Mifflintown News

The sentencing hearing for a convicted child rapist was postponed on Thursday in Mifflintown, and the judge presiding over the case ordered a psychological evaluation be done on the defendant.

Renovation to the Juniata County Courthouse could cost between $1 million and $1.9 million, according to bid estimates that commissioners opened Tuesday.

Rain or shine. Let Freedom Ring Concert - 7 p.m. on Friday in front of the historic Embassy Theatre in Downtown Lewistown.

The Juniata County Comprehensive Plan will continue to be a work in progress, commissioners said as they approved a final draft Tuesday in Mifflintown.

Armed with a bagpipe almost as big as he is, 10-year-old Ethan Fowler is a familiar face in Juniata County parades and special events.

Miss Mae V. Lawver, 82, of RR1, Mifflintown. , entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Brookline Manor, Mifflintown.

Paulette and C.W. Shaw, of Alum Bank, compete on Sunday in the local Colgate Country Showdown competition at Central Juniata EMS in Mifflintown.

Juniata County is close to implementing a new plan for county development, said representatives from Rettew and Associates Inc.

First Race Saturday and throughout SpeedWeek Hellertown, PA a Legendary 410 sprint car driver, KeithKauffman, "The Man from Mifflintown", will join Heffner RacingEnterprises for SpeedWeek and other select races, filling in for theteam's lead driver, Sean Michael, while he recovers from knee surgery.

Two 15-year-olds from Mifflintown were injured when the ATV they were riding on Licking Creek Road, in Milford Township, Juniata County, struck a black angus cow that was in the road.

Mark Smith needed a change of luck at Port Royal Speedway. Saturday night, he got just that.

The Juniata County School Board met with architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh and Associates to consider conducting a facility study of the school district's 12 buildings, many of which are overcrowded.

Karen Louise Hagan Slick, 45, of Mifflintown, died at 11:55 p.m. on June 9, 2009, at her residence.

Juniata County School Board members asked the Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee for another seat on the committee during a meeting Tuesday in Mifflintown.

So many questions, so little answers. Not only have the rumors swirling around proposed Senate Bill 850 caused concern for many area residents, but the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' recent announcement to close at least 35 state parks has raised some eyebrows, too.

The executive director and president of the DeLauter Youth Center spoke to Mifflintown Rotarians on Thursday to emphasize the importance of youth programs.

Everyone has their own story to tell about past experiences with ice-cream trucks.

Helen Hackenberger Yocum, 90, of RR 1, Thompsontown, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Hershey Medical Center.

WHAT: The Juniata County Food Pantry is accepting the following donations: garden produce; paper and plastic shopping bags; non-perishable foods; baby items which include size 6 diapers, size 4T and up pull-ups, wipes, baby shampoo, baby lotion and diaper rash ointment.

Aaron F. Andrews Sr., 89, of Reedsville, died at 8:08 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Ohesson Manor Nursing Home.