tentatively slated to receive a $1.15 million infusion from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

The Women, Infants and Children program of Mifflin and Juniata counties along with the PA Department of Health's WIC Program is launching an expanded food package for participants starting in October.

Two people were injured after a Ford Expedition lost control and struck a tree on Sunday along state Route 333 in Milford Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown report.