Lewistown News

Wanda J. Grassmyer, 57, of Smoke Lane, McClure, passed away at 7:57 p.m. Thursday, Feb.

George Birse, left, and his son Graeme, both of Lewistown, enjoy a walk in the snow Wednesday with their dog Moxie at Victory Park in Lewistown.

A 34-year-old Lewistown man was arrested Friday for a series of crimes committed just hours after his release from the Mifflin County Correctional Facility, Lewistown Police Department reports.

Sentinel photo by BRADLEY KREITZER Damion Grove, 5, of Lewistown, is pushed on the swings by his grandmother Susan Yocum Monday at Rec Park in Lewistown.

James "Jim" Felmlee, of Lewistown, has announced he is running for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 82nd Legislative District, according to a press release issued Monday by the candidate.

While there's one local contestant participating in the Miss Central Pennsylvania pageant, there's also one local contestant participating in the Miss Central Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen pageant.

The Mifflin County School Board considered options for the future of its buildings and its budget during a special meeting Thursday in Lewistown.

My mother served as a nurse in the Army before, during, and after World War II. She was in the midst of some of the most horrific killing of the war, in New Guinea, at Buna , where she narrowly escaped death and earned her first bronze battle star.

The defense attorneys representing a woman charged with homicide went on the offensive Wednesday, turning the magnifying glass on the alleged victim.

He was born Nov. 11, 1955, in Lewistown, the son of Betty Whary, of Lewistown, and the late Clyde K. Whary Sr.

Born June 16, 1958, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Jack H. and Lottie J. Cuff.

We just returned from a day at our store DD's Collectibles, which was basically a waste of time since no customers came by.

The Mifflin County Parks and Recreation Council discussed the next step for a proposed dog park Tuesday during its monthly meeting held at the Regional Business Center in Lewistown.

A 23-year-old Mifflin County man allegedly forced another man to continue performing oral sex despite being told to stop, according to court documents filed through the office of Magisterial District Judge Jack Miller.

The current officers of the Mifflin County Planning Commission resumed their positions after re-election during the reorganization meeting held Thursday at the courthouse in Lewistown.

Glenna D. Bush, 96, formerly of Lewistown, died at 4:24 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where she resided for the past nine years.

Tina is survived by: her husband, David Swineford; a son, David Swineford Jr. both of Lewistown; one granddaughter, Kaitlyn Mitchell; siblings, Diane Lujan and companion, Jeff, of Burnham, Angie Wolfley and companion, Gary, of Lewistown, John Mitchell and wife, Ellen, of Lewistown, Gary Mitchell, of Yeagertown, Paul Mitchell and wife, Nan, of N.J., ... (more)

Each year taxpayers file their returns, yet, some may not be aware of a credit that could put up to $5,751 back into their pockets.

The Mifflin County Commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday to reject an offer by a private entity to purchase the SEDA-Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority and turn the operation into a private enterprise.

Granville Township Police Department said one person was left unconscious while three others suffered minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident along state Route 103 Tuesday evening just outside the Juniata Terrace Borough limits.