Mifflin County News

Juniata County Commissioners approved a tentative 2010 budget with no tax increases during their weekly public meeting Tuesday in Mifflintown.

Noting that farmers from throughout Mifflin County help to feed people across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States and around the world, the Mifflin County Commissioners on Thursday adopted a proclamation designating Nov.

Area residents are invited to take a trip into history on Sunday during a first-person presentation on the life of Gen.

Tom Shirey of the Mifflin County Railroad Club watches a train go around the tracks at the ninth annual Country Christmas Craft Show Thursday at the Mifflin County Youth Park.

A tentative 2010 operating budget approved by the Mifflin County Regional Police Department's board of directors at its monthly meeting on Thursday evening calls for a reduction in personnel.

Mifflin County intends to apply for a state grant that, if approved, would aid in the human services department's efforts to combat violence against women, according to information released Thursday at a workshop meeting of the Mifflin County Commissioners.

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania struck down an appeal filed by a Lewistown man convicted of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, statutory sexual assault and corruption of a minor.

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.

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.