Mifflin County 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.

An early morning accident claimed the life of a Lewistown man today, according to the Mifflin County Coroner's office.

The federal government's stimulus plan has hardly made a dent in the region's job losses over the first nine months of the year, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.

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.

Two people were arrested during this past weekend after police discovered a North Carolina woman was allegedly raped in a local convenience store bathroom.

Back when Kishacoquillas Valley was still frontier country, a group of immigrants settled down to build their homes and a place of worship.

An early morning accident along state Route 322, in the area of Jack's Creek and Valley Road on Friday snarled traffic for several hours and as daybreak came emergency responders were still cleaning up.

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

Helping to facilitate the development of a vacant piece of property along Water Street was discussed during the Mifflin County Industrial Development Corporation's quarterly meeting held Tuesday.

One Republican candidate for jury commissioner, Terra M. Noerr, and the incumbent candidate for Mifflin County Register and Recorder, Barbara A. Stringer, briefly spoke to voters during the Mifflin County Farm Bureau's Measure the Candidates event, held Wednesday night at Indian Valley High School .

Attempted homicide charges were officially filed on Thursday against a man who allegedly beat his sister so bad she blacked out during the assault.

Derry Township became the second of seven municipalities served by the Mifflin County Regional Police Department to reduce its amount of police coverage for the coming year, after a vote by the township's board of supervisors during a special meeting held Thursday.

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.

The mother of a teenage boy who was the victim of ongoing sexual abuse for four years lashed out at the defendant Wednesday as he was hauled away by sheriff's deputies, after a sentencing hearing.

Police are charging a man with possession with intent to deliver cocaine and providing false identification to officers, after a traffic stop on Tuesday in Lewistown Borough.

Mifflin County is slated to receive $44,549 in stimulus funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, according to a press release issued on Wednesday from the county commissioners.

Allen Mullins, of Dalton, Ga., makes a stop Tuesday at the Mifflin County Library in Lewistown as part of his trek across the country to fight veteran homelessness.

Motorists are advised that the west-bound lane of U.S. Hwy. 322 in the Seven Mountains area has been reopened, following an earlier closure due to an emergency in Centre County, according to a report from Mifflin County Emergency Services.

Stressing the importance of determining the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funds, the Mifflin County Commissioners on Thursday were urged by a United States Census Bureau official of the importance of planning and implementing policies that will ensure a full and accurate population count in 2010.

The Historic Heritage Committee of Downtown Lewistown, Inc., Mifflin County Historical Society and Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau present plaques to the current owners of properties with historic significance to Mifflin County.