Belleville News

Many came Saturday to Victory Park to watch in anticipation as more than 250 participants of the 2009 annual Lewistown RiverFEST made their way down the Juniata River.

Even though final state funding questions remain, the Mifflin County School District Board of Directors is slated to conduct a final vote on adopting the district's 2009-10 general fund budget at next Thursday's monthly business meeting.

Crystal Yoder, 20, of Belleville, is crowned the 2009-2010 Mifflin County Dairy Princess Thursday night at the Mifflin County Dairy Princess Pageant and Benefit Auction in Belleville.

A mystery has surfaced at the Burnham Goodwill store in the form of a painting that was missing for more than 75 years.

Designating the former Case New Holland plant in Belleville a Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone came another step closer to reality following action taken Thursday night by the Mifflin County School Board.

A horse running loose along U.S. 655 on Monday evening caused serious damage when it crashed into a Mifflin County Regional Police patrol car near Reedsville.

Speculation regarding a buyout of the Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center, financial concerns and the possibility of closing Union Elementary School were at the forefront of the discussion among Mifflin County School Board candidates during the Mifflin County Farm Bureau's "Measure the Candidates" event.

A Johnstown, Pa., man has died of injuries he received Saturday night in a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Horton Avenue and Center Street in Sheffield.

A two-vehicle collision claimed the life of a local woman Tuesday afternoon as she was traveling along state Route 655 near Belleville.

A Pennsylvania foundry with facilities in Belleville, Wrightsville and Mount Joy could begin temporary layoffs starting June 22.

County and local government officials from across the state this week unveiled a plan they say would allow them to provide meaningful property tax reduction, as well as relief from the burden of tax-exempt properties through an optional county sales tax.

The ongoing contract talks between the Mifflin County School District and the Association of Mifflin County Educators took another step forward Thursday when the Mifflin County School Board voted to accept a state fact finder's recommendation on a new contract.

Editor's note: The Sentinel has partnered with Mifflin County Communities that Care and the Juniata Valley YMCA to bring readers an in-depth look at National TV Turn-Off Week.

For years Lee H. Kanagy and his wife Adella brought a message of salvation to the people of Japan.

A birthday party for a high school junior got out of hand Saturday night at a Belleville shopping center and ended with the arrest of one person accused of pulling out a gun and firing shots into the air.

The trial for a Belleville woman charged with endangering the welfare of a child will continue into a second day after initial arguments and testimony were heard Monday in the Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas.

It is well documented that Pennsylvania leads the nation in the amount of "structurally deficient" bridges.

The Belleville Achieves Stren-gth in Character Initiative will host a panel discussion on creating safe and healthy neighborhoods at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lindenwood University in Belleville, 2600 W. Main St.

The devastating news just hit: You have been laid off. For many people, this is their first time being laid off from a job.

A unidentified bystander attempts to put water onto a fire that consumed the back porch and part of a room on Saturday on East Back Mountain Road.