Mifflintown News

Ellie Ritzman may have a debilitating illness, but that's not keeping her from enjoying life to the fullest and helping others.

I think it's a mistake not to fully look into whether the Juniata County Prison should be closed.

A bill to prevent retired state employees who temporarily return to work from collecting unemployment compensation benefits after their stint is up faces a House vote this week.

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, the Juniata County Veterans Council Color Guard will be marching in the Port Royal and Mifflin-Mifflintown parades .

More than 70 years have passed, but Kathleen Emery Singer, right, of New Cumberland can still remember her prom at Juniata High School.

Born Jan. 29, 1930, in Fermanagh Township, Juniata County, he was a son of the late Lincoln S. and Mary Ruth Kauffman.

A handful of representatives from Juniata County School District were present for a meeting held by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation at Tuscarora Junior High School on Wednesday to discuss the planned construction of a roundabout.

Sentinel photo by MATT STRICKER Jeff Curry, right, owner of Curry Limousine Service in Lewistown, opens the door for kindergartner Michael Rhine, 6, of Mifflintown and five of his friends Tuesday morning at the Sacred Heart School in Lewistown.

Jim McLaughlin, Juniata County community leader and businessman, will receive the Shawnee District-Juniata Valley Council Boy Scouts of America's 2012 Good Scout Award at a reception beginning at 6:00 p.m. on May 16 at the Moose Family Center in Lewistown.

Fans were treated to four fantastic features at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night as they watched Tim Wilson sweep twin late model mains, Rick Lafferty track down Keith Kauffman for the sprint car win and Steve Buckwalter claim the ARDC Midget feature.

MIFFLINTOWN — Bellefonte used a big 10-run third inning and held on for a 14-9 victory against Juniata on Wednesday.

Palmer Lee Walter, 20, of Mifflintown, was flown to Hershey Medical Center at about 6 p.m. Tuesday evening, after sustaining major injuries in an ATV crash, Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown reports.